2022/23 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

NV Malamado Malbec, Zuccardi, Mendoza

MALBEC

 The NV Malamado Malbec boasts a soft purple colour with aromas of over ripened plums, dried figs and nuts. A complex sweet wine with spicy tones of cinnamon and toasted almonds.

£22.99

Vermut Rojo, Lacuesta, Haro

Red Blend

The Vermut Rojo, red vermouth is produced in the same way by Martínez Lacuesta since 1937. The Conzia - or extract, aromatic plants and herbs macerated cold in white wine - is aged in American oak barrels, and is added to the white wine with sugar, citric acid and alcohol.

£17.00

PX 1918 Solera Ximenez-Spinola, Jerez

Pedro Ximenez

This is the Grand Cru of sweet Pedro Ximénez, with dried fruit, prunes, liquorice, sweet spices, figs, Christmas cake, treacle etc. This delight in a glass was described by the great Egon Muller as the finest PX you could get and is the perfect ending to any dinner party.

£65.00