Tawny
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate tart, pecan pie
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic wine regions of Victoria, Buller's Tawny is a testament to Australia's rich, century-old tradition of fortified winemaking. Crafted using time-honored solera aging systems, this wine undergoes fractional blending in seasoned oak casks, allowing younger components to merge seamlessly with older, complex parcels. The warm, sun-drenched vineyards of Victoria yield grapes with intense sugar concentration, which translates into a luscious profile of dried figs, raisins, toasted nuts, and a distinctive rancio character. This style pays homage to the early pioneering days of Rutherglen and Swan Hill, where fortified wines were the lifeblood of the Australian wine industry.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1921 by Reginald Langdon Buller, Buller Wines is an architectural benchmark of North-East Victoria's historic Rutherglen district. The estate centres around the historic 22-hectare Calliope Vineyard, where century-old, dry-grown vines thrive in deep alluvial loam and gravel over red clay. Benefiting from hot, sunny days and cool nocturnal air drainage off the Victorian Alps, the estate enjoys extended hang-time essential for late harvesting and desiccation. Owned by the Judd family since 2013, winemaking is overseen by chief winemaker Dave Whyte, balancing traditional practices with contemporary precision. Buller is world-renowned for its transcendent fortified wines—notably Rare Muscat, Fine Old Muscat, and Tokay (Topaque)—aged through complex, multi-tiered solera systems that confer immense concentration, rancio complexity, and mahogany depth. Complementing its liquid history, Buller also crafts muscular Calliope and Balladeer estate reds featuring Shiraz and Durif, alongside crisp cool-climate table expressions sourced from neighbouring high-altitude valleys.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro
🍷 ABV
18% - 19%