Fortified Wines

The best Fino on the market, single vineyard (Macharnudo district) and barrel-fermented, a bit fuller bodied than most. A perfect accompaniment to smoked fish (and almost any other fish dish) as well as being a delightfu...(read more)

The best PX available. So rich, so sweet and yet so moreish. (Must be tried poured over ice cream with raisins soaked overnight in PX)

Very dry Amontillado, aged fifteen years with complexity and intense rich flavours on the dry finish. Among the Jerezanos this is the most popular of the Valdespino wines. Fabulous with 'jamon serrano'.

Wonderful rich dry Oloroso, with tremendous warm round raisiny flavour and length. Recently top of the tasting of dry sherries in Wine magazine, where it is described as 'generous, alluring and rich... a wonderful, elega...(read more)

Described as an "Oloroso Dulce" on the label, it is only just sweet enough to soften the old, dry and concentrated flavour.

Very deep colour. Restrained, underlying fruit nose, brooding yet ripe; not giving away much. Soft and ripe initially with big structured tannins building in the mouth, and leading to a massive peacock's tail of a finish...(read more)

This superb Port is a true single Quinta, with all the fruit coming from this single estate. The vineyard covers 145 hectares and made up with a great range of altitudes, expositions and soils. The results are beautifull...(read more)

Tawny port can be served slightly chilled and is a great aperitif or digestif with cheese, or even Christmas pudding. This is exceptional, with a dry, nutty finish.

The 2003 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port improved each time I raised it to my nose or mouth. It displays a black color and a salty, graphite-laced nose packed with sweet black fruits that is reminiscent of a stellar vintage...(read more)

Deep rich and purple. Heady fruit and rich perfume. Immensely powerful with rich tannins and massive fruit. A sensational wine.

Shows elegant woody notes as usually at Barbeito, though the wood is a bit more dominant than in the parallel Verdelho bottling. Lightly sweet, quite fresh, perfectly pitched. You can’t ask for much more of Madeira at 10...(read more)

A rich take on Verdelho with orange peel rather than citrus rind, and some aromatic woods thrown in for good measure. On the palate this is sappy, mildly nutty, nicely intense, very balanced—a pretty Verdelho