“Another Brew” Chocolate Tawny

Description

Enjoy something a little different… and who doesn’t love chocolate? The fruit flavours of this port come through the chocolate for a dark chocolate finish, a fantastic fireplace port and great served over ice cream. 16.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are the fortified wines available from Cedar Creek Estate?

A: Cedar Creek Estate produces four distinctive fortified wines. Cedar Starboard is a very fruity tawny port with toffee, cherry, and prune aromas at 17.5% ABV. Another Brew Chocolate Tawny is a 12-year-old tawny port enhanced with chocolate and vanilla at 16.8% ABV. JP Selection 1997 is a premium vintage port aged since 1997, offered in a 375ml bottle at 19% ABV. Cedar Crème is the estate’s unique cream liqueur made from white wine, brandy, and cream, with chocolate, vanilla, and caramel flavours at 17.9% ABV. All four are available individually or as part of the Fortified Pack.

Q: What is Cedar Starboard Tawny Port and what does it taste like?

A: Cedar Starboard is Cedar Creek Estate’s award-winning tawny port, described as “Christmas cake in a bottle.” The wine delivers compelling aromas and flavours of toffee, dried cherry, and prune with a rich, sweet finish characteristic of aged tawny port. At 17.5% ABV, it is a generous, warming fortified wine ideally suited to enjoying after dinner or alongside dessert. Its Christmas cake flavour profile – dried fruits, spice, and nutty richness – makes it particularly popular during the festive season.

Q: What is a tawny port and how is it made?

A: Tawny port is a style of fortified wine that begins life as red wine but is deliberately aged in smaller wooden barrels over many years, during which time oxygen gradually oxidises the wine and transforms it from deep red to an amber-brown (tawny) colour. The extended oxidative ageing develops complex flavours of dried fruit (raisin, prune, fig), roasted nuts (walnut, almond), toffee, caramel, and spice. Cedar Creek Estate’s Cedar Starboard, with its toffee, cherry, and prune character, and the Another Brew Chocolate Tawny, with its 12 years of ageing and chocolate-vanilla enhancement, are both produced in this tawny style.

Q: What is the JP Selection 1997 Vintage Port?

A: The JP Selection 1997 is Cedar Creek Estate’s premium vintage port, a single-vintage port produced from the 1997 harvest and aged for over two decades to develop extraordinary complexity. Presented in a 375ml bottle at 19% ABV, it is described as having maple undertones and a smooth finish. Vintage port is considered the most prestigious category of port, made only in declared outstanding years and bottled after a relatively short period of barrel ageing, then allowed to develop in bottle for many years. JP Selection 1997 is described as a “lovely way to complete a meal” and pairs beautifully with blue cheese, chocolate desserts, and walnuts.

Q: What is Cedar Crème and how does it compare to Baileys Irish Cream?

A: Cedar Crème is Cedar Creek Estate’s homegrown answer to cream liqueurs like Baileys Irish Cream. Made from a distinctly Australian approach using white wine, brandy, and cream (rather than Irish whiskey), Cedar Crème delivers wonderful chocolate, vanilla, and caramel flavours with a very smooth, luxurious finish. The winery describes it as “Like Baileys But BETTER!” – a confident claim reflecting their pride in this uniquely Australian product. At 17.9% ABV and available in 750ml bottles, Cedar Crème can be enjoyed on the rocks, drizzled over ice cream, poured into coffee, or sipped neat as a dessert wine. Once opened, it should be refrigerated.

Q: What is Another Brew Chocolate Tawny and what makes it unique?

A: Another Brew Chocolate Tawny is a unique fortified wine from Cedar Creek Estate that blends the traditional character of aged tawny port with the indulgent flavours of dark chocolate and vanilla. The base wine is a 12-year-old tawny-style port, which is then enhanced with chocolate and vanilla in the final stages of production, producing a wine with rich fruit flavours coming through a dark chocolate finish. At 16.8% ABV and available in a 500ml bottle, it is described as “fantastic served over ice cream” or enjoyed as a fireplace port, and is a wonderful dessert companion or after-dinner treat.

Q: What is the history of port wine?

A: Port is a fortified wine with origins in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal, where it has been produced since at least the 17th century. The wine’s development is linked to trade between England and Portugal; when English merchants were unable to import French wine, they turned to Portuguese alternatives. To preserve the wine during long sea voyages, brandy was added to stop the fermentation, leaving residual sweetness and increasing alcohol. The style that emerged – rich, sweet, and fortified – became known as “port” after the city of Porto from which it was shipped. Australia has a long tradition of producing its own port-style wines, and Cedar Creek Estate continues this tradition on Tamborine Mountain.

Q: What food pairs with Cedar Crème fortified wine?

A: Cedar Crème is wonderfully versatile in its food applications. The winery recommends it as or with a dessert, poured over ice cream, added to coffee, or enjoyed neat. Its chocolate, vanilla, and caramel flavours pair magnificently with chocolate desserts of all kinds – chocolate mousse, brownies, tiramisu, and chocolate cake. It is also delightful alongside vanilla ice cream or fruit-based desserts. For a Queensland-inspired treat, try Cedar Crème drizzled over a scoop of macadamia ice cream.

Q: How long does a vintage port like JP Selection 1997 last once opened?

A: Once opened, the JP Selection 1997 vintage port should be enjoyed within three months, according to Cedar Creek Estate’s product guidance. Unlike unfortified wines that need to be consumed within days once opened, the high alcohol content of vintage port (19% ABV) acts as a natural preservative, allowing it to remain enjoyable for a longer period. Store the opened bottle in a cool, dark place, ideally in the refrigerator, and re-cork tightly after each serving. For optimal enjoyment of this exceptional 1997 vintage, savouring it over several weeks is perfectly acceptable.