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Dow’s 1970 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Plum and liquorice meet almond, marzipan and a hint of orange in this richly flavoured Vintage Port. Floral notes lift the fruit, while a mineral edge adds definition. Dow's 1970 balances power with finesse in a generous, concentrated style. Serve a small glass with blue cheese, toasted walnuts or a dark chocolate dessert.
Cockburn’s 1994 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Cherries and sweet dark fruit meet dried spice, walnut and a smoky, savoury edge. This Vintage Port has a generous, rounded palate, with concentrated fruit and a firm thread of tannin beneath its richness. The spice and nutty notes bring another dimension to the sweetness, carrying through a long finish.
González Byass Noé Pedro Ximénez VORS 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Dense ebony in colour, this very old Pedro Ximénez layers raisin, fig, roasted coffee and warm spice. The palate is intensely sweet yet fresh and silky, with concentrated dried-fruit flavour and a long, enveloping finish. Made from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez and aged for an average of 30 years in American oak through the criaderas and solera system, it suits dark chocolate, vanilla ice cream or acidic fruit.
Larios Málaga Pedro Ximénez–Moscatel
Spanish Fortified
Mahogany-toned and sweet, this traditional Málaga liqueur wine layers sun-dried grape, liquorice, toffee, roasted nuts and coffee. The palate is savoury and silky, with balanced richness and a long, elegant finish. Built from Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel de Málaga, with a small addition of concentrated grape must, it matures statically in oak. Pour it with chocolate desserts or enjoy a small glass after dinner.
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Pastrana Manzanilla Pasada
Spanish Fortified
Golden and very dry, this single-vineyard Manzanilla Pasada combines sea-spray salinity with toasted almond, hazelnut and subtle oxidative notes. The palate is concentrated yet delicate, showing firm freshness, balance and a long, elegant finish. Made from Palomino Fino grown in the Pastrana vineyard in the Miraflores district, it is excellent with olives, cured meats, pâté, consommé, shellfish, fish or aged cheese. Serve well chilled.
El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximénez 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Sun-dried grapes yield a dense, sweet and silky fortified wine with exotic spice, red-fruit and caramel notes. Lively acidity keeps the richness lifted and almost refreshing. After pressing, the must is fortified to stop fermentation, clarified, fortified again and transferred to American-oak butts for oxidative ageing through the solera and criaderas system. Serve at room temperature with blue cheese.
Lustau Moscatel Emilín Solera Familiar 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Dark mahogany colour with an iodine-toned rim accompanies intense floral and citrus aromas. Dried fruit and spice shape a smooth, rich palate whose considerable sweetness is balanced by natural acidity. Made entirely from Moscatel grown at Las Cruces vineyard in Chipiona, the wine matures for eight years in Jerez de la Frontera. Serve lightly chilled with citrus desserts, pastries or rich fruit cake.
Bodegas Barón Micaela Manzanilla
Spanish Fortified
Fresh and youthful, this biologically aged Manzanilla shows green apple, wet chalk, chamomile, green olive and a sea-breeze salinity. The palate is very dry and light-bodied, with sharp acidity, gentle bitterness and a nutty finish. Made from Palomino in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, it spends four years ageing under flor. Serve well chilled with olives, fried fish, shellfish, sushi or cured meats.
Fonseca Bin 27 Reserve Port 200 mL
Portuguese Fortified
Blackberry, cassis, cherry and plum lead this full-bodied reserve Port, with spice adding depth to the dark-fruit core. Time in large oak vats rounds the palate, bringing a smooth, velvety texture, firm tannins and a persistent finish. It is ready to pour without decanting. Serve slightly cool with mature cheddar, dark chocolate or berry-based desserts.
El Bandarra Vermut Rojo
Spanish Fortified
Red berries, cherry jam and dried fruit lead into bitter orange, clove, cinnamon and aromatic herbs. The palate balances rounded sweetness with wormwood bitterness, gentle oxidative depth and a warming ginger-spice finish. Macabeo and Xarel-lo form the wine base, which is fortified and infused with a broad botanical mix before resting in oak. Serve chilled over ice with orange peel, lengthen with soda, or use in a Negroni or Manhattan.
Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port 200 mL
Portuguese Fortified
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.
Lillet Rosé Wine Aperitif
French Fortified
Red fruit, orange blossom and grapefruit shape the profile. Rosy and brilliant in colour, the wine aperitif is fresh, lively and fruity, with a balanced structure, light acidity and a long aromatic finish. Selected white wines are combined with natural infusions of citrus, quinine and red fruit. The blend is not aged in oak and contains 17 percent alcohol.
Carlo Pellegrino Marsala Fine Semisecco DOC
Italian Fortified
Quince, orange peel and dried apricot shape the aromatic profile of this amber Marsala. The palate is delicate and harmonious, with a slight citrus finish. Grillo, Catarratto and Inzolia form the blend. The wine comes from western Sicily and spends more than twelve months in oak. Alcohol is 17 percent, and the style is semisecco.
Lustau Los Arcos Amontillado 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
This dry Amontillado is amber in colour, with hazelnut aromas. The palate is light, soft and round, followed by a long aftertaste. Palomino ages for equal periods under flor and in contact with oxygen at a bodega in Jerez de la Frontera, giving an average age of eight years. Alcohol is 18.5 percent and residual sugar is 6 grams per litre.
Fratelli Fici Marsala Superiore Secco
Italian Fortified
Amber colour shows antique-gold reflections, with an ethereal aroma and dry palate. Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia and Damaschino are harvested by hand in the province of Trapani. Fermentation begins in temperature-controlled steel before fortification with alcohol or wine brandy and cooked must. Oak ageing lasts at least two years. The wine contains eighteen percent alcohol and can accompany mature cheeses, smoked-fish appetizers or dessert.
Miles Rainwater Medium Dry Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Topaz colour with golden reflections leads to dried fruit, orange peel and wood. The palate is medium-dry, with refreshing citrus character and a long finish. Fermentation uses natural yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel before fortification. The wine then undergoes three months of heating and cooling, followed by three years in American oak. It contains eighteen percent alcohol.
Taylor Fladgate Fine White Port
Portuguese Fortified
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.
El Maestro Sierra 15 Year Oloroso 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Hazelnut aromas and exotic spices accompany a richly textured, nutty profile. Made from Palomino, this dry fortified wine undergoes oxidative ageing in American oak butts. The base wine is fortified to eighteen percent alcohol. Ageing through a criaderas-and-solera system lasts fifteen years. The final wine contains nineteen percent alcohol and comes from Jerez de la Frontera.
Alvear Fino Montilla-Moriles NV
Spanish Fortified
Straw colour accompanies an assertive, yeasty aroma with a crusty-bread note. The palate is clean and tangy, with a refreshing finish and a soft texture. Pedro Ximénez wine is aged biologically under a clear layer of flor yeast, which protects it from oxidation and gives the style its characteristic aroma and flavour. The wine contains fourteen-point-five percent alcohol.
Lustau Pedro Ximénez San Emilio 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Pedro Ximénez grapes are sun-dried after harvest to concentrate their natural sugar. The wine ages for twelve years in Jerez de la Frontera. Deep mahogany colour with an iodine-coloured rim accompanies floral, citrus, dried-fruit and spice notes. The palate is very sweet, smooth and velvety, with pleasant acidity and a full, long profile. Alcohol is seventeen percent.
Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
French Fortified
Bright copper colour accompanies stewed fruit, prune, walnut and herbal notes. Sichuan pepper, almond, citrus, pear and cinnamon sit with gingerbread, tobacco, oregano and hyssop above a subtle bitter base. The recipe uses thirty to forty spices and botanicals and carries sixteen percent alcohol. Serve it over ice as an aperitif or use it in a Negroni or Manhattan.
Hidalgo La Gitana Fino Clásica
Spanish Fortified
Straw-yellow in colour, this fortified wine is dry, crisp, delicate and balanced. It matures beneath a veil of flor and carries fifteen percent alcohol. Made from Palomino in Jerez, it has aromas linked to flor and a spicy, persistent palate. The style is served slightly chilled and suits tapas, cured ham, fish, seafood, mild cheese and nuts.
Dow’s 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
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.
Lustau Don Nuño Dry Oloroso Solera Reserva 375 mL
Spanish Fortified
Bronze-amber colour with gold glints accompanies walnut, tobacco, sultana and leather. The palate is dry, full and rounded, with raisin, dark chocolate and spice. A long dry finish includes sultana, nutty tobacco leaf and spice. This Oloroso undergoes oxidative ageing for twelve years at Bodega La Campana in Jerez de la Frontera. Alcohol is twenty percent.
Bodegas Hidalgo Heredad Hidalgo Medium Amontillado
Spanish Fortified
Full amber colour accompanies a medium-sweet style with complex, nutty character and a long palate. Palomino Fino is the grape. The family entered sherry production in 1792 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and the business has remained in family hands through six generations. Its vineyard holdings cover more than two hundred hectares, including some vines up to eighty years old.
Callejuela Manzanilla en Rama
Spanish Fortified
Completely unfiltered, this manzanilla is energetic and savoury, with garlic, scallion, aged sheep's cheese, brine, mushroom, fresh tobacco, straw, earth and chalk. Palomino comes from the Macharnudo, Añina and Callejuela vineyards on albariza soils. The wine ferments in stainless steel, is fortified to fifteen percent and enters a solera system. It is drawn from the ninth criadera.
Alvear Amontillado Montilla-Moriles
Spanish Fortified
Dry and light-bodied, this Amontillado combines toffee, butter pecan and apricot with burnt banana, spice and almond paste. A mild mushroom note and dried-fruit character add savoury depth, while the finish is nutty. Made from Pedro Ximénez, the wine spends about eight years in a solera system. It comes from Montilla-Moriles and is bottled at seventeen percent alcohol.
Primitivo Collantes Fino Ceballos NV
Spanish Fortified
Palomino Fino from the Pozo Galván vineyard grows on luminous albariza soils and rests for three years under flor. Olive brine, fresh meadow grass, green herbs and Marcona almonds meet a saline finish. The family’s vineyards also include Matalián and El Inglés around Chiclana de la Frontera. This dry Fino can accompany simply prepared seafood, cured ham or roast pork.
Graham’s 2019 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
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.
Vya Extra Dry Vermouth
American Fortified
Lavender, linden, elecampane and rosebuds shape an herbaceous, citrus-led profile. Golden raisin and dried apple meet lemon peel, sage and grapefruit, with a dry finish and mouthwatering acidity. The base combines dry California white wine with Essensia Orange Muscat, then receives more than fifteen botanicals. This vermouth can be served in a martini or over ice with lemon.
All listed prices are before tax unless stated otherwise. Vintage availability may vary.