2019 Vintage Port, Niepoort, Douro Valley

Douro Blend

The 2019 Niepoort Vintage Port has a brilliant appearance with a dark purple rim and concentrated depth of colour. The aroma is fine and subdued with only a hint of primary dark fruits and some spice. The true potential and style of this wine really comes together on the palate with wonderful integration of dark fruits with a grainy tannic structure, pairing volume with amazing balance and elegance and an impressive finish. In conclusion, the primary fruit on the palate is appealing at this stage, but it’s the balanced tannic structure which indicates great ageing potential for the future.

£95.00

Barbadillo, Pedro Ximenez, Jerez

The Barbadillo, Pedro Ximenez is a delicious style of PX that is a little lighter than many others, making it an ideal introduction to this unctuous and more'ish style of sherry.

£17.00

Vermut Blanco , Martinez Lacuesta, Haro

The Vermut Blanco by Martinez Lacuesta is a pale yellow colour. The nose shows soft flower aromas (chamomile or mint) with some vanilla sweetness. The palate is smooth, with a very nice step of liquorice, cinnamon and ginger until reaching the end all its aromatic expressiveness characterized by the bitterness.  

£18.00

2023 Elyssium Black Muscat, Quady Winery

Muscat

Andrew Quady's change of career from making fireworks to making wine produced an explosion of its own kind when he created Essensia from the Orange Muscat grape. It was an instant success and until 1985 he could not make enough to satisfy demand. Now Quady is the foremost American winery specialising entirely in dessert wines and continues to win medals worldwide.The grapes were crushed, chilled and allowed to macerate, in order to extract the desired aromas and flavours. Fermentation was arrested with a neutral grape brandy. This arrested fermentation preserved the delicate aromas of the fresh, ripe grapes. The wine was then aged for three months in small French oak barrels. Elysium is a brilliant crimson purple colour with aromas of ripe berries, rose petals,strawberries and lychees. The vibrant acidity balances beautifully with the sweetness of this wine, making it very refreshing.

£15.95