50YO Rare Aged Tawny Series One
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate tarts, roasted pecans
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds' legacy is deeply intertwined with the history of Australian fortified winemaking, a style that dominated the country's industry for over a century. The 50 Year Old Rare Aged Tawny Series One represents the absolute zenith of this tradition, drawing from historic solera batches meticulously maintained in the cellars of Kalimna and Magill Estate. This extraordinary blend contains components with an average age of over 50 years, representing a liquid archive of South Australian viticulture. Decades of slow, oxidative maturation in seasoned oak casks have concentrated the wine, developing a profound complexity characterized by the classic 'rancio' profile—a rich tapestry of toasted nuts, dark butterscotch, dried figs, and exotic spices. It stands as a testament to the foresight of generations of Penfolds winemakers who preserved these precious parcels for future blending.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
19.5% - 20.5%