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Rosemount Old Benson Fine Old Tawny Porttext
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Rosemount Old Benson Fine Old Tawny Port NV

South Eastern Australia, AustraliaLook for a big inviting spicy, vanilla, dried-cherry nose with hints of rancio, tea, licorice and roasted pecan/ cashew notes. Somewhat sweet style but rich, round and long with good acidity. Huge vanilla, rancio, (it's solera aged) butter, walnut, dried plum, tea and licorice root flavours. Intense and long and very elegant. Quite delicious.Tasted: 20 December 2003Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:
BC$38.99500mlSpecialty
Producer: Rosemount Estate Wines Ltd.Distributors: Treasury Wine Estates
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 626655UPC: 12894009014