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2009 Liqueur Verdelho
The 2009 Swan Valley growing season gave the opportunity to obtain
perfectly raisined Verdelho grapes, producing this unique varietal style.
The wine displays deep amber hues and luminous clarity with an intense
bouquet of raisins. The generous palate overflows with burnt
toffee and treacle finishing with a slightly savoury note which perfectly
balances the caramel sweetness.
Alc/Vol 19.00
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2012 Lamont’s VP
Perfect seasonal conditions allowed for a small selection of Lamont’s back
block Shiraz to be made into this fortified style which is aged in the bottle
rather than in oak.
Inky purple/black in appearance, with liquorice, spice aniseed and coffee on
the bouquet. Sumptuous favours of intense plum and fruit cake fill the palate
up to the satisfying traditional dry finish. Maturing nicely at the moment, the
wine can be enjoyed now but will continue to develop complexity for the next
ten to fifteen years.
Alc/Vol 19.00
Drink now or cellar in the long term
’Our fortifieds have been made to sip & savour! However by grabbing your favourite
chocolate, cake, dessert or cheese these wines can be enjoyed and act as a buffer to the
“opening” of another table wine that could possibly put you in the hurt locker tomorrow!
Please enjoy.’ - Corin Kate & Fiona
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NV Liqueur Shiraz
A very concentrated style of fortified red wine. The Swan Valley Shiraz in this
wine is from very old, non irrigated, low yielding vines and is hand picked
when extremely ripe and raisined. The resulting wine is aged in barrels for
many years and is then blended with much older reserve material. A portion of
Jack Mann’s original *solera concentrated over several decades is included in
this blend (2%). The bulk of the solera is Corin’s own from the eighties and
nineties. An extremely rich, complex fortified wine exhibiting characters of
dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice, raisin and some earthier savoury notes.
This bottling is the entire solera and therefore will never be repeated.
Alc/Vol 19.00
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NV Navera
A classic Australian liqueur style is made from Swan Valley low-yielding
old vine, dry grown Navera (a Muscat derivative), Pedro Ximenez (PX)
and Frontignac (Brown Muscat). The components of this wine are aged
for an average of ten years before careful selection and blending.
The colour in the glass is a brilliant deep golden/amber with a slight
khaki hue. The bouquet - a lift of ripe apricots, raisins and liqueured
cumquats. The palate is rich, warm and luscious with a long lingering
finish. To surprise and delight, try it also as a cocktail with plenty of ice
and a small wedge of lime (squeeze out the juice first).
Alc/Vol 19.00
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NV Tawny
A distinctive Tawny Port Style made from predominately Shiraz with
a small portion of Cabernet Sauvignon both sourced from the Swan
Valley. A vibrant Tawny colour. On the nose, aromas of exquisite
marzipan, toffee and ripe plum. Developed fruit cake characters follow
on the palate which finishes with persistent drying tannins. Deep
and memorable.
Alc/Vol 19.00
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R.S.W Liqueur (Reserve Sweet Wine)
Corin made this rare liqueur from dry grown, low yielding old vine Swan Valley
Navera and Pedro Ximenez. Two barriques (small oak barrels) from the
early eighties were deliberately left to age for a further twenty-five years prior
to bottling.
The result is an immensely complex fortified wine coloured with deep amber
with golden hues with a nose of orange marzipan. The same characters are
repeated on the palate which is enhanced further with toffee and treacle
flavours. Developed, viscous and rare.
Alc/Vol 19.00