Grandfather Rare Tawny 20YO
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Ready to drink upon release and highly stable; once opened, it will remain in excellent condition for several weeks.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Stilton or other blue cheeses, dark chocolate desserts, roasted walnuts and pecans
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Penfolds Grandfather Rare Tawny is a monument to Australian fortified winemaking, a style that dominated the country's wine industry long before dry table wines took center stage. The story began in 1915, when a superb cask of tawny was set aside to age, eventually named 'Grandfather' in honor of the blend's venerable age and character. Sourced from premium South Australian vineyards, the wine is crafted from a blend of classic varieties including Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is matured using a solera-like system in seasoned oak casks, ensuring the final blend achieves a minimum average age of 20 years. This slow, oxidative aging imparts a glorious mahogany color, a complex bouquet of roasted nuts, toffee, and cold tea, and a velvety, rich palate balanced by fine spirit integration.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher and Mary Penfold at Magill Estate near Adelaide, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wineries, now headquartered in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The estate is celebrated for pioneering a unique house style centered on multi-regional and multi-vineyard blending, a philosophy perfected by legendary winemaker Max Schubert in the mid-20th century. Penfolds is globally renowned for its robust, structured red wines aged in premium oak, most notably its flagship Grange—a rich, collectible Shiraz-based blend—alongside acclaimed expressions like Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz and Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, while maintaining its deep South Australian roots, the producer has expanded its winemaking footprint to include exceptional terroirs in California, Bordeaux, and beyond.