Amber colour with olive green
hues. The nose has hints of
toffee and coffee with raisins
and mandarin peel. Unique and
delicious flavours of rich raisin
and dried date fruit with hints of
citrus peel and caramel flavours.
Concentrated and viscous with
lingering aged complexity. The wine is aged in barrels for over 10 years.Suggested Cuisine
Enjoy with Christmas pudding or
sticky date pudding. Try poured
over vanilla ice cream or with a
cheese platter after dinner.
General Characteristics
Sweet / Medium bodied. Winemaking: When the botrytised Semillon grapes
are being harvested for Noble One,
a parcel of fruit at approx 20-22
baume is selected to produce the
Black Noble intense and ripe botrytis
flavours. Very little fermentation
occurs before fortification with a
neutral grape spirit is added to
inhibit any further fermentation.
Black Noble is then clarified, a touch
of brandy spirit added for further
complexity before being transferred
into used Noble One barriques.
Cellaring: The wine has been aged in
barrel and is designed for current
consumption but will keep in the
bottle for several years. So far Black Noble has won over 60 awards and medals in various wine competitions.
Classic tawny colour with streaks
of amber. An array of aromas
are on display with dark raisined
fruits, mocha, hints of vanillin oak
and nutty aged barrel characters.
Initially luscious, nuances of mocha
and coffee have integrated over
time, barrel aged flavours in
harmony resulting in a smooth,
lingering drying finish.General Characteristics Sweet / Medium bodied.
Suggested Cuisine
Tawnys are a traditional after
dinner wine that can be savoured
with a platter of cheeses or a rich
fruit or chocolate dessert. Wine making: Fruit is allowed to stay on the vine
until very sweet and an intense
concentration of flavours has
developed. After crushing and
partial fermentation to retain some
sweetness, the wine is pressed and
then fortified with a neutral spirit
prior to maturation in small and large
format oak casks.
Cellaring: With an average age of 21 years,
Old Boys Barrel Aged Tawny can be
cellared for extended maturation in
bottle but is blended to be enjoyed
on opening at any time.
Nut brown colour with a slight green hue. Intense aromas of raisin, fig and spice with underlying floral notes. A rich and luscious palate exploding with rich Muscat flavours of raisins, figs, dates, toffee and caramel. Sweetness balanced with some vanillin oak notes make for a lovely lingering finish.This Muscat has been aged in barrel and is designed to enjoy as soon as opened. It will also keep for several more years in bottle.Fruit is left on the vines to become very ripe before harvesting at 16-18 baume. Once harvested the fruit is crushed, partially fermented then fortified on skins to further extract the floral and aromatic flavours from the fruit. The wine is pressed off skins and then transferred to barrels for maturation.Suggested Cuisine: Chocolate and dark fruit based
desserts, or enjoy a glass after a
meal with a platter of cheeses,
dried fruit and nuts.
A delicious off dry style of Chenin Blanc with stony minerality, fresh walnuts and a hint of lime. The palate is honeyed with apple, ginger and a clean mineral finish. The sweetness is perfectly integrated and balanced, resulting in a refreshing wine with good length.Food recommendations: Fantastic with goats cheese salad, honey roast ham, chicken cooked in any way, or almost any dish.Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
This wine has a deep amber colour with copper hues, smooth aromas of hazelnuts and vanilla notes. Smooth as silk, with flavours of honey, chocolate and toffee, balanced by refreshing acidity leading to an elegant finish.The perfect Port as an aperitif or when indulging in desserts or dark chocolate and dried fruits.
This 40 Year Old is a remarkable Tawny Port blend that captivates the tasting through its powerful and complex nuttiness aromas in harmony with spicy notes, warm roasted coffee and cinnamon hints from the long contact with oak wood during the ageing process. On the palate, an array of flavours flourishes, mainly toasted nuts and chocolate. The 40 Year Old is an intense and complex port with a mellow and spicy aftertaste.The Port is an excellent aperitif or an accompaniment to almond pie of dark chocolate.