Wine for Laying down, 5-10 Years

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)

The 2017 Barbaresco Cottà is punchy, with terrific freshness and verve. Red toned fruit, flowers, mint and bright acids yield a decidedly delicate expression of Cottà, a Neive vineyard where the wines tend...(read more)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A mixed 3-bottle case of 1 bottle each of Croft, Fonseca and Taylor - a taster of the vintage from the Taylor Fladgate partnership.

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)