Indulge in a Fortified Wine & Chocolate Tasting Experience at Liebichwein
If you’re looking for a unique and indulgent wine experience in the Barossa Valley, look no further than Liebichwein’s Fortified Flight & Chocolate Delights tasting. This special event celebrates the rich, award-winning fortified wines that have made Liebichwein famous, paired with divine handmade chocolate truffles for a truly gourmet experience.
All the wines served are Gold or Silver medal winners from the 2024 Barossa Wine Show with Rare Tawny scooping Top Gold and Best Fortified Trophy. The success of these wines contributed to Liebichwein being crowned Best Small Winery, adding another trophy to their collection.
The tasting flight features four exceptional wines from the Liebichwein premium aged fortified range: Classic Semillon, Grand Semillon, Grand Tawny, and Rare Tawny, each aged between 10 and 30 years. These luscious, complex wines showcase decades of craftsmanship and dedication, offering a rare opportunity to enjoy some of the Barossa’s finest fortifieds. Paired with artisan chocolate truffles, each sip and bite creates a perfect harmony of flavours—whether it’s the nutty richness of the Grand Semillon or the decadent depth of the Rare Tawny, you’ll be taken on an unforgettable journey.
Make sure to set aside 30 minutes during cellar door hours to fully relax and indulge in this sensory delight. Bookings are essential to secure your place at this self-guided tasting. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a rare treat that perfectly captures the essence of Liebichwein’s heritage and passion for fortified wines.
Book now and let the flavours of the Barossa linger long after your visit!
Buy a ticket for $25 per person. Contact us to book your date and time via email info@liebichwein.com.au or call (08) 8524 4543.
All the traditions of the long-running Barosa Vintage Festival were celebrated in April 2019.?We had a ball celebrating a century of Liebich family winemaking heritage in the Barossa Valley.?Winemaking is in Ron’s blood starting with his Grandfather, Benno Liebich, who established a family winery in Rowland Flat in 1919.
The cricket theme for the float was selected given that between Ron, his Uncle “Darkie” and grandfather Benno?they had notched up 100 vintages not out. We rolled out the turf on the back of a truck, set up stumps, donned the whites and rolled the arm over.
Ron Liebich has always supported the local wine show. Each year he diligently prepares samples and enters to get feedback from experienced judges from the wine industry.
The Barossa Wine Show judges were delighted in Liebichwein fortifieds. The 2017 competition awarded the following awards:
Gold medal and overall Trophy for Best Museum White Fortified – Liebich Rare Semillon
We hosted some very special tastings at cellar door during the 2017 Barossa Vintage Festival in April.
Over our 25 years of business, Ron has been carefully stashing away a few cases of each vintage ever produced of our premium red wine range. What a treat it was for us to taste our museum stocks to see how they were travelling. Overall, they are all aging well and the following vintages were selected based on their greater intensity and developed varietal characters.
Winemaker Ron Liebich’s Comments:
The Darkie Shiraz
Vintage 1999 – A relatively cooler year produced a wine with everything you’d expect for Barossa Shiraz. This wine still show great depth of colour, fruit intensity and complexity. Developed fruitcake spice, smoky oak and lovely pepper hints carry through to smooth long palate.
Vintage 2001 – A great quality season helped the wines make themselves in the vineyard. A concentrated and full bodied Shiraz with magnificent mouth feel. Tight tannins still grip a little, but are nicely balanced with subtle woody notes and cherry jam sweetness. Beautiful development under cork. 2001 is holding up better than the 2000?s. Still has a few years to live.
The Lofty Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 1998 – A superb quality season. This Cab still shows great depth of colour, fruit intensity and complexity. Palate is spot on with acidity and drying tannins contributing to a tightly structured, persistent palate. Drinking well now.
Vintage 2001 – A concentrated Cabernet with super fine tannins and a lack of any aggressive oak characters. The trademark style of Liebichwein Cabernet still comes through with ripe blackberries and intense floral violet notes. Palate is still fresh and amazingly long. Still has a few years to live.
Don’t miss this chance to taste rare wines from our personal cellar!
We’re holding special tastings at cellar door during the Barossa Vintage Festival. This festival has been running for 70 years and in 2017 we are celebrating the 25th vintage for Liebichwein.
Select vintages from 1999 through to 2008 will be open every day for wine tasting flights.
Retrospective Reds include The Darkie Shiraz, The Lofty Cabernet Sauvignon and Potter’s Merlot.
Forgotten Fortifieds include single varietal blends, some over 20 years old.
Wednesday 19th to Sunday 23rd April 2017 between 11am-5pm.
We are excited to be part of this very popular event where the finest South Australian producers will be on show over a whole weekend in Adelaide.
Meet, taste and discover over 180 wine, beer, cider and food producers from every corner of the state. Loose yourself chatting to producers and tasting wines from over a dozen regions in the cool Adelaide Convention Centre. March is the best time to be in Adelaide with the Fringe Festival in full swing for some evening entertainment.
What we will bring to the Cellar Door Fest?
We will bring something to suit every palate. We are likely to attract sweet tooths for our luscious aged fortifieds made from four grape varieties. People love the 10 year old Semillon which tastes like sticky toffee pudding. Lovers of quality red wines will be in for a treat as we are pouring a special museum 2008 The Darkie Shiraz and 2006 The Lofty Cabernet Sauvignon.?Be the first to taste these?our newly released fortified wine Raisin Apera.
Why we take part?
Being open 6 days a week doesn?t leave a lot of time to venture off the property to spend time in the city. This event provides an opportunity to meet a wide range of wine lovers all in one convenient location. We?d like to share our passion for food and wine and the amazing lifestyle we are blessed with in South Australia. We have thoroughly enjoyed past events we were involved with.
