50 Year Old Rare Tawny
Saltram
50 Year Old Rare Tawny
Saltram
50 Year Old Rare Tawny
Overview
Overview
This Rare Tawny, with a minimum average blended age of 50 Years, is a blend of Saltram Museum parcels from select vintages. Theses parcels were made under the guidance of Bryan Dolan and Peter Lehmann, and guarded and maintained by many others that followed. This extremely rare tawny is the ultimate expression of Saltram’s fortified winemaking tradition.
This wine captures a ‘remarkable slice of Australian Winemaking history
| Varietal | Tawny |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Non Vintage |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Barossa |
| Volume | 500 mL |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alc/Vol | 20% |
| Peak Drinking | Drink Now |
| Winemaker | Alex MacKenzie |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| Gold | 2022 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards |
Taste Description
Taste Description
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Just one hour’s drive from South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, lies its gourmet capital (and wine Mecca), Barossa. One of the country’s most beautiful and historic wine regions, Barossa is a magnet for lovers of fine food and wine. Its classic Mediterranean climate, and free-draining red brown soils, makes the region ideal for growing grapes. Barossa produces excellent Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Riesling and Semillon.
Vintage Conditions
This Rare Tawny is a blend from 1949, 1959, 1960, 1971 and 1973.
Alex MacKenzie - Winemaker
Alex started as 10th Winemaker at Saltram in 2017, however his first connection with Saltram was in 2001, working alongside the 8th maker, Nigel Dolan. Alex brings with him over fifteen years of winemaking experience and a great love of the Barossa. His style is down to earth – allowing the season and dirt to speak for themselves – keeping winemaking simple to enable a pure expression of Barossa fruit, as is the Saltram tradition.