Half-bottles

Sherry’s no longer a fuddy-duddy tipple just for granny. This is the connoisseur’s choice.

Light, pale, fresh, crisp, a delightful summer aperitif, and like the Inocente, should be tried with fish, which it accompanies much better than many of the classic matches (Chablis, Sancerre etc...).

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)

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)

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

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 2022 Fleurie, rooted in clay and manganese-rich soil that's more typical of Moulin-à-Vent, is always unique for the appellation, but especially so in 2022 with its ripe, succulent, smoke-tinged palate. Offerin...(read more)

This super value Saint Estephe is fast becoming a real favourite of ours. The 2021 continues the good run they have had recently under the stewardship of Pedesclaux's unassuming wizard Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen. While tas...(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)

This is a stunning wine from the off, with aromas of crushed chalk, orange blossom and ripe citrus fruits. In the mouth the wine is textured and complex, with rich acid balancing a core of ripe citrus fruit, aromatic her...(read more)

The estate’s biggest volume cuvée, the 2023 Château de Tracy from Juliette d’Estutt d’Assay is at the time of tasting in cuve, undergoing regular bâtonnage until March, with the first of several bottli...(read more)

Tasted 'blind' in a line-up of inexpensive champagnes (as well as one Grande Marque) this showed remarkably well, coming out as a clear winner. Bright, light and very fresh, this is an easy drinking 'aperitif' champagne...(read more)