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Colheita Port, Douro
Special offer | Was £49.95 | Now £38.50

This 1998 J W Hart Tawny Colheita is elegant and complex. An amalgamation of rich flavours is marked by the presence of dried fruits, with a burst of freshness in red cherries enhanced by an exuberant note of spice. Perfect for pairing with an exquisite salted caramel tart.


Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. Over time, it is natural that a little sediment will form at the bottom of a bottle of colheita Port wine. …
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Price: $49.37 USD
Stock: 14 in Stock

Colheita Port, Douro
In Kopke Gift Box

History and exclusivity are two of the words that best describe Kopke, a brand synonymous with prestige. Kopke existed even before there was a demarcated Region of the Douro. Established in 1638, the oldest Port wine house built an impeccable reputation based on the highest quality. A leader in the production of Port Tawny Colheita wines, including white port, Kopke has a remarkable and highly awarded range of special category Ports.

Presented in the port house's unmistakable and unique hand-painted bottle, this 1998 Kopke Tawny Colheita is elegant and complex. An amalgamation of rich flavours is marked by the presence of dried fruits, with a burst of freshness in red cherries enhanced by an exuberant note of spice. …
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Price: $76.87 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Menti Vini Tipici, Veneto

This wine is made from grapes harvested in various vineyards located on hills in the Valpolicella zone (Mezzane and Tregnago hills). Different sources and different grape varieties are important to obtain well-balanced wines with the fine structure that only a few single areas in the Valpolicella zone can provide. Notes: Color: strong ruby red. Clear and transparent. Bouquet: notes of vanilla and ethereal airs depending on the period of aging in the barrel; notes of sweet fruits such as currants, blueberries, cherries depending on the varieties of grapes. Flavor: wine with a velvety, raisiny character combined with the structure and typical stylish bitterness to give it good balance. …
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Price: $242.34 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux
2nd wine of Château Haut Brion

Readers looking for the taste of Haut-Brion for about one-third the price should check out the 1998 Bahans-Haut-Brion. It possesses a scorched earth, mineral, smoky, red and black currant-scented bouquet, terrific complexity, purity and elegance, and a harmonious palate. Tannin in the finish suggests 1-2 years of cellaring may be required, but this is a serious effort that should age well for 15+ years. Parker Wine Advocate 2001. Rating 88/100 Excellent

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Price: $191.05 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Medoc, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux

Good colour, great legs and nose. Quite nice when opened. Perhaps a trace of liquorice and a hint of 'medicinal' character. After 3-4 hours - quite rich and aromatic with good cherry fruit and a touch of maraschino at the end. Tannins are soft and have integrated completely.
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Price: $64.05 USD
Stock: 24 in Stock

Barsac, Sweet White Wine
Half Bottle 37.5 cl
Special Offer | Was £39.95 | Now £29.95

This 1998 Barsac sweet wine retains a lovely freshness. Textured and with plenty of noble rot in evidence, it displays notes of orange peel and apricots. Intense and scented with a finish that goes on and on.

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Price: $38.40 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock

Sauternes 1er Cru Classe
Half bottle 37.5cl

‘A beautiful, slightly golden yellow, this wine is still very young to express much on the initial nose. After swirling, and even more so after a few minutes in the glass, there come scents of citrus, raisins and also more floral aromas with delicate lime flower. These are still early days and time is needed for these impressions to develop. In the mouth the great quality and potential are obvious. The attack is round, and the volume quickly fills the whole mouth. What sweetness and what pleasure - with just enough acidity. Flavours of mandarin, apricot, fruit paste, then the vanillary, lightly grilled notes associated with the long élevage in barrel. …
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Price: $250.03 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

The 1998 Gruaud Larose appears to be a potential sleeper of the vintage, and may merit an outstanding score. It is a powerful, bulky style of Gruaud-Larose, with a dark ruby/purple color, and plenty of cassis, spicy new oak, and roasted herbs in the jammy nose. On the palate, the wine has lost much of the forward precociousness it was revealing last spring, now boasting loads of tannin in its powerful, muscular flavors.
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Price: $152.58 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock

Sauternes 1er Cru Classe (Half Bottle)
*** 90 Points - Outstanding - Robert Parker ***

*** 90 Points - Outstanding - Robert Parker ***

The 1998 Chateau Guiraud has an attractive nose of melted candle wax, brown sugar and marmalade that blossoms in the glass. The palate is clean and pure on the entry with crisp acidity. It is a more feminine, lithe Sauternes compared to the 1997 with a pretty peach and dried apricot finish interlaced with spice. Fine. Drink now-2020. Tasted April 2013. eRobert Parker.
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Price: $49.94 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

The 1998 Chateau Jean-Voisin is a great value sturdy, juicy and succulent wine showing lovely dark plum and damson with a fabulous full body.

The 14-hectare vineyard of Chateau Jean Voisin is planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard is well placed in the northern part of the St. Emilion appellation. They have a terroir of sand and clay soil. On average, the vines are 25 years of age.

The wine of Chateau Jean Voisin is vinified in traditional, cement tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. The wine is then aged in 30% new, French oak barrels for about 12 months before bottling. …
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Price: $51.22 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock

St Julien, 3rd Growth Classification, Bordeaux
***90-92 Points Wine Journal***
***92 Points- Robert Parker***

90-92 Points Wine Journal

"A great Langoa - nose slowly opening up. Dark black fruits with masses of pencil-lead aromas. Good depth with structured inky black fruits. This is an excellent well-made wine. Tasted May 2000." Neil Martin, Wine Journal
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux

Chateau Margaux is one of the grandest buildings amongst the Médoc châteaux. A chequered period of ownership in the 19th and early 20th century meant that the quality of some Margaux vintages was patchy, until a change in ownership in 1977 restored the property to its rightful status. Since then the Chateau has progressed to produce some legendary wines, as well as displaying consistency through the not-so-good years.

The estate has 82 hectares under vine, with Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (75%) with 20% Merlot making up most of the rest, along with a smattering of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. …
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Price: $698.80 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock

Sauternes 1er Cru Classe
Half Bottles - 37.5cl

The wine is light medium gold-colored, with a blockbuster nose of Grand Marnier liqueur intertwined with flower blossoms, smoky new oak, and coconut. Well-integrated wood has resulted in a seamless, full-bodied, unctuously-textured wine with considerable sweetness. This is a stunningly proportioned, beautifully pure wine.


Château Rieussec is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate located in the Sauternes appellation, within the Bordeaux wine region of France. The estate is well-known for producing sweet white wines, specifically Sauternes, which are crafted from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes affected by noble rot. …
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Price: $51.22 USD
Stock: 20 in Stock

St Emilion Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux
92 Points - James Suckling
91 Points - WIne Advocate

The 1998 Clos de l'Oratoire is drinking beautifully now. It has a fine concentration, really good expression of ripe fruit and terroir. Lovely classic flavours and ripe Merlot fruit with a nice balance of oak.

Clos de l’Oratoire, located on Saint-Emilion's northeast slope, has 13 hectares of vines. The terroir of Fronsac molasse, consisting of a layer of sandy soil and a clay subsoil, is ideally suited to Merlot (80% of the vines).

Meticulous work is done all year long to maintain quality in the vineyard.
Fermentation takes place exclusively in temperature-controlled oak vats. Oak, a noble material in perfect synergy with fine wine, enhances its colour and flavour, and enables it to reach its full potential. …
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Price: $115.33 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Justino's Single Harvest Colheita Tinta Negra
***17/20 Points- JancisRobinson.com***

Justino’s Madeira Wines, S.A., is one of the oldest Madeira wine producers, going way back to 1870! Yet, despite being one of the oldest, Justino’s is certainly one of the most dynamic producers and exporters of Madeira Wine, internationally known for the quality of its wines.

This 1998 Single Harvest Madeira made by the Tinta Negra variety brings a wonderful sweet expression of Madeira wines, aged for 18 years in old French oak barrels

Clean and attractive medium deep amber colour. Elegant aroma, rich, ripe on the nose with hints of molasses, crème brulee and walnuts notes. Richly flavoured with dried fruit cake and burnt orange and caramel fruit flavours. …
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Price: $88.41 USD
Stock: 45 in Stock

Bairrada Messias Baga, Red wine
In presentation box.

Tasting Notes Intense ruby color transitioning to garnet, intense and complex aroma where truffles are involved with balsamic nuances. Everything at its point of maximum maturity. Muscular profile, but with very round and precise tannins. Very long and fresh finish.

Serving Tips & Storage Serve at a temperature of 6°C to 8°C and pair with seafood, fish and white meats.



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Price: $102.51 USD
Stock: 18 in Stock

Vintage Port, Douro

Vintage Report:
After a mild June, July and August were hot and dry, leading to good even maturation, with the Tinta Barroca looking particularly promising. Maturation studies carried out between 19th August and the beginning of the vintage, determined the following picking order at Vesuvio: Old vineyards; Tinta Barroca; Tinta Amarela; Tinta Roriz; Touriga Nacional; Tinto Cão; and Touriga Franca. Picking began on the 21nd September and continued until 4th October; great care being taken to select and vinify the very best fruit separately, once perfect ripeness had been achieved. Grape quality was very good with average sugar readings an excellent 12o-13o Baumé. …
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

The elegant and finely constituted wines of Vargellas are remarkable for their complex fruit, their distinctive scented quality and their well integrated sinewy tannins. These are most clearly discernible in the Quinta de Vargellas single estate Vintage Ports with their hallmark fragrance. Quinta de Vargellas is pre-eminent among the wine estates of the Douro. Located in the wild and hilly eastern reaches of the valley, it has been prized as a source of the finest ports since the 1820s. Today it ranks among the great vineyards of the world.

Very typical Taylor's style on the nose, rather reserved, spicy and stylish fruit. …
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Price: $76.87 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Colheita Port, Douro
75cl bottle

This rare Port Wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1997 harvest until it was bottled this year.

Tasting Notes: The 1997 Port from Palmer has a light oak colour. Much elegance on the nose with orange peel, walnuts, figs and a touch of honey. On the palate, there is a lightness that is balanced by good acidity. This port wine delivers a beautiful flavour supported by a long, long finish. Outstanding.


Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. …
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Price: $62.76 USD
Stock: 48 in Stock

Colheita Port, Douro
***91 Points - Mark Squires Wine Advocate***
Presented in Quevedo Gift Box

The 1997 vintage is widely acclaimed as one of the finest from the 1990s for Port wines. This colheita 1997 from our friends at Quevedo perfectly embodies that distinction, delivering a captivating, refined encounter. With refreshing acidity, a rich medley of flavours including creme brulee, nutty undertones, and a hint of caramel, it presents an elegant palate. The finish features a delightful note of grilled hazelnuts, leaving a long-lasting impression on the palate.

Winemakers Notes
COLOUR
Medium saturated, dark brick.
AROMA
While the nose of this wine may be understated, it offers a pleasant and inviting aroma that features discernible scents of candied fruit and freshly-picked berries. …
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Price: $89.69 USD
Stock: 32 in Stock

Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
50cl bottle
Includes original cardboard gift box

The 1997 Dupeyron Armagnac is the expression of a single year and has a unique character associated with the year and the cask in which it has been stored. These vintages are bottled at the alcohol level in which they naturally come out of the cask. There is a wonderful contrast between the sweet and sour flavours of wood, amplified by the strong alcoholic degree. Rich palate feeling the alcohol and the concentration of dry plums, spicy with persistent flavour of rancio and of spices, but round, soft and long in the finish. The tannins are very present, but full-bodied and round.

The Maison Ryst-Dupeyron was founded by Joseph Dupeyron in 1905. …
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Price: $88.41 USD
Stock: 26 in Stock

Tinta Negra (dry style)

The founders of D’Oliveiras were visionaries that saw the true value of Madeira Wine: its ability to improve over time. D’Oliveiras is the only Madeira Wine company that owns Madeira Wine bottles and barrels from as far as the 1850’s that can still be commercially purchased. Bottled and painted by hand, this 1997 has been aged for 22 years in old French oak barrels in the 17th century wine lodge in the heart of old Funchal.

This unusual 1997 Tinta Negra Madeira was vinified in a dry style, revealing a fine and precise aroma, tempered by the strong presence of dried fruits and lightened and spiced by generous volatile acidity. …
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Colheita Port, Douro
MAGNUM BOTTLE (1.5 Litre)

Having spent at least 7 years in cask this 1997 colheita port from JW Hart is essentially a tawny port with a vintage date. This luscious port offers wonderful dried fig, sultanas, Crème brûlée and walnut aromas and flavours, with soft mouthfeel and a high acidity balancing beautifully the port's sweetness. It is finishing off in a long satisfying nutty aftertaste.


Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. …
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Colheita Port, Douro

Having spent at least 7 years in cask this 1997 colheita port from JW Hart is essentially a tawny port with a vintage date. This luscious port offers wonderful dried fig, sultanas, Crème brûlée and walnut aromas and flavours, with soft mouthfeel and a high acidity balancing beautifully the port's sweetness. It is finishing off in a long satisfying nutty aftertaste.


Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. …
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Price: $70.46 USD
Stock: 29 in Stock

Vintage Port, Douro
With Port Tongs Gift Set
Special Offer | Was £129 | Now £99

This is one of our favourite gifts sets. a classic 1997 Vintage Port with a set of Port Tongs, the traditional way to open a bottle. If you have never seen a bottle opened this way, just take a look at this video as Pedro Silva Reis shows us how to use them.

Quinta Das Carvalhas 1997 Vintage Port is made from a small parcel of vines over 100 years old. The 1997 Quinta Das Carvalhas is a very deep and black purple colour. A very concentrated and fruity aroma, with jammy, blackberries and plum notes. The great mouthfeel reveals all the complexity flavour of fruit, full-bodied and balanced wine soft and velvety background, a long and lasting finish. …
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock