Forget Portugal; here's a proud Australian take on Portugal's legendary Port style and a bottle of fortified that might last for millennia. Crafted from a blend of the very traditional Port grapes Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Nacional plus the more Aussie Shiraz & Durif, this wonderous Rutherglen wine has all sorts of coffee, caramel and vanilla bean richness and then a hearty, yet surprisingly smooth palate of brandied dark red fruit. Complexity is the main game in this aged Australian fortified icon.

'Stanton & Killeen' all began in the 1850s, when the Stanton family travelled from England to try their luck on the Victorian gold fields. It wasn’t long before they turned their attention to the liquid gold that came from vines and the family tirelessly toiled their vineyards and established a winery that endured many setbacks such as vine disease, drought and the Great Depression. The two families came together when Norman Killeen married Jack Stanton’s daughter, Joan. In 1954, Joan gave birth to the late Chris Killeen, a sixth-generation winemaker. In 1968, the business name was changed to ‘Stanton & Killeen Wines’, starting a new phase in the winery's history. There is serious history at play in this corner of the world. Today the business is owned and managed by mother-daughter team Wendy and Natasha Killeen with a focus on Portuguese varieties, flavoursome Rutherglen red wine and continuing the long tradition of award-winning Muscat, Topaque, and vintage fortifieds.