2018 Wine and Port Vintage

Barolo - Gavarini Chiniera, Piedmont
*** 96 Points- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate ***

96/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The Gavarini Chiniera vineyard is shaped like an amphitheater with thick forests at the back (which protects from cold air currents) and sandy chalk soil at 380 meters in elevation. This is a special site, and the Elio Grasso 2018 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is always one of Grasso's most easily recognized wines. This vintage is exceptionally bright and vibrant with lifted tones of cherry, plum, blue flower and sweet blood orange. Those primary notes are framed by sensations of dusty white mineral. This mid-weight wine exhibits the deep elegance that was achieved in this vintage. …
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Price: £89.00
Stock: 17 in Stock

Barolo - Ginestra Casa Matè, Piedmont
***95/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***

***95/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***
"From a vineyard located across from Gavarini Chiniera, this is a slightly more robust and concentrated wine. The 2018 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate sources its fruit from a position at a slightly lower elevation with a bigger component of clay in the soils. The south and southeast-facing hillside is also more open to the horizon. These conditions give the Ginestra Casa Mate a broad texture and rich flavors of black and purple fruits. The wine is compact with dense texture that will relax over the next 10 years of age. Best After 2025"

The vinification of Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè involves alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, with daily pumping over. …
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Price: £99.00
Stock: 22 in Stock

Vintage Port
***100 Points - Wine Enthusiast****

Ferreira’s historic Quinta do Porto estate is located in the heart of the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro, just downstream from the village of Pinhão. The 27 hectares are on steep hillsides on the north bank of the river with southerly exposure, resulting in Ports with exceptional concentration, weight and structure. The soil in the Douro Valley is made up of schist - a slate-like metamorphic rock that fractures vertically, allowing the vine roots to dig deep to access water and nutrients to sustain them through the hot Douro summers. 22% of the fruit for the 2019 vintage was sourced from a small field blend parcel of over 100-year-old vines. …
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Price: £99.00
Stock: 45 in Stock

Guimaraens- Single Quinta Vintage Port
Special Offer | Was £44.95 | Now £36.95

Tasting Notes Impenetrable purple-black at the centre, with a narrow band of violet on the rim. The nose is dense and compact, with impressive depth and background. The fruit quality is superb, a luscious blend of black and red berry aromas which is the hallmark feature of Fonseca’s vintage ports, mingled with notes of dark chocolate. Around this core of powerful, complex fruit is an aura of balsamic, minty scents. Although the nose is sensuous and seductive, there is an attractive firm edge, provided by graphite and a flinty minerality. The first impression on the palate is of silky smoothness …
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Price: £36.95
Stock: 93 in Stock

Rossj Bass, Lange

A highly regarded Italian white wine from the Langhe region in Piedmont. It is made predominantly from Chardonnay, with some Sauvignon Blanc blended in. The wine is crafted by the renowned Gaja family, known for their commitment to quality and innovation in winemaking.

Tasting Notes:
The 2018 Rossj Bass is a great example of Gaja's ability to produce wines with both freshness and depth. Intense, soft and full-bodied style, aged in barrique. It has a strong and profound personality, with aromas of honey, fruit and citrus. It seduces the palate with velvety, warm and enveloping tones, of balanced freshness and long persistence. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 2 in Stock

Malvedos Single Quinta Vintage port

The 2018 Graham's Malvedos Single Quinta is Typical Grahams in style with eucalyptus and mint predominant on the nose and black chocolate. Mouth
plenty of grip and concentration with a long generous and velvety finish

About the Vintage
The 2018 growing season was a rollercoaster, consisting of a winter drought, a deluge in spring and heatwaves through the final ripening period. There was almost three times the average amount of rainfall in March at Quinta dos Malvedos, which meant that the growing cycle started later. As a result, the berries were more vulnerable to the heatwaves during the final ripening period, when temperatures reached 43ºC at the estate. …
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 27 in Stock

Greywacke Botrytis Pinot Gris
Marlborough, New Zealand

The Greywacke Botrytis Pinot Gris is an opulent sweet white wine made from Botrytis affected grapes grown near Renwick at the vineyard that surrounds Greywacke HQ. A patisserie-like mélange conjuring notions of dark orange marmalade, tarte tatin and honey crème brûlée infused with hints of lapsang souchong. A decadent and voluptuous interpretation of Pinot Gris that is richly flavoured with poached quince and dried fruits - mouth watering acidity balances the luscious sweetness of this wine leading to a clean lingering finish.

Greywacke was created in 2009 by Kevin Judd, the person responsible for the ground-breaking early wines produced in Marlborough. …
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Price: £22.95
Stock: 13 in Stock

Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV)
RRP £18.95
Christmas Offer £14.50

Hooper's 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a refined single-vintage port crafted from the rich soils of Portugal's Douro Valley. Produced with grapes from the 2018 harvest, this wine is matured in oak barrels for up to six years, allowing it to develop a smooth, layered profile distinct to LBV ports.

Tasting Profile
This LBV showcases a vibrant deep ruby hue and aromatic notes of ripe blackberries, plums, and a hint of floral essence. On the palate, expect luscious dark fruit flavors interwoven with cocoa, a dash of licorice, and a hint of warming spice. The tannins are well-structured, offering a pleasing balance and a lingering, velvety finish. …
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Price: £14.50
Stock: 57 in Stock

La Spinetta -Barbaresco Bordini
93 Points Robert Parker
WAS £59.95 Christmas Offer £46.95

La Spinetta is one Piedmont’s iconic modern wineries having forged an enviable reputation over the last two decades. La Spinetta was founded in 1977 by Giuseppe Rivetti who established the original winery at Castagnole Lanze. Since then it is the second generation, spearheaded by Giorgio Rivetti, that has put La Spinetta on the map with the development of vineyards and estates, talented winemaking and an endless desire to try new things.

La Spinetta started in 1977 but its modern reputation was made in 1995 with the introduction of La Spinetta’s now famous Barbaresco (Gallina). In 2000 La Spinetta bought land in Barolo and set up a brand new winery to produce their Campè Barolo. …
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Price: £46.95
Stock: 22 in Stock

Vintage Port

Wine Makers Notes Offley 2018 has deep colour, almost opaque. Aromas of good intensity and complexity, with floral and balsamic notes together with heather, resin, red berries and a light spice. On the palate it has good volume, lively acidity, firm tannins, red berries and black fruits, with a very long, harmonious finish.

Serving Tips & Storage When mature this port will need to be decanted to remove sediment. Serve at room temperature on its own or with steak and blue cheese sauce or vintage mature blue cheeses such as stilton Cashel Blue, Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Saint Augur Blue. …
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Price: £66.95
Stock: 22 in Stock

HE Weine - L'Artiste, Pinot Noir
Was £289
Christmas Offer £189

The 2018 HE Weine L’Artiste Pinot Noir is a striking and expressive wine from a warm, generous vintage, crafted with the precision and finesse that define this sought-after producer. L’Artiste is the flagship expression, created in small quantities and focused on elegance, purity and a Burgundian sense of balance. The 2018 vintage brings an added layer of ripeness while maintaining the cuvée’s signature refinement.

In the glass, the wine displays a deeper ruby hue than the cooler years, reflecting the warmth of the season. Aromas are inviting and beautifully layered, with ripe cherry, red plum and raspberry rising from the glass, supported by subtle floral tones and touches of sweet spice. …
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Price: £189.00
Stock: 6 in Stock

HE - Weine, Pinot Noir
Was £189
Christmas Offer £129

The 2018 HE Weine Pinot Noir is a beautifully expressive wine from one of Germany’s most refined artisan producers. Warmer conditions in 2018 produced a slightly richer, more generous style compared to cooler vintages, yet the hallmark HE elegance and precision remain firmly in place. This is a Pinot Noir that balances ripe fruit with finesse and poise.

In the glass, the wine shows a vibrant ruby-red colour with a touch more depth than the later vintages. The aromas are inviting and layered, offering ripe cherry, strawberry and red plum, supported by subtle floral notes and a gentle hint of spice. …
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Price: £129.00
Stock: 12 in Stock

Vintage Port,
Special Collectors Edition

Poças Vintage 2018 is the most pure and perfect translation of how special this year was, and still is, for the Poças family, as they celebrated their first 100 years! This wine symbolizes the memories, stories and strong relationships that are integral to a successful family business. They are the reason why family businesses succeed over so many generations. This Special Collector’s Edition Vintage Port, with a unique design, carries the names of the family and long-standing friends and clients, who participated in the collaborative “lagarada” celebrating the 100th anniversary of the company. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 9 in Stock

Prazo de Roriz
Red Wine, Douro

Prats & Symington was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between the well known Bordeaux winemaker, Bruno Prats and the Symington family. It is an independent company specialising in dry red wines which has been at the forefront of the DOC Douro quality revolution and instrumental in driving forward the high quality image of the region.

The Prazo de Roriz is characterized in particular by red fruits, raspberries and cherries and the Roriz terroir provides a distinctive minerality and appealing peppery spice. Made for drinking young, but with the potential for developing in-bottle for several years. …
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Price: £16.95
Stock: 41 in Stock

Alentejo Red Wine

Lying on the slopes of the São Mamede Range at an altitude of 500 metres in the Alentejo sub-region of Portalegre, the property benefits from cooler and wetter conditions than the hot Alentejo plain. The Fonte Souto wines express the freshness and elegance provided by the altitude, as well as the structure and complexity from the estate’s extensive collection of mature, low-yielding vines.

The Fonte Souto Estate red wine embodies all the strengths of the property’s unique terroir: the freshness and balance afforded by the altitude; the concentration, which derives from mature, low-yielding vines, and the complexity and structure provided by the judicious combination of grape varieties. …
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Price: £16.95
Stock: 19 in Stock

Vintage Port

Quinta de La Rosa is a small estate in the heart of the Port wine-growing region in Alto Douro, near Pinhao, owned and operated by the Bergqvist family.

The Quinta and its vineyards were given to the Bergqvist family as a Christening present by the Feuerheerds, who established the property in 1906.

It remains one of the few Single Quinta where the vineyards start at the bank of the Douro and rise 450 meters to the towering top of the mountain. From the river's edge to the top, one passes through 11 different microclimates. This gives La Rosa great flexibility to add variety and complexity to its Ports. …
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Price: £49.00
Stock: 33 in Stock

Vintage Port
*** 95+ Points Mark Squires - Wine Advocate ***

2018 Quinta do Noval
Noval has had a run of vintage port declarations in recent years and 2018 is no exception. Only 1600 cases have been produced from the 2018 harvest and quantities are tiny. Managing director Christian Selly offers his insight into the vintage: ‘Like 2017, 2018 was a year of low yields, but for different reasons. 2017 was a year of extreme drought, while 2018 was marked in the first part of the year by heavy rainfall. This meant that potential yields were naturally much reduced by the difficulties of the flowering period. Subsequently however, a long hot dry summer ensued. …
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Price: £89.00
Stock: 55 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 2018 Quinta do Vesuvio is one of my top Port wines of the 2018 vintage. Flamboyant, full of concentration lovely violet nose and absolutely loaded with red fruit at this early stage. Tannins are finely resolved and should provide the structure for the wine to develop. Only 965 cases made so will be in short supply 95/100. TC VWP June 2020


Reviews

Richard Mayson
Quinta do Vesúvio 2018 *****
A blend of 54% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca / Alicante Bouschet (co-fermented) and 6%
Sousão (for freshness), predominantly from cooler north / north -west facing vineyards:
Beautifully lifted, scented floral aromas (rose petals), vinous and overt; …
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Price: £79.00
Stock: 14 in Stock

Vintage Port Magnum 150cl
Please allow 7 days for delivery

The 2018 Quinta do Vesuvio is one of my top Port wines of the 2018 vintage. Flamboyant, full of concentration lovely violet nose and absolutely loaded with red fruit at this early stage. Tannins are finely resolved and should provide the structure for the wine to develop. Only 965 cases made so will be in short supply 95/100. TC VWP June 2020


Reviews

Richard Mayson
Quinta do Vesúvio 2018 *****
A blend of 54% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca / Alicante Bouschet (co-fermented) and 6%
Sousão (for freshness), predominantly from cooler north / north -west facing vineyards:
Beautifully lifted, scented floral aromas (rose petals), vinous and overt; …
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Price: £169.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Douro, Red Wine

Quinta do Vesuvio is one of the greatest estates of the Douro. The magnificent house, chapel and winery were built in 1827. Vesuvio has been considered one of the most important properties of the Douro throughout its long history. The 137-hectare vineyard is predominantly north and west facing and rises from 110 meters at the river side to 450 meters. This estate makes exceptionally balanced wines, amongst the finest in the entire region. The soil is predominantly schistous with small granite outcrops.

Touriga Nacional is one of the two most important grape varieties for the Vesuvio red wine. …
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Price: £54.95
Stock: 2 in Stock

Reserva, Red Wine, Dao, Portugal

Quinta dos Carvalhais Tinto Reserva is deep red in colour, with aromas of black fruit and spices lifted by hints of menthol. It is firm and powerful in the mouth with structured, ripe tannins and good acidity.

This 105-hectare property, situated at an altitude of 465-500 metres above sea level, has 50 hectares under vine. Warm days and cool nights at this altitude slow down the grape ripening process and result in wines with lovely depth yet vibrant fruit and a signature freshness. The vineyards are planted on poor granite soils with a predominance of indigenous Dão varieties including Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Encruzado. …
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Price: £33.50
Stock: 4 in Stock

Vintage Port
Quinta do Bom Retiro
Presented in Original Gift Box
***93 Points- Wine Enthusiast***

Ramos Pinto is delighted to announce the release of the 2018 Quinta do Bom Retiro 2018 Vintage Port, this is only the second release from the single Quinta in over two decades.
Quinta do Bom Retiro is only produced in exceptional years from the best plots on the Bom Retiro estate The estate dates back to 1789 when Queen D. Maria I included the Quinta in the Feitoria Demarcated Region. With a total of 110 hectares, 64 planted to vines with an average age of 40 years, the Quinta has a long history of producing exceptional vintage ports.

Ramos Pinto has always been a pioneer in the Douro, Bom Retiro was the Quinta first to use new planting methods suited to the terroir of the Douro. …
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Price: £94.50
Stock: 23 in Stock

Vintage Port
In Original Sandeman Gift Box
***94 Points- Decanter 2023 Silver Award Winner***

2018 Sandeman Vintage Port. Sandeman did not produce a 2017 Classic Vintage Port in the knowledge that they had something better in the cask. The Single Quinta they produced in 2017 was in my top three Ports of the vintage so everything is looking good for the 2018. The price tag of the 2018 is hefty - well above other declared ports in this year. Early reviews appear to indicate that it merits it status.

Wine Makers Notes.
On the nose intense and precise aromas of blackberry and black cherry combine with herbal nuances, spice and cocoa. On the palate it has a powerful attack, with a lively acidity and firm but ripe tannins. …
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Price: £119.00
Stock: 75 in Stock

Vintage Port
***94 Points- Decanter 2023 Silver Award Winner***

2018 Sandeman Vintage Port. Sandeman did not produce a 2017 Classic Vintage Port in the knowledge that they had something better in the cask. The Single Quinta they produced in 2017 was in my top three Ports of the vintage so everything is looking good for the 2018. The price tag of the 2018 is hefty - well above other declared ports in this year. Early reviews appear to indicate that it merits it status.

Wine Makers Notes.
On the nose intense and precise aromas of blackberry and black cherry combine with herbal nuances, spice and cocoa. On the palate it has a powerful attack, with a lively acidity and firm but ripe tannins. …
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Price: £99.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Half Bottle 37.5 cl
***98 Points- Wine Enthusiast***
***95 Points- Wine Advocate***

Impressive purple-black core with a narrow purple rim. An intense burst of powerful woodland fruit, a dense coulis of blackberry and blackcurrant, almost overwhelms the nose. The black fruit aromas are infused with discreet notes of cherry and mocha. As would be expected of Taylor’s, the fruit is very fine and focused, but the year seems to have given it an additional layer of density and weight. A familiar veil of violet scent hangs over the wine, together with a fragrance of rose petal and wild, minty herbal aromas. On the palate, the wine has beautifully ripe tannins, which integrate perfectly into the mid-palate, providing both structure and volume, and then break out on the finish with a firm wiry, grip. …
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Price: £47.50
Stock: 29 in Stock