Stanton & Killeen Vintage Fortified 1995

The Wine

98 Pts Huon Hooke The Real Review, July 2024 'Remarkable depth of colour at 29 years of age, and the wine is in great condition, with a lifted floral bouquet of great complexity and charm. Aniseed and blackberry, violets and pepper—the entire spice cupboard in fact—and it all reverberates around the mouth with energy and vitality. Endless persistence. A great vintage port style. Drink: Now-2030'

 94 Pts James Halliday, Halliday Wine Guide Published 17.6.2021 'Medium to full red-purple; the complex spicy fruit of the bouquet has clean spirit, the palate again complex, with spicy licorice and blackberry flavours; drier than most Australian Vintage Ports, perhaps due not only to lower residual sugar, but also to that extra period in old wood prior to bottling.’ 


The Details
Variety - Shiraz
Country - Australia
Region - Victoria
Sub Region - Rutherglen
Extra - Cork
Year - 1995
Volume - 750ml

At Stanton & Killeen, innovation is blended with tradition, celebrating seven generations and 150 years of family winemaking. Today, the business is owned and managed by mother- daughter team Wendy and Natasha Killeen. The winery is best known for alternative Portuguese varieties, flavoursome Rutherglen red wine and continuing Stanton & Killeen’s long custodianship of award-winning Muscats, Topaques and Vintage Fortifieds. In 2022, the business successfully passed a rigorous audit for both the vineyard and winery, becoming officially Freshcare certified through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.