98 Points, Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion, Aug 2024 “A taste of history, of absolute class and of a winemaker,...
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Description
98 Points, Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion, Aug 2024
“A taste of history, of absolute class and of a winemaker, the late Chris Killeen, at the very top of his game. A traditional Australian vintage fortified down to its shiraz bootstraps with just a splash of touriga nacional. Now 30 years old, this shows just how truly complex and amazing our fortifieds can be with time in the bottle. Intense, dark black fruits, anise, liqueur chocolates, spices, walnut with hints of espresso coffee and clean in spirit. Seamless, smooth, lightly sweet, complex, fresh, too, and still so young at heart. Just goes and goes. A big double wow! Drink: Now-2044”
Description
As one of the top wineries of Australia 2022 by The Real Review, Stanton & Killeen is best known for their majestic world-class fortified wines. Chris Killen who passed away in 2007 made all of these VP’s (except the 2015) and they are a living memory of him and are a history of his passion and genius. Chris was Australia’s Prince of Port.
Campbell Mattison described Chris as a Rutherglen Stalwart and VP champion saying: “Stanton and Killeen vintage port is Australia’s best, and most complex, vintage port by a long, long shot.”
These wines have an amazing ability to age as recent (June 2021) James Halliday & Jane Falkner notes attest.
Product Info
Closure: Cork
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Brand: Stanton & Killeen
Country: Australia
Region:Rutherglen
Alcohol:
What The Critics Say
“A taste of history, of absolute class and of a winemaker, the late Chris Killeen, at the very top of his game. A traditional Australian vintage fortified down to its shiraz bootstraps with just a splash of touriga nacional. Now 30 years old, this shows just how truly complex and amazing our fortifieds can be with time in the bottle. Intense, dark black fruits, anise, liqueur chocolates, spices, walnut with hints of espresso coffee and clean in spirit. Seamless, smooth, lightly sweet, complex, fresh, too, and still so young at heart. Just goes and goes. A big double wow! Drink: Now-2044”
Critic Name: Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion, Aug 2024
Critic Score:98 Points
ABOUT THIS BRAND
Stanton & Killeen
Stanton and Killeen Vintage Fortified (previously Vintage Port) is made from grapes picked in a single vintage year, which during the wine making process, has carefully selected grape spirit added to it, resulting in a final alcohol content of about 18.5%.
Following almost two years in premium oak, the fortified is bottled. It then requires 10-20 years bottle ageing before it is fully matured and ready to drink.
Stanton & Killeen have crafted a Vintage Fortified unlike most others produced in Australia. The Stanton & Killeen Vintage Fortified has evolved into a dryer more elegant style, this has occurred with the introduction of Portuguese Port grape varieties added to those traditionally used in Australia.
The business is now owned and run by 7th-generation vigneron Natasha Killeen and her mother and CEO, Wendy Killeen. Fortifieds are a strong focus for the winery with around half of its production dedicated to this style. Their vineyards comprise 14 varieties, including 7 Portuguese cultivars used for both fortified and table wine production. A vineyard rejuvenation program has been implemented since '14, focusing on sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. South African winemaker Adriaan Foot joined in Jan '23.
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