PenfoldsGreat Grandfather Rare Tawny
Sweet, Full Bodied style of Tawny
About this product
Sweet, Full Bodied style of TawnyAfter an initial launch of exactly 1994 bottles to commemorate the year of its inaugural release, Great Grandfather is only ever released in limited quantities to ensure the age and quality of the style is never compromised.
With a minimum average blended age of 30 years, Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny delivers a beguiling mix of age, structure, strength and complexity with each and every sip.
After an initial launch of exactly 1994 bottles to commemorate the year of its inaugural release, Great Grandfather is only ever released in limited quantities to ensure the age and quality of the style is never compromised.
With a minimum average blended age of 30 years, Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny delivers a beguiling mix of age, structure, strength and complexity with each and every sip.
- TypeTawny
- Size750mL
- RegionMulti-Regional Blend
- Current VintageNon Vintage
- Standard Drinks12.0
- Alcohol Volume20.0%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessSweet
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage Non Vintage
98 points Winecompanion.com.au
Bottle no. 0807 of 4200 from the Series 16 selection. Light golden brown; arguably the best of all Australian tawnies, with more luscious fruit than Seppelt DP90 (the other contender); luscious it may be, but it is also wonderfully elegant, with rancio and Christmas cake and toffee flavours on the mid-palate, moving to a spicy, dry and ultimately fresh finish.
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage Non Vintage
96 points huonhooke.com
Medium-deep tawny-amber hue and a superb bouquet of burnished timber, walnuts, raisins and other dried fruits, with a tinge of toffee. A magical bouquet. The palate is intense and piercing, powerful and yet focused and elegant. Toffee, vanilla, caramel flavours abound, and the sweetness is controlled, not overpowering. Elegant and long, a stylish wine in a drier style than the typical Australian tawny.