The 2015 is the current vintage, released in 2019, as while the ageing is short compared to Gilette, it still spends two years in vat and one year in bottle before making its way to market. Unoaked, from 8.5ha of vines that are in a separate part of Preignac from the walled vineyard of Gil...(read more)

22 years old and just now into its second year on the market as it was released in 2018. On first opening, you get an almost smoky edge, suggesting that you are missing nothing in the complexity of aromatics from seeing no oak during ageing. The smoked starter is followed by strong lemon z...(read more)

Pungent quince skin and soaked currants, palate has great balance, not too rich, again stone fruit skins and then a gentle nuttiness.

'Sélection de Grains Nobles' from Chenin Blanc harvested at the peak of botrytisation. The Papin family's vineyards are picked over several weeks and fermented long and slow to produce some of the world's great sweet wines which are balanced by the powerful natural acidity of the Ch...(read more)

The very pinnacle of Loire valley sweet wines. 100% Chenin Blanc lending crisp acidity to the fresh white fruit palate. Zippy and bright in youth, this will age magnificently picking up deeper honeyed tones as it goes.

France has another sweet white wine producing region dependent on ultra-ripe Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle grapes just inland and north of Sauternes and Barsac. For years the Dordogne languished, making rather ordinary, sticky and often sickly wines because standards were...(read more)

This is a wonderful bargain, filled with stewed apples and pears, some honeyed notes and then just a touch of caramel. In the mouth there is plenty of richly layered fruit, with just enough acidity to balance the depth of sweetness that flows through on the finish.

Made in the traditional 'Passito' way this 'Straw Wine' is delicious, and a real bargain to boot. After picking the grapes - they are laid out on woven mats next to the winery to dry in the sunshine and intensify their flavour and sweetness, The results are incredibly satisfying - sweet, y...(read more)

Heart-warming, fig, toasted almond and black moscatel raisin sweet, northeastern Victoria sticky; cold winter nights love this.

Pale to golden yellow. The heady intensity of wild flowers and fresh fruits (peach, plum, citrus, honey) abound in the bouquet. Velvety and deliciously rounded, the Disznókő Tokaji Late Harvest retains its vivacity with persistence on the palate. Light-hearted and energetic.

A stunning value alternative to the more expensive Puttonyos Tokaji, commemorating the year that the original Disznoko Estate was first recorded. Made from grapes effected by noble rot, this is a cracker of a dessert wine, plenty of rich citrus fruit, with a bright lemon acid and a nice wh...(read more)

Even better than the 2014 release - and that was a spectacular sweet wine - the 2015 Vin de Constance is one of the greatest ever vintages of this iconic sticky. More Barsac than Sauternes in terms of weight, it’s fresh and refined, a bit like the 2012, with citrus and orange zest balancin...(read more)