Seppeltsfld. Para 100 Year Old Tawny 1918

Category:
 
Fortified Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Port Wines
Producer:
 
Seppeltsfld.
Label Name:
 
Para 100 Year Old Tawny
Vintage:
 
1918
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Volume:
 
100ml
ABV:
 
23%
Grape(s):
 
Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvèdre (Mataro)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
14-16°C

Awards/Ratings
James Halliday: 100/100 (Halliday Wine Companion for Centennial Para releases); Langton's Classification: 'Exceptional' (100 Year Old Para); The Wine Advocate has awarded 100 points to select early 20th-century vintages

Tasting Note
Deep mahogany with amber edge. Rich dried fruit, fig, raisin, toasted walnut, coffee, dark chocolate and orange peel, with spice and long caramel finish.

Food Pairing
Western: blue cheese, dark chocolate, walnut tart, sticky date pudding, fruitcake. Asian: Chinese five-spice pork, char siu, mooncakes, sticky mango rice, rich duck with hoisin.

Production Method
Foot-pressed red grapes, fortified with grape spirit/brandy, matured in old oak puncheons in the Centennial Cellar with regular topping for ~100 years.

Vineyard Info
Seppeltsfield, founded 1851 by Joseph Seppelt; home of the Centennial Cellar (est.1878) producing an unbroken lineage of single-vintage 100‑year tawny releases.