St Agnes XO 15 Year Old Brandy

From Cornwall in the early 1880’s came Dr. W.T.Angove with his young family to settle at Tea Tree Gully in South Australia. He established a practise as a country doctor and planted vines as a recreation. That venture into viticulture grew into wine making and then into distilling. It was in 1910 when that young enterprise extended to Renmark in the Murray River Valley where the sun and soil grow grapes particularly suited to making fine brandy. St.Agnes X.O. is twice distilled by the time honoured pot still method and then matured in oak wood casks. The blend of spirits is no older than its youngest part and by Australian law, for a brandy to be designated “Very Old” that youngest part must have been matured in oak wood casks for at least 10 years. By this rule, St.Agnes X.O. is more than 20 years old: in the blend some portion is up to 50 years old. The age is revealed in St.Agnes’s deep amber colour, sweet vanillin nose and its rich, complex, liqueur-like palate. Australia’s answer to Cognac

AWARDS

Royal Australian Spirit Awards 2024 - Gold and RG Hardy Memorial Trophy for Champion Brandy Royal Australian Spirit Awards 2024 - TAFE SA Trophy for Champion Spirit in Show Riverland Wine Show 2024 - Gold and Trophy Best Brandy Tasting Australia Spirit Awards 2024 - Gold Medal and Best in Class Royal Perth Distilled Spirits Awards 2024 - Gold and Trophy Champion Brandy Melbourne Royal Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2024 - Gold International Wine & Spirit Competition 2024 - Silver & 94 Points

Tasting note 

APPEARANCE

Slightly glycerous, deep brassy / burnished copper appearance.

AROMA

The aromatics are heavy, sweet and sensuous revealing a superb amalgam of vanilla, honey, creme caramel with some fresh orange / raisin fruit cake notes underlying.

PALATE

Entry is soft and silky with a plush, semi sweet profile that includes dates, dark chocolate and cinnamon. Very gently warming spirit. Super fine, dusty tannins dry the mid palate

FINISH

Finishes fresh with a persistent orange cake, caramel and cocoa fade that returns late and with surprising intensity. 

40% Alc./Vol.