Grant Burge 10 Year Old Tawny, Barossa Valley

Description

Grant Burge 10 Year Old Tawny is made from the Barossa’s traditional tawny varieties – Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz – and has been blended to an average age of 10 years. This fortified is essentially made in the same method as a Tawny Port then enters a Solera-type system similar to those found in Jerez (Sherry) in Spain. After harvest and crushing, fermentation is initiated in traditional open fermenters. The fermentation is stopped at the desired sweetness level by the addition of high-quality brandy spirit. After pressing and clarification, the wine is matured in older barriques and hogsheads which allow the wine to slowly develop harmony and complexity without adding obvious oak character. Grant Burge then assesses and reblends the tawny wines into a solera-based system which will enable them to consistently release wines of high quality and to gradually improve that quality even further. Only a strictly limited quantityrnof Grant Burge 10 Year Old Tawny will be drawn from the solera for bottling each year,rnand the barrels will be topped up with selected younger wine.