Wine for Laying down, 5-10 Years

2018 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Cuvée de la Reine des Bois Domaine de la Mordorée
Southern Rhône Rhône France 15.0% Red
Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache. Magnums
Warm and inviting, with a richly layered core of steeped plum, blackberry and cherry fruit. Hints of alder and mesquite check in, along with twinges of chestnut and brick dust. Offers a nice mix of modern and old school....(read more)
Andrew Caillard MW
2017 BARBARESCO Cottá Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 14% Red
Nebbiolo.
Blue flower, rose, camphor and baking spice aromas waft out of the glass. Juicy and delicious, the polished palate doles out juicy Marasca cherry, crushed raspberry and star anise alongside taut, fine-grained tannins. Dr...(read more)
Kerin O'Keefe, kerinokeefe.com
2016 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese.
Seamless is a great way to describe this red wine with intense aromas of plums, cherries, walnut and sandalwood. Some lightly toasted oak, roses and lavender as well. Really aromatic. The palate is full and extremely pol...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com
2017 GRAHAM Stone Terraces
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
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Tasted straight after the Grahams. Change of power here is instantly recognisable. More perfume on nose. Pot pourri with violets and crunchy sun baked blossom. On the palate this hits you with heady intensity. Deeply and...(read more)
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2017 NOVAL NACIONAL Quinta do Noval
Vintage Port Port Portugal 19.5%
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Mind-blowing really. Intense deep fruit - so concentrated. So fine-lined . Not blocky slabs of flesh - just an incredible tight strata of layers. Black-current. Damson, sweet plums. but also a slatey, dark grip that buil...(read more)
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2017 CAPELA Quinta do Vesuvio
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
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Intense, with a terrific beam of blueberry, açaí and blackberry puree flavors coursing along, flanked by graphite and baker’s chocolate notes and scored by streaks of licorice snap on the finish. A subtle v...(read more)
James Molesworth, The Wine Spectator
2015 FONSECA GUIMARAENS
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
. Magnums
The house of Fonseca began trading in 1815 - and to celebrate the 200th anniversary, the firm has made a limited release of this Guimaraens 2015 Port. We feared before tasting that perhaps this had been done for the wron...(read more)
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2015 TAYLOR QUINTA DE VARGELLAS
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
. Magnums
Tasted in the line-up of the three Taylor-Fladgate 2015 Vintage Ports, the Taylor was our stand out favourite. It sort of melds the finer bits from both the Croft and the Fonseca. The elegance and lightness of the Croft...(read more)
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2017 SYMINGTON COLLECTION Vintage Ports
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
. Single
A mixed presentation case of 2017 Symington family ports containing one bottle each of: Graham, Graham The Stone Terraces, Dow, Cockburn, Warre, & Vesuvio. Only 500 of these limited edition cases were produced with a...(read more)
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