Dutschke 22 Year Old Tawny
Dutschke 22 Year Old TawnyDutschke 22 Year Old Tawny. “The 22 Year Old Tawny” is our blend of some fantastic individual components. Over recent years we have put together a Solera of old fortified wines, allowing us to bottle a small volume of some consistently good stuff each year. The blend is made up of a long list of varieties including Verdelho, Grenache, Shiraz, Touriga, White Muscat, Pedro and Palomino. Some of these components date back over 40 years, and are responsible for adding the lusciousness and the distinctive “rancio” (butterscotch) characters we find in this wine. There’s plenty of rich, rancio, butterscotch flavours, fine drying oak tannins and a warm alcohol finish, resulting in a complex length of flavour.
Each of these individual fortified wines have been left to rest, maturing in oak barrels untouched for many years. Our job has been simply to put the blend together to generate this wonderful combination of flavours.
Truly great stuff! Enjoy anytime with good friends.
Winemaker: Wayne Dutschke
Vineyard: Many
Region: Barossa Valley and a few bits and pieces from other corners of the country.
Varieties: Grenache, Shiraz, Verdelho, Touriga, Pedro, Palomino, Frontignac & Muscadelle.
Alcohol: 21.0%
Oak Maturation: An average of 22 years matured in old oak puncheons (450 litres) and hogsheads (300 litres) and barriques (220 litres).
Dutschke Bourbon Barrel 10 Year Old Tawny
Dutschke Bourbon Barrel 10 Year Old TawnyDutschke Bourbon Barrel 10 Year Old Tawny
I have great memories of many years ago filling Tawny into used
whiskey barrels that had been imported straight from distilleries in
the USA. As the Tawny went in, wonderfully rich whiskey aromas
filled the air and when revisiting these barrels some time later, the
old Tawny inside showed the distinct flavours of the spirit that had
originally been in those casks. Added to that were the typical,
beautifully aged rancio Tawny characters you’d expect to taste.
Some years ago we decided to relive this memory by importing a
number of used Bourbon barrels from Kentucky, USA, and filling
these with a special Tawny. These barrels have made a home in
our dusty fortified shed and are maturing gracefully.
Here’s the result!
Winemaker Wayne Dutschke
Vineyard: A number of local Lyndoch vineyards.
Region: Lyndoch, Barossa Valley, South Australia
Varieties: Various varieties including Grenache,
Shiraz, Pedro, Frontignac, Muscadelle and
Chardonnay
Alcohol: 21.0%
Oak Maturation: Aged for many years in old fortified barrels
before further ageing in freshly used
Bourbon barrels.
Dutschke Liquid Amber 10 Year Old Topaque
Dutschke Liquid Amber 10 Year Old TopaqueDutschke Liquid Amber 10 Year Old Topaque.“The Liquid Amber Topaque” is a blend of the wines we’ve produced from this one row over a number of years, with some older material that we’ve chased up from a couple of wine making mates here in the Barossa. Some of the precious older Tokay goes back to 1988 and has been blended over the years to give us a bottling blend with an average age of 10 years. By blending older wine with the younger parcels we have produced a Tokay with all the richness and lusciousness you’d expect, along with plenty of caramel, toffee and nutty like characters. The palate is sweet, rich, and luscious, finishing round with a touch of dryness from the oak tannin and warm alcohol.
Best consumed anytime with a good mate.
Winemaker: Wayne Dutschke
Vineyard: Mainly from the last remaining row of Topaque on the “Semmler Bros” vineyard
Region: Barossa Valley
Varieties: Topaque (Muscadelle)
Alcohol: 19.0%
Oak Maturation: Aged in quarter casks, barriques (225 litres) and hogsheads (300 litres).
Average age: 10 years
Dutschke Muscat 10 Year Old
Dutschke Muscat 10 Year OldDutschke Muscat 10 Year Old. This Muscat is made by harvesting the grapes when very ripe, almost raisined, then crushed and fortified with grape spirit during the initial stages of fermentation. The grape spirit prevents any further fermentation and preserves the unique Muscat flavours and natural grape sweetness. The wine is then clarified and put to barrel, to mature untouched for years. By blending different vintages of Wally’s Muscat together, an average age of 10 years and a complexity of flavours from years in oak is achieved. Traces of the very old Muscat I brought back from Bailey’s also contribute to the richness and depth of this special drop.
One may find characters of fruitcake, toffee, raisins, coffee and butterscotch. These flavours combined with the natural grape sweetness, oak and alcohol all go together to produce a wine style uniquely Australian.
Best consumed with a good mate on a cold night, or even poured over vanilla ice cream. Great stuff!
Winemaker: Wayne Dutschke
Vineyard: Wally Krieg’s Lyndoch vineyard
Region: Gods Hill Road, Lyndoch, Barossa Valley, South Australia
Varieties: 100% Muscat (Red and Black Frontignac)
Alcohol: 19.0%
Oak Maturation: Aged in old seasoned Hogsheads (300 litre)
Average age: 10 years
Fonseca Tawny Port NV Portugal
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Quinta do Noval LBV 2013 Portugal
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