One of the most popular styles of port - you get complexity, but drinkability at an affordable price. Bigger, more dark berries abound with some rich, dried fruit, lots of sweet chocolate, mint and cherry. Graham Family (Owners) Contains Sulphites...
"Lurton wanted their whites to go into screwtop but by the 2014 vintage the French market had forced them to abandon this plan. Fortunately the 2006 is in screwcap and is unbelievably fresh for a wine that is over a...
"A delightful red wine - with decades ageing it has savoury notes, a delicious spice and dried berries galore. Superb and fun." Caves de Sao Joao started in 1930, producing sparkling wines. They have an extensive range of old wines,...
Fancy an old Portuguese white? Don't know what to expect? Me neither, but this came straight from the producer so they obviously have faith in it and they've never let me down before!
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"Attractive truffle, graphite and plum notes intermixed with mocha and black cherry cascade from the glass of this supple, chunky, fleshy wine. There is good glycerin, purity and overall character to this wine, which can be drunk over the next...
Begins with an extraordinarily intense nose, smelling like the lime bit of chocolate lime sweets, and sleek minerality. While it is technically a sweet wine, there is enough natural acidity to it that you can hardly feel the sweetness; this wine...
"Such a lovely red - elegant, cherry, mint and thyme with a soft tannin, mulchy earth coming through with a little bit of pipe tobacco." 90/100 Peter's Points History of Vignobles Andre Lurton 1953: André Lurton inherited the historic family...
Aged in the family owned Chateau, this has baked plums, cassis and spice on the now with a silky, long aged fruit finish. Family-owned since 1901, Château Gaudin is an 11-hectare estate with a vineyard planted on the gravel ridge of...
"Soft citrus fruit, bread and butter pudding on the nose with brioche and apricot. The palate has nice acidity, some fresher fruit asnd then a little spice." 89/100 Peter's Points History of Vignobles Andre Lurton 1953: André Lurton inherited the...
A brilliant sweet Chenin Blanc from 1985, aromas of sherry, musky mushroom notes and a raisin quality too. The palate is lovely, again some more oxidised sherry flavours but with a little sweetness creeping through.
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"Unfortunately this wine doesn't have Grand Cru status, but only because the Chateau didn't have any red grapes when it was classified in the 1950's! The wine is of CG quality though, ripe cassis, cherry and with leather aromas. The...
Wonderfully complex nose, with aromas of cassis and plums, swathed in savoury nuance with hints of truffle, roasted meats coffee and fresh leather. Rich yet graceful with succulent, soft, velvety tannins. At its peak right now, this delicious red still...
"Drinking wonderfully now and at the perfect stage of maturity. Elegant cassis and tobacco flavours with a soft, silky tannin." The Capdemourlins have owned property and made wine in St Emilion since the 16th Century. The property is 14 hectares...
"Brilliant producer, brilliant vintage..... what else do you need to know?!" The Déthunes started as growers in the early 1800s and began to make their own Champagne in the 1930s. The vineyards are planted in the ratio of 70% Pinot...
"The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino is an unabashedly plush and modern wine with high extract and a big burst of ripe fruit that is tightly woven within its bold textural consistency. Biodynamic farming is implemented and the wine (40% of...
A phenomenal bottle of Barolo, mature and from a legendary year. This has silky, soft tannin, lovely fruit and exquisite balance. This aged Barolo is a real experience, you have to try it!
"Coming from the Chateau straight to us in St Andrews, this 1990 is from one of the two exceptional vintages of 1989 and 1990. About to enter a stretch of mediocre vintages until 1995, 1990 was the last hoorah for...
"Coming to us straight from the Chateau, this 1989 magnum is from a superb year, widely accepted to be the best of the decade with the 1985" Château Siran is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region...
"The finest Figeac since the 1990 and 1982, the restrained, but complex 2005 exhibits notes of black olives, new saddle leather, tobacco leaf, and sweet cherry and black currant fruit. The wine is medium-bodied with racy tannins as well as...
A wonderous old wine - raisins, tree bark, leather, asian spices... a never ending flavour that you just keep tasting long after your glass is empty! Just beautiful and balanced. If you, or a friend or relative, love port, PLEASE...
"Oh 1996 - the year I left secondary school, the year Damon Hill won the F1 world Championship (I was a fan) and the year that I tried booze for the first time. Doesn't mean a thing with regards to...
From the first year that the Arran distillery produced whisky, this is surely going to become a wonderful collectors item, but is also a very tasty whisky. Only 172 bottles of this whisky were produced.