The youngest of our liqueur range made from Verdelho grown on our Swan Valley Vineyard.

This 5-year-old Liqueur Verdelho has been on the shelf for over 18 years. The ultimate goal was to introduce a blend of our White Liqueur, and older vintages to bring the average age up to 10 years. As our base wines of Liqueur Verdelho age, it is more difficult to retain younger wines and therefore maintain a younger blend.

The fruit is handpicked at the semi-raisin stage to help give the finished wine greater texture. Matured in old brandy casks for 10 years, retaining the youthful characteristics of toffee, apricot and honey, all flowing onto a luscious palate. All the trademark characteristics of this classic variety displayed in a liqueur.

We have purchased this fruit for 55 years from a vineyard planted in 1900, where my father as a 14 year old spent time pruning these vines.

This 2007 vintage is our greatest wine made over that 55 year period, with bottles individually numbered and comes in an individually crafted wooden box.

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Awards

2015 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine - Gold, Best Fortified Wine and Best Wine of the Show

2014 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold

2017 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold

2017 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) - Outstanding Gold

2018 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold, Best Fortified Wine

When I began in 1977, my father had already set aside ten barrels of Tawny from the late 1950’s through to the 1970’s. Five decades on, this Rare Tawny is the result.

Building on a Shiraz base, I used Grenache and a touch of Verdelho (as a Madeira style), then matured in old brandy casks. This Rare Tawny displays richness and concentration, but also the complexity and texture so crucial to this unique style. Rich, concentrated, and nutty, finishing medium-dry rather than sweet like a liqueur.

It is produced entirely from Swan Valley fruit, and each bottling represents a blend number and is signed to confirm the date of bottling. This is our most complex wine and our first Tawny.

Awards

2021 The West Australian Wine Guide - 96/100 points

2019 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Silver

2018 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold

2018 Winestate Magazine Best of the West- 4 stars

2017 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold

2016 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show- Gold

2016 Huon Hooke - Silver Ribbon with 93 points

2015 International Wine and Spirit Competition, London - Gold

2015 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold.

2014 Qantas Wine Show of WA, Mount Barker - Silver

2014 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show- Gold.

Produced from 100% Swan Valley Pedro Ximenes. This spectacular old vineyard is now 120 years old (planted in 1900). We have been purchasing this exceptional quality fruit for over 60 years.

This is our finest vintages from 1978 through to 2001, blended over 30 years in old brandy casks, giving an average age of over 25 years. Each bottling represents a blend number, and is signed by the winemaker confirming the date of bottling.

An extraordinary liqueur of immense dimension and complexity, reflecting over 30 years of blending.

Awards

2019 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) - Silver

2020 Swan Valley Wine Show - Gold

2021 Winestate Sweet Wines and Fortifieds - 5 stars, 98 points

2021 Winestate Wine of the Year- Top 5 Fortified Wines Finalist

2022 The Real Review - 5 stars, 97 points

Medals won by the previous 1974 vintage:

2014 Qantas Wine Show of WA, Mount Barker- Bronze

2016 International Wine and Spirit Competition, London- Gold

2016 Singapore Airlines Swan Valley Wine Show- Gold

2018 Winestate Magazine Best of the West- 5 stars

Our first release of Gordo Muscat since the 1980s marks a special moment for our winery. This beautifully aged fortified displays remarkable complexity, depth and balance. Layers of orange blossom, caramel, and burnt toffee glide effortlessly across the palate, supported by a gentle freshness that brings elegance and length to every sip.

Also known as Muscat of Alexandria, Gordo Muscat is regarded as an ancient vine, believed to be one of the oldest genetically unchanged grape varieties still in existence. It flourishes in warm climates, making our region the perfect home for this historic and expressive variety.

While traditionally grown in the Swan Valley as a table grape — and also used for raisins — this release celebrates Gordo Muscat in its most captivating form: a wine to savour, reflect upon, and truly marvel at.

My father understood that the Swan Valley is one of the finest wine regions in the world for fortified wine, and it was with this Vintage style that he built his reputation for quality wines.

Using bio-dynamically grown, old-vine Shiraz from our Swan Valley vineyard, I followed my father’s traditional techniques, including adding old brandy spirit and bottling the wine within 2 years to retain its true character. This Vintage style is more concentrated than a Ruby and without the extended barrel ageing of our Rare Tawny.

Displaying flavours of dark fruit, olice and spice on a savoury dry finish. Like our last Vintage release in 1982, this wine can be enjoyed young or will continue to develop in the bottle for a number of decades.

Direct from the Talijancich family cellars, this superb collection of aged fortified wines showcases three distinct wines from the renowned Julian James range.

This is the perfect addition to your cellar or as a gift for a fortified wine connoisseur.

This three bottle gift box contains:

1 x bottle of 1983 Solero Liqueur Muscat

1 x bottle of 1981 Solero Liqueur Shiraz - winner of 2 gold medals and nominated for Winestate’s Wine of the Year Award

1 x bottle of 1978 Solero Rare Pedro - winner of 1 gold medal

Direct from the Talijancich family cellars, this superb collection of museum fortified wines showcases three distinct wines from the renowned Julian James range.

This is the perfect addition to your cellar or as a gift for a fortified wine connoisseur.

This three bottle gift box contains:

1 x bottle of Rare Tawny 30-year-old Blend No.7 - winner of 6 gold medals

1 x bottle of Julian James Liqueur Shiraz 1981 Solero Blend No.3 - winner of 2 gold medals and nominated for Winestate’s Wine of the Year Award

1 x bottle of Julian James Rare Pedro 1978 Solero Blend No.4 - winner of 1 gold medal

It has arrived!

Zabava is a Croatian word meaning fun and entertaining.

This Shiraz and Graciano blend is deep crimson in colour with attractive flavours of fresh cherry and lifted, spicy fruit. A touch of sweetness and a refreshing natural spritz make this the ideal light red for a hot summer's day. 

This unique red style is best enjoyed in a sparkling flute glass and always served chilled for any occasion.

Produced from our 1932 plantings, grown using Bio-Dynamic principles, this is a wine that is literally made by hand. We have done away with our usual old techniques and let the fruit do the talking.

Low crop levels from old vines are picked at 3 stages and blended to have extraordinary and complex results. Matured in large old French oak 2000 litre cuves, oak is not evident, but importantly, the primary fruit and subtlety make our Shiraz unique in so many ways.

Deep ruby in colour with concentrated flavours of blackcurrants and dark berries. Enjoy now or cellar for 5 to 8 years and enjoy what old vines can create.

Winner of a Bronze Medal at the 2025 Melbourne Wine Show.

My father understood that the Swan Valley is one of the finest wine regions in the world for fortified wine, and it was with this Vintage style that he built his reputation for quality wines.

Using bio-dynamically grown, old-vine Shiraz from our Swan Valley vineyard, I followed my father’s traditional techniques, including adding old brandy spirit and bottling the wine within 2 years to retain its true character. This Vintage style is more concentrated than a Ruby and without the extended barrel ageing of our Rare Tawny.

Displaying flavours of dark fruit, olice and spice on a savoury dry finish. Like our last Vintage release in 1982, this wine can be enjoyed young or will continue to develop in the bottle for a number of decades.