WINE =======: 0 Yalumba Antique Tawny Museum Reserve
Tasting Date: 2007-10-07
Score       : 97
Country     : Australia
Region      : South Australia

Notes
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The color is a lovely rich amber brandy-color, similar to a
nice strong iced tea. It has a great nose of caramel and
toasted almond. The flavor is strong, with the burn of
brandy, but sweet, almost citrusy...like a brandy-soaked
orange. Hints of raisin. This is a very nice tawny port,
perfect for slow sipping by the fire.

Production Notes
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The original wines made four decades ago were blended from
old-vine varieties such as Shiraz, Grenache, Mourv�dre,
and Muscadelle. Since 1985, Portuguese fortified varieties
Touriga, Tinta Coa, and Tinta Molle have contributed
additional complexity to the blend. Dry-grown vineyards in
the warmer sub regions of the Barossa Valley are well suited
for their low yield and high ripening potential. The grapes
are fermented on skins for several days to extract flavour
and body then fortified with brandy spirit. After many years
of maturation, a selection of older and younger wines are
judiciously blended to produce a complexity and balance of
fruit and aged characters. The base blend from which this
Antique Tawny is bottled is regularly re-blended to
perpetuate the consistency and complexity of this classic
tawny style from year to year. (Source: Yalumba.)
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