Port
The beautiful, precarious, remote slopes of the upper Douro valley have brought forth that quintessence of the English dinner table - Port - for a couple of hundred years or so. Traditional 'Ruby' Port is a classic after dinner, great with Stilton and makes a popular gift. Tawny Port, longer aged in wood for the more mellow nuttier character, serves equally well before or after dinner, often lightly chilled. White Port, drier and fresher is largely designed as an aperitif but has also made light forays into the cocktail scene.
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NIEPOORT Tawny Dee
Port Portugal 20% Red
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Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)
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2015 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Late Bottled Vintage
Vintage Port Port Portugal 19.5% Red
Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz.
The powerful primary fruit of this wine is beginning to evolve with age, making this an accessible young LBV, ready to drink now, but capable of ageing and developing for some years. Ideally served as an accompaniment to...(read more)
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QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA 10 Year Old Tawny
Tawny Port Port Portugal 19.5% Red
Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz.
Beautiful light brick red colour and a pleasingly delicate shape. Lovely spicy, intense character, cherry and warm strawberries mingle with herbs and dark cherry notes. Light on its feet, but not shy in any way – lovely,...(read more)
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2018 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Vintage Port
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20%
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Warm orange blossom fills the nose - extraordinarily vivid smell of blackened orange skin then delicious garrigue like herb notes and wild flowers too. Superb. Heady and inviting. Palate is beautifully rounded and polish...(read more)
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MADEIRA Boal 10 Year Old Reserva Velha Barbeito
Madeira Portugal 20%
Boal.
Medium sweet. Grapes from various quality vineyards in Campanário, Estreito da Calheta and Prazeres. Grapes were pressed in a continuous press. Aged canteiro method in French oak casks. TA 6.59 g/l, pH 3.47, RS 90 g/l....(read more)
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