Stanton & Killeen Vintage Fortified 1.5L MAGNUM 1995

Stanton & Killeen Vintage Fortified 1.5L MAGNUM 1995 is a sweet fortified red from one Rutherglen harvest, now more than thirty years old and held in 1.5 litre format.

Rutherglen, in Victoria's north-east, is where this style has its home, and the fruit was grown on the warm flats and rises around the town. Red grapes were crushed and left on skins, with spirit added part-way through so the ferment stopped and the sugar stayed, and the wine was then matured in wood ahead of bottling. Big bottles from a vintage this far back turn up only in small lots.

Expect dark fruit, dried fig, cocoa and a nutty rancio edge over a soft, gently sweet palate, the spirit long since folded in. Pour it at about 16°C in small glasses at the end of a meal, with blue cheese, walnuts or something plain and chocolatey; an open bottle will sit happily for several weeks.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.