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Fonseca NV Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
$28.99
Apricot and plum lead, with mellow butterscotch, warm spice and a touch of dried fruit behind them. The palate is rich and jammy yet neatly lifted by fresh acidity, giving the sweetness shape and energy. Soft texture and gentle nutty warmth carry through a crisp, composed finish.
Fonseca NV Ruby Port
Portuguese Fortified
$28.99
Black cherry and cassis fill the nose, joined by ripe plum and a subtle floral note. Full-bodied and sweet without losing shape, the palate carries dark berry fruit through velvety texture and firm, well-integrated tannins. Freshness keeps the richness composed, leading to a long, generous and fruit-driven finish.
Taylor Fladgate 1997 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$28.99
Deep and inky in colour, with macerated black fruit, a vegetal edge and white pepper. Rich, sweet and weighty on entry, the wine remains fluid, with ripe tannins, integrated alcohol and sweet, toasty, peppery black-fruit flavours. The finish is rich, sweet and structured. Fruit comes from estate vineyards and other sites in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior.
Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port 200 mL
Portuguese Fortified
$16.99
Deep tawny colour accompanies complex nutty aromas, honey and figs. The palate carries rich, mature fruit flavours, a mellow texture and a long finish. Component wines mature in seasoned oak casks of 534 litres for an average of ten years. The house blends them to a consistent style. The finished Port contains twenty percent alcohol. Serve slightly chilled as an aperitif or after a meal.
Taylor Fladgate Fine White Port
Portuguese Fortified
$26.99
Sweet fruit, honey and wood shape a rich, perfumed aroma. The palate is full-bodied and velvety, with a long, flavoursome finish. White grapes grow mainly on the upper terraces of the Douro Valley. Individual wines mature in wooden vats for about three years before blending. The blend includes Malvasia Fina, Viozinho, Esgana Cão, Rabigato and Gouveio, and contains twenty percent alcohol.
Dow’s 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$31.99
Blackberry and blueberry aromas are joined by mint. The substantial mouthfeel carries black-forest fruit, fleshy black plum, peppery tannins and fine acidity, with tobacco and tea in a long, dry finish. Grapes come from Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira and are trodden in modern lagares. The blend includes Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Sousão, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz.
Graham’s 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$37.99
Blackcurrant and blackberry meet dried mint, eucalyptus, liquorice and rock rose. The profile also includes black fruit, cocoa, black plum and white pepper. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional lead the blend, with smaller portions of Sousão, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca. It matured for five years in large oak barrels. Dark chocolate or firm cheeses are suitable companions.
Quinta da Pacheca Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
$38.99
The colour shows amber tones, while the profile includes nuts, dried fruit and red-fruit aromas. The tawny is assembled from younger wines aged three or four years and older wines aged seven or eight years. Maturation takes place in wooden barrels. It can be served as an aperitif or with cheese and chocolate desserts. Maria Serpa Pimentel is the winemaker.
Ramos Pinto Fine Ruby Port
Portuguese Fortified
$38.99
This Ruby Port is blended from young wines averaging three years. Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão and Touriga Nacional make up the grape varieties. Dense, bright red colour accompanies fresh cherry, blackberry, plum, raspberry and a touch of fresh mint. The attack is voluminous, and the finish is firm. The wine contains eighteen and a half percent alcohol.
Ramos Pinto 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$53.99
Concentrated ruby colour, nearly opaque at the centre, accompanies ripe cherry, raspberry, black plum, eucalyptus and cedar. Cherry, plum, sweet red berries and bergamot sit with meaty, silky tannins. The blend contains Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca, Sousão, Tinto Cão and Tinta Roriz. Grapes are foot-crushed in lagares, and the wine ages in large casks. It is bottled without filtration or hot and cold treatment.
Kopke 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
$58.99
Golden colour and an amber rim accompany spice, dried fruit, wood and honey. The palate is smooth and round, with intense dried-fruit flavours. Wines from different harvests mature for varied periods in oak casks before blending, and their average age defines the ten-year designation. Traditional Douro grapes grow on schist-sandstone soils, with granite in places and vineyards reaching elevations of up to 600 metres.
Warre’s 2016 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$149.99
Old mixed vines from Cavadinha and Retiro account for nearly half of the blend, with Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca from Quinta da Telhada. The wine combines structure and complexity with acidity, freshness and floral aromatics. It carries balance, elegance, length and rich character. Harvesting at Cavadinha finished on October 10, after cold mornings gave the grapes a pre-fermentation cold soak.
Ramos Pinto 2020 Quinta de Ervamoira Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$151.99
Deep, opaque colour accompanies intense raspberry and wild-berry aromas, a light violet note and fresh mint. The palate is structured and complex, with silky, fresh tannins, layers of fruit and freshness. The finish is silky and aromatic. Touriga Nacional makes up seventy-four percent of the blend, with Touriga Franca, Sousão and Tinto Cão completing it. Fermentation lasts four to five days in granite lagares.
Fonseca 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
$95.99
Deep amber colour with russet highlights accompanies ripe, plummy mature fruit. Cinnamon, butterscotch, subtle oak and opulent nutty character are all present. Selected red Ports from Cima Corgo and Douro Superior mature in small oak casks. Cask ageing is part of the method; the wine shows tawny colour and a smoother, mellower character. This age-stated fortified wine comes from Portugal’s Douro Valley.
Dow’s 2010 Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$96.99
Bright floral freshness accompanies rock rose, eucalyptus, mint and intense blackberry. Ripe black fruit sits beside liquorice and peppery tannins. The blend includes Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and old mixed vines. The fruit comes from Quinta do Bomfim at Pinhão in Portugal’s Douro Valley, and a longer fermentation results in a drier Port profile.
Quinta do Noval 2004 Nacional Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$899.99
Blackberry, blackcurrant and dark plum are lifted by violet, cranberry and a touch of citrus freshness. Liquorice, cistus, rosemary and incense add savoury aromatic detail. The palate is powerful and concentrated, yet the mineral line and bright acidity keep the sweetness controlled through a long finish. Decant for sediment and serve in small pours with blue cheese, dark chocolate or walnuts.