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Dorrien EstateOld Contemptibles Australia Tawny NV 500mL
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From a 5 Star winery
Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel
Matured in oak hogsheads over many years
Region: Australia
Colour: Deep tawny colours.
Nose: Intense bouquet of spicy, caramel and brandy characters.
Palate: Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel which is lifted by the clean brandy spirit following through the silky palate.
Oak: Old hogsheads.
Food Match: Bitey cheddar cheese.
Winemaker: Sally Blackwell
Drink Until: 2024
Under the command of General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, the Old Contemptibles (the valiant soldiers of the empire halted the German Army at Le Cateau in 1914 forcing them to dig in for 4 long years of Trench warfare. This Very Old Tawny is dedicated to the spirit of the men who served and fell in the great war.
Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel
Matured in oak hogsheads over many years
Region: Australia
Colour: Deep tawny colours.
Nose: Intense bouquet of spicy, caramel and brandy characters.
Palate: Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel which is lifted by the clean brandy spirit following through the silky palate.
Oak: Old hogsheads.
Food Match: Bitey cheddar cheese.
Winemaker: Sally Blackwell
Drink Until: 2024
Under the command of General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, the Old Contemptibles (the valiant soldiers of the empire halted the German Army at Le Cateau in 1914 forcing them to dig in for 4 long years of Trench warfare. This Very Old Tawny is dedicated to the spirit of the men who served and fell in the great war.
From a 5 Star winery
Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel
Matured in oak hogsheads over many years
Region: Australia
Colour: Deep tawny colours.
Nose: Intense bouquet of spicy, caramel and brandy characters.
Palate: Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel which is lifted by the clean brandy spirit following through the silky palate.
Oak: Old hogsheads.
Food Match: Bitey cheddar cheese.
Winemaker: Sally Blackwell
Drink Until: 2024
Under the command of General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, the Old Contemptibles (the valiant soldiers of the empire halted the German Army at Le Cateau in 1914 forcing them to dig in for 4 long years of Trench warfare. This Very Old Tawny is dedicated to the spirit of the men who served and fell in the great war.
Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel
Matured in oak hogsheads over many years
Region: Australia
Colour: Deep tawny colours.
Nose: Intense bouquet of spicy, caramel and brandy characters.
Palate: Luscious with intense flavours of spicy caramel which is lifted by the clean brandy spirit following through the silky palate.
Oak: Old hogsheads.
Food Match: Bitey cheddar cheese.
Winemaker: Sally Blackwell
Drink Until: 2024
Under the command of General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, the Old Contemptibles (the valiant soldiers of the empire halted the German Army at Le Cateau in 1914 forcing them to dig in for 4 long years of Trench warfare. This Very Old Tawny is dedicated to the spirit of the men who served and fell in the great war.
- TypeSelected Tawny's have been blended together to create this masterpiece.
- Size500mL
- Current VintageNon Vintage
- Standard Drinks7.1
- Alcohol Volume18%
- CountryAustralia
- Brand NameDorrien Estate
- Wine MakerSally Blackwell
- Food MatchCheeses
- ClosureScrew Cap
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