50YO Rare Aged Tawny
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate fondant, roasted pecans and walnuts
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds' legacy is deeply intertwined with the history of Australian fortified winemaking, a tradition that predates their famous dry reds. The Penfolds 50 Year Old Rare Aged Tawny represents the pinnacle of this heritage, crafted from a complex solera system housed in the historic cellars of Kalimna and Magill Estate. This extraordinary blend contains parcels of wine spanning decades, with the youngest component being at least half a century old, and some elements dating back to the early 20th century. Over decades of wood aging in small oak casks, the wine undergoes a slow concentration, developing a profound complexity, intense rancio characters, and a viscous, syrupy texture. It is a liquid archive of South Australian winemaking history, curated by generations of master blenders.
🍾 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 (Mourvèdre), Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
19.5%