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Pomerol

Château Nénin is a producer in the Pomerol region of Bordeaux. Like all the wines of Pomerol, Nénin is unclassified, but it is considered one of the better wines in the appellation. The estate is owned by Jean-Hubert Delon. Delon bought the estate in 1997 from his cousins-by-marriage, the Despujol family, who had run the château since 1847.

About Chateau Nenin Château Nenin, situated in the revered Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France, is an esteemed estate known for its dedication to crafting exceptional wines that reflect the essence of its terroir. With a history dating back centuries, this historic property has been meticulously managed by the Delon family, who have upheld a tradition of winemaking excellence. …
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Les Arnevels

This 1986 Arnevels Châteauneuf-du-Pape shows a brick-garnet colour with evolved edges. The bouquet is complex and mature, with dried cherry, prune, leather, tobacco, and hints of warm garrigue herbs. On the palate it is medium-bodied, with softened tannins and savoury flavours of stewed plum, spice, and earthy forest floor. The finish is smooth, mellow, and reflective of fully mature Southern Rhône.

Smaller houses such as Arnevels are rarely seen today, making this a curiosity from the 1980s Châteauneuf landscape. While not a “grand” name, it offers both drinking pleasure and a slice of history. …
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Panascal- Vintage Port

In undeclared vintages Fonseca bottle Panascal, provided the quality of the fruit is sufficient. This has a good depth of colour, with a moderate red-tawny hue. The nose has exotic notes of musky scent and spiced woods, together with some chocolate edged fruit. The palate has an impressive texture and sweetness immediately apparent on entry. Good fruit and a nice backbone of soft tannins. Elegant, with a touch of complexity, with balance, very much in the house style.

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Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

The 1986 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas is a vintage port from the renowned Taylor's wine house. While 1986 was not declared a vintage year for Taylor's overall, the Quinta de Vargellas estate often produces exceptional single-quinta vintage ports even in years that are not widely declared. Produced from grapes exclusively from the Quinta de Vargellas estate, these wines showcase the unique terroir of the vineyard.

Tasting notes Medium intense colour with slight orange tinge at the rim. Nose of wood, anise, deep berry notes, faint clove and lots more. Rich mouthfeel w/slight woodiness, rich dried fruits of cherry, blackberry, Plum and dates. …
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40 Year Old Tawny Port in Gift Tube
93 Points Mark Squires - Wine Advocate

A benchmark 40-year-old tawny from Caves Messias, this port is a showcase of expert ageing and blending. It strikes an exceptional balance between maturity and vibrancy, offering rich oxidative character without becoming overly woody or tired. Ideal for sipping slowly and savouring its nuanced depth, this is a connoisseur’s tawny with remarkable poise.

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Messias 40 Year Old Tawny Port is a deeply complex and elegant fortified wine, showing a brilliant amber-brown hue with golden reflections. The nose is intensely aromatic, offering layers of dried figs, toasted almonds, orange peel, vanilla, and aged oak. …
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Pira Francesco

1985 Barolo – Pira Francesco

Vintage & Producer
Pira Francesco is a respected traditional Barolo producer from Serralunga d’Alba, known for crafting structured and ageworthy Nebbiolo wines that reflect the power and elegance of this famed village. The 1985 vintage ranks among the great years in Piedmont, marked by a warm, consistent growing season that produced ripe, concentrated fruit and wines with superb balance and longevity.

Tasting Note
After nearly four decades, this Barolo has evolved into a beautifully mature and complex wine. The colour shows a classic pale garnet with orange rim, while the nose opens with aromas of dried roses, truffle, tar, and sweet spice. …
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Pira Francesco, Piedmont
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1985 Barolo – Pira Francesco

Vintage & Producer
Pira Francesco is a respected traditional Barolo producer from Serralunga d’Alba, known for crafting structured and ageworthy Nebbiolo wines that reflect the power and elegance of this famed village. The 1985 vintage ranks among the great years in Piedmont, marked by a warm, consistent growing season that produced ripe, concentrated fruit and wines with superb balance and longevity.

Tasting Note
After nearly four decades, this Barolo has evolved into a beautifully mature and complex wine. The colour shows a classic pale garnet with orange rim, while the nose opens with aromas of dried roses, truffle, tar, and sweet spice. …
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Orgueil de France, Vintage Champagne

Charles Lafitte Orgueil de France 1985

Vintage & Background
1985 was a solid vintage for Champagne, producing wines that could deliver both primary fruit and age. Charles Lafitte is a house known for accessible, charming Champagnes, and “Orgueil de France” appears to be one of their more ambitious vintage bottlings. This particular bottle has been offered by auction houses and specialist shops, indicating that some well-stored examples have survived in reasonable condition.
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In the glass, the colour is reported as soft yellow to warm golden amber, with some sunset hues—yellow-orange tones—that suggest age and gentle evolution. …
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Rocca della Macie - Riserva

1985 Rocca delle Macìe, Chianti Riserva – Tuscany, Italy

A fine, mature example from one of Tuscany’s most established estates, this 1985 Chianti Riserva from Rocca delle Macìe captures the charm and balance of one of the region’s best vintages of the 1980s. Founded in 1973 by film producer Italo Zingarelli, Rocca delle Macìe quickly earned a reputation for producing expressive, classically styled Chianti wines that balance rustic authenticity with refined winemaking.

Composed primarily of Sangiovese, with small portions of Canaiolo and Colorino, the wine was aged in traditional Slavonian oak before long bottle rest. …
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Castegreve

1985 Chianti, Castegreve

Tuscany, Italy

The 1985 Chianti from Castegreve offers a beautiful snapshot of classic Tuscan winemaking in one of the most celebrated vintages of the decade. Produced from the hills surrounding Greve in Chianti — a zone long admired for its balance of ripeness and freshness — this wine reflects the traditional Sangiovese style that defined the region before the modern renaissance of the 1990s.

In the glass, it shows a mature ruby-garnet colour with amber reflections. The bouquet is inviting and layered, revealing dried cherry, cedar, and sweet herbs, followed by subtle tones of leather, balsamic spice, and tobacco leaf. …
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Vintage Port

The 1985 Croft Vintage Port is another excellent example of Croft’s long-standing reputation for producing high-quality Port. The 1985 vintage was widely declared across the Douro Valley, marking it as a year of exceptional wines. Croft's 1985 Vintage Port is particularly noted for its opulent fruit, richness, and balance, with great potential for long aging.

Key Characteristics:
Color: Still a deep ruby or garnet, though starting to show hints of tawny at the rim due to age.
Nose: Aromas of ripe blackberries, plums, and cherries, complemented by secondary notes of spices, chocolate, dried fruits, and a touch of floral elegance. …
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Gour de Chaule

This distinguished 1985 Gigondas from Domaine du Gour de Chaulé is a fine example of a traditional, family-run Southern Rhône estate. Known for its artisanal approach and old-vine Grenache, the domaine produces structured, soulful wines that age with grace. The 1985 vintage, one of the finest of the decade in the Rhône Valley, gave wines of balance, ripe fruit, and longevity—qualities that still shine nearly forty years on.


Tasting Notes
Brick-red with an amber rim, this mature Gigondas opens with complex aromas of dried cherries, figs, garrigue herbs, and leather, laced with notes of cedar, spice, and truffle. …
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Viña Arana Reserva – La Rioja Alta

A beautifully mature Rioja showing classic tertiary character. Aromas of dried cherry, cedar, and tobacco lead into a smooth, mellow palate with notes of stewed red fruit, leather, and forest floor. Elegant and well-integrated, with gentle acidity and a long, savoury finish. A refined, fully evolved wine ideal for lovers of traditional aged Rioja.


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Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

The elegant and scented Port wines of Quinta de Vargellas are the most reputed Single Quinta Vintages. Regarded as more prestigious and collectable than many shippers’ declared Vintages. Like a declared Vintage, a Quinta de Vargellas Single Quinta Vintage Port is released soon after bottling.

An attractive single quinta port from what was quite a difficult year. This is one of the best and it has aged well.


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Quinta Do Cachao Vintage Port
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An excellent vintage year gave us the Messias 1983 bottle. Very impressive for the age of this wine. Powerful yet elegant, with a fine balance and fluidity. Although it is accessible now, this top effort will benefit from another five to ten years bottle age.

Tasting Notes:
Mature tawny colour. Crème caramel and burned sugar in the nose with hints of currants and dried cherries. Full-bodied and rich, with flavours of milk chocolate, toffee and caramel. Balanced acidity and integrated tannins contribute to a structured and long-lasting finish. Mature, elegant and balanced port ready to drink now. …
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Giordano

Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
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Pauillac 5th Growth Classification

Château Batailley, a fifth-growth estate in Bordeaux's Pauillac appellation, has a longstanding reputation for producing robust and age-worthy wines. The 1983 vintage, while overshadowed by the exceptional 1982, has matured gracefully over the decades, offering a unique tasting experience for enthusiasts of classic Bordeaux.​

The 1983 growing season presented challenges, including hot and humid weather that led to overripe grapes and the development of rot. However, a sunny autumn provided ideal harvesting conditions, resulting in generous and intensely fruity wines that developed more quickly than their 1982 counterparts. …
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Saint- Emilion Grand Cru-

A family-run Saint-Émilion estate still in production today, classed as Grand Cru, making Merlot-dominant wines in a traditional style.

Brick-garnet with amber rim. Mature aromas of dried plum, leather, cedar, and earthy spice. Palate is smooth, with mellow tannins, dried fruit, and a savoury, tapering finish. Fully evolved, showing the gentle character of aged right-bank Bordeaux.
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Quinta do Agua Alta
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Despite its thoroughly traditional-sounding name Churchill is the newest of the British-owned Port companies, founded in 1981 by J. Graham.

Quinta Agua Alta is named after the spring at the top of the vineyard and it produces wonderfully pure and fresh water that bubbles up through the granite rock below the thin top soil. Olives and figs grow in abundance around the vineyard which produces a quite stunninly powerful port.

Deep purple in colour with a mass of soft and concentrated fruit. There's plenty of tannin to give structure and a pleasing earthiness on the finish. This is the perfect way to round off a good dinner. …
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Coronas Gran Reserva, Catalonia

The Torres Gran Coronas Reserva 1983 is a mature and distinguished red wine from one of Spain’s most respected producers, Familia Torres. Based in the Penedès region of Catalonia, the Torres family has been crafting wines for over 150 years, with Gran Coronas standing out as one of their premium labels. The 1983 vintage is a testament to their early pioneering work with international grape varieties—most notably Cabernet Sauvignon—combined with Spain’s traditional Tempranillo, creating a complex and age-worthy blend.

As a Reserva, this wine was aged for an extended period in oak barrels and then in bottle before release, intended for cellaring and slow evolution. …
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Vintage Port

Fonseca is one of our all-time favourites. Fonseca's 1983-vintage Port is made with a harvest that survived the first snowfall in Pinhão in 20 years and heavy rain through the spring. The result is intense aromas of dark chocolate, prune, fig and hints of rich double cream. Consider pairing its chocolate, fig, prune, raisin and walnut flavours with a cheeseboard or with festive fare over the Christmas period.

An outstanding Port rating 92/100 from an outstanding vintage. Robert Parker writes of this port... "Fonseca is one of the great port lodges, producing the most exotic and most complex port. …
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Vintage Port

​The 1983 Taylor's Vintage Port is a distinguished example from one of the most esteemed Port houses, reflecting the unique characteristics of that year's growing season. The winter of 1982/83 was notably cold, with February bringing rare snowfall to Pinhão, a phenomenon not seen in two decades. Despite a cold August, a hot September provided favorable conditions for the harvest, which commenced on October 3rd. Winemakers at the time noted satisfactory color extraction and exceptionally aromatic musts. ​


Tasting Notes:

Appearance: Deep cherry, burgundy color, fading at the rim. ​

Aroma: Rich, jammy harmonious fruit with notes of raisin, chocolate, and plum jam. …
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Tokaji Royal Aszu Essencia (Half litre, 50cl), Hungary

Situated along the southern slopes of the Zemplén Mountains, Tokaj is characterized by late springs and short growing seasons. The average temperatures are generally cool, with long, sunny summers and dry autumns. Tokaj’s soil is largely clay or loess with a volcanic substratum; vines are approximately 20 years old. The meeting of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers in Tokaj creates a mist similar to that of the fog in Sauternes. The mist encourages “botrytis cinerea,” or “noble rot,” which dries and shrivels the Furmint, Hárslevelü and Muscat grape varieties that comprise Tokaji wines, and concentrates the sugars. …
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Vintage Port

Good nose of jam and plums. Midweight palate with a slightly spicy note. Medium length.
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Tenuta Sottomente di Butrio

A classic red Italian wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. The wine has aged to produce a garnet core with a clear rim. Lots of oak, leather and soft tannins remain.
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