Penfolds Father Grand Tawny is fragrant and fresh on the nose with oak complexity — toasted nuts, chocolate, raisin plum fruits, clove spice and a distinctive aniseed lift, with sweet fruitcake flavours, apparent wood-aged complexity and concentration on the palate finishing fresh with wonderful balance and lingering intensity. Medium tawny with hints of yellow and green at the edge. A blend of outstanding wines matured in seasoned small oak casks achieving a minimum average blended age of ten years. 19.5% alc. 750ml. South Australia.
“Grand in classification, Grand in age, Grand in style. A pivotal connection between freshness and complexity.”
Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker
🥇 Gold — 2022 Australian Fortified Show
🥈 Silver — 2022 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards
🥈 Silver — 2024 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Penfolds Father Grand Tawny presents a medium tawny colour with hints of yellow and green at the edge of exceptional clarity and South Australian fortified distinction — displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of a blend of multiple varieties including Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro and Touriga, matured in seasoned old oak casks achieving a minimum average blended age of ten years, with some casks in excess of 70 years old of enduring Penfolds House Style distinction.
Aroma
The nose is fragrant and fresh with oak complexity of exceptional depth and South Australian Tawny distinction — toasted nuts, chocolate, raisin plum fruits, clove spice and a distinctive aniseed lift of genuine complexity and refinement. A bouquet of outstanding aromatic richness and authentic Penfolds Father Grand Tawny character — deeply inviting, complex and expressive, with the hallmark nutty oak age complexity and fruit concentration that defines Penfolds Father Grand Tawny at its finest.
Palate
Arguably the most refined wine in the Penfolds Tawny portfolio — replete with elegance and power of exceptional South Australian fortified distinction. Sweet fruitcake flavours, apparent wood-aged complexity and concentration of outstanding depth and genuine Penfolds House Style character, finishing fresh with wonderful balance and lingering intensity of enduring Father Grand Tawny distinction. Concentration, vitality, exceptional balance of fruit, nutty oak age complexity and distinctive spirit — all culminating in a balanced, clean and lingering tight finish.
Pairs With
This exceptional Penfolds Father Grand Tawny is a natural companion to dark chocolate, crème brûlée, pecan tart, aged blue cheese, Christmas pudding or a classic cheese board — where its toasted nuts, chocolate, raisin plum fruits, clove spice and aniseed lift deliver a South Australian Tawny experience of outstanding elegance, wood-aged complexity and enduring Penfolds Father Grand Tawny distinction.
