The soft tannins will mellow with 2-5 years bottle maturation. A wine of good contrasts, with persistent flavour and good tannins, but also a slightly minty edge. Probably near its best now. Hand picked, the must is fermented in open vats before basket pressing and transfer to American oak hogsheads for completion of fermentation and maturation. Blue Tongue Tawny Port Reilly's Blue Tongue Tawny Port is a blend of seven year old base port with fortified wine from our Old Bushvine Grenache.
Average maturation is five years in American oak.
This port is mellow and smooth with prominent brandy spirit. Proceeds from the sale of Reilly's Cottage Blue Tongue Tawny Port will help guarantee the future survival of the Tiliqua adelaidensis , Australia's rarest reptile and thought to be extinct until recently found north of Mintaro. Mailing List Return to Australian Wine Online . Designed by Winetitles . Last updated on 9 May 2000.