Seppeltsfield Releases $10,000 Crystal Decanter

In a partnership with luxury French crystal house, Lalique, Seppeltsfield will release a decanter this month priced at AUD $10,000.

The Seppeltsfield Decanter incorporates both brands’ creative, maintaining the Lalique aesthetic and taking inspiration from the Seppeltsfield palm tree - iconic to the Barossa Valley property.

Filled with a specially created 100-year-old blended Tawny Port, the Barossa Valley will allocate 150 decanters worldwide, it has announced.

Seppeltsfield enthusiasts will also recognise the decanter’s tear-shaped design, which takes cues from the ‘Para’ Liqueur bottle from the 1950s.

Lalique has previously collaborated with global luxury brands including Bentley, Salvatore Ferragamo, Hardy Cognac and Macallan in projects involving fine crystal.

Mr. Silvio Denz, Chairman and CEO of Lalique, said: “Seppeltsfield has heart and soul. Of course we want to partner with prestigious brands and designers who share the same values and standards of quality, but it’s the heart and soul that really drives passion and creativity.”

The Seppeltsfield Decanter will hold a Para Tawny blend of twelve different vintages between 1886 and 1970, assembled by winemaker Fiona Donald and Managing Director, Warren Randall.

Mr. Randall said: “We wanted something that showed the sheer age capability of Seppeltsfield’s Tawny parcels and the corresponding concentration of flavour, but also for the wine to have drinkability. “I call it the Titan blend”.”

The winery believes the 100-year-old average-age Tawny to be the first of its type in the world.

“We saw the Penfold’s Rare Tawny 50 year old released not long ago - this is double that”, said Mr. Randall.

“Decanter collectors will also receive an exclusive invite each year to access other treasures from the Seppeltsfield Cellars such as brandy, whisky and other special cuvées - an annual museum refill program”, he added.

The Seppeltsfield Decanter will be unveiled to public at events in Melbourne and Sydney (27th-28th May) and will include a tasting of the Tawny blend. Tickets are $150 each and can be booked at www.eventopia.co

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