Unsubscribe at any time.
Fortified
Fortified
Domaine Rolet Macvin du Jura Rouge
French Fortified
Garnet red in colour, with kirsch-like aromas of sweet cherries and ripe fruit. The palate balances sweetness and alcohol, leaving a gentle fruit sensation on the finish. Poulsard must is combined with old destemmed marc that spent more than six years in oak. The finished Macvin then ages for more than thirty-six months. Serve cool, between six and eight degrees Celsius.
Blandy’s Rainwater Medium Dry Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Rainwater is made from Tinta Negra and presented in a medium-dry style. Pale golden colour accompanies nutty aromas and a light, fresh palate. Vinification begins in stainless steel with natural yeast, and fortification takes place after about four days. Maturation lasts three years in American oak casks. The wine is blended, filtered and clarified before bottling and contains eighteen percent alcohol.
d’Arenberg 2009 The Vintage Fortified Shiraz
Australian Fortified
Fruitcake, spice and plum pudding appear with melted butter and brandy-snap notes. The palate is dense and layered, with figs, plums, star anise, liquorice, cloves and candied citrus peel. Chewy tannins and acidity frame a long, clean, fresh finish. Fine brandy spirit brings juniper, rose and apricot notes. Made entirely from Shiraz in McLaren Vale, the fortified red reaches 17.5 percent alcohol.
Narrative Fortified
Canadian Fortified
Merlot and Syrah are fermented in concrete, then fortified mid-ferment with grape spirit distilled on site. The wine spends at least two years in neutral oak before bottling. Pepper, sweet black cherry and chocolate sit within a lightly creamy texture and smooth finish. It can be served slightly chilled or at room temperature, with toasted almonds or fruitcake.
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Triana Pedro Ximénez
Spanish Dessert
Dark mahogany with iodine reflections, the wine combines dried fruit, mature fruit, raisins and toast. Its palate is velvety, structured and dense, with plum and raisin flavours and a persistent finish. Made entirely from Pedro Ximénez, the wine reaches fifteen percent alcohol and comes from Jerez-Xérès-Sherry. The fruit is dried in the sun for several days before vinification.
M. Antonio de la Riva Manzanilla Fina Miraflores Baja
Spanish Fortified
Intense aromas of chalk and hydrocarbon notes sit above a saline palate marked by anise and basil. Palomino Fino comes mainly from the Casilla Verde vineyard in Miraflores Baja, around seven kilometres from the Atlantic, with a smaller share from neighbouring sites. The wine averages three to three and a half years under flor in a traditional criaderas-and-solera system.
Bodegas Barón Soluqua Manzanilla Pasada
Spanish Fortified
Pale yellow in colour, the wine has concentrated aromas with old casks, dried flowers, nuts and a delicate nuance from biological ageing. The palate is fleshy and very dry, with weight, acidity, slight bitterness and a pleasant finish. Made from Palomino, it averages twelve years of ageing and contains fifteen percent alcohol. The designation is Manzanilla–Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Bodegas Barón Micaela Palo Cortado
Spanish Fortified
Caramel and toasted nuts meet a light butter note, bitter orange, sea-breeze salinity and tobacco leaf. Dried herbs, gentle bitterness, vivid acidity and balance are also present. Made from one hundred percent Palomino and aged an average of twenty-five years, this medium-dry Sherry contains nineteen percent alcohol. Its Sanlúcar de Barrameda origin sits within Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
Pamplemousse Jus 2024 Fortified
Canadian Fortified
Castel and Marquette grapes form the blend. Fortification uses a grape-based spirit from Maple Leaf Distilling, and the wine ages for one year. Gentle oxidative character accompanies dried cranberries, raisins and subtle spice. Production totalled 570 bottles. This first fortified release comes from a small independent natural winery in Summerland, British Columbia, established by a group of friends.
Domaine de la Tournelle Macvin du Jura Blanc NV
French Fortified
Chardonnay juice makes up two thirds of the blend, with one third Jura pomace. The pomace spends three years in cask. The juice settles statically for twelve hours before assembly. The finished blend remains in cask for twenty-four to thirty-six months. Bottling is unfiltered and without sulphur dioxide. Alcohol is seventeen percent, with residual sugar between 180 and 220 grams per litre.
Ramos Pinto 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
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.
Château de Beaulon Pineau des Charentes Blanc 5 Years
French Fortified
White flowers, honey, vanilla, mandarin and dried apricot define this fine, fresh and fruity fortified white. The blend is eighty percent Semillon and twenty percent Sauvignon Blanc, combined with Cognac eau-de-vie from the same estate. The youngest component spends five years in oak casks. Supple maturity accompanies the fruit, and the wine has eighteen percent alcohol.
L.N. Mattei Cap Corse Grande Réserve Quinquina Blanc
French Fortified
Floral notes characterize the fortified wine base. Muscat and Vermentinu are used, and all sweetness comes from grape must used for the mistelle. Citrus and cedrat appear on the nose and palate, with quinine bitterness in a fresh, zesty profile. The red counterpart is drier. The blend contains seventeen percent alcohol and no added colour, and it is made in Corsica.
Kopke 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
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.
L.N. Mattei Cap Corse Grande Réserve Quinquina Rouge
French Fortified
Floral notes open this bittersweet aperitif, followed by cocoa, quinine and a long, spicy finish. Muscat and Vermentinu form the fortified wine base, and all sweetness comes from grape must used for the mistelle. The blend contains seventeen percent alcohol and no added colour. It is made in Corsica, where the two grape varieties are native to the Cap Corse region.
El Maestro Sierra Fino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Spanish Fortified
Golden colour with copper reflections is present. Almond, dried fruit, raisined fruit, peach and nut notes appear with freshness. The palate is dry, and the finish is clean and fresh. Palomino Fino forms the wine. Biological ageing takes place under a layer of flor in the solera system. The alcohol level is fifteen percent by volume.
Van Zellers & Co. 2020 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Deep ruby colour appears with wild blackberry syrup, cassis, liquorice, cracked black pepper and cardamom. The palate has structure, volume and a velvety texture, with integrated brandy, fruit richness and freshness. The wine was bottled unfiltered. It aged in very old wooden Port casks and small stainless-steel vats. The grapes grow on schist in the Douro, and alcohol is 20.2 percent.
Château d’Orignac Pineau des Charentes NV
French Fortified
Apricot, yellow fruit, honey, raisins, spice, flowers and orange shape the profile, with a sweet yet refreshing palate. The blend is sixty percent Merlot and forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine matures for at least five years in 225-litre French oak barrels. Golden and amber tones are present, and alcohol is eighteen percent. The grapes come from Fins Bois.
Primitivo Collantes Amontillado Fino Fossi
Spanish Fortified
Clear amber colour accompanies dried fruit, cereal aromas, preserves and pepper, with marked acidity and a balance of acidity and sweetness. Palomino Fino comes from the Matalián vineyard. Biological ageing under flor lasts five years; the wine is then fortified and continues through about ten years of oxidative ageing in the criaderas-and-solera system. The palate is fresh and savoury with saline notes.
Château Eugénie Ratafia
French Fortified
Deep amber in colour, this aperitif shows fig, Agen prune and fresh walnut. Sweetness is balanced by freshness in the walnut and prune aromas. Fresh grape juice is combined with spirit distilled from marc, then aged in barrels for 24 to 36 months. It is a traditional aperitif from Quercy. Serve at 10°C. Suggested pairings include foie gras and chocolate desserts.
Kopke 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
Delicate orange-green colour introduces dried fruit, spice and fine wood. The palate is rich and concentrated, with a long, velvety finish. Grapes are harvested by hand, destemmed and crushed before fermentation in temperature-controlled lagares. Grape brandy fortifies the wine, and components from different harvests mature in oak casks for varying periods. The age on the label represents the blend’s average.
El Maestro Sierra Cream Sherry
Spanish Fortified
Almond, prune, raisin, caramel, roast coffee and tobacco form the aromatic profile. The palate is rich and sweet, with balancing acidity, a round texture and good intensity. Cinnamon and walnut appear on the finish. The blend combines fifteen-year-old Oloroso with five-year-old Pedro Ximénez, which accounts for thirty percent, followed by four years in old American oak through the solera system.
Quarles Harris 2003 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Vibrant red berry and cassis aromas accompany raisins and cloves. The palate is rich and full-bodied, with smooth, ripe tannins and a long finish. Ripe plum and spice meet concentrated sweetness in a clean, mouth-filling profile. The fortified wine comes from Portugal's Douro region, carries 20 percent alcohol and uses Touriga Nacional within its blend.
Quinta Vale D. Maria 2005 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Violet, dark-red and purple hues introduce mature dark-red fruit. Blackberry, black cherry, plum jam and cassis appear with rock rose. Power and balance accompany finesse and a long, fruity finish. The fruit comes from a single south-facing vineyard in the Rio Torto valley, within Portugal's Douro region. Around eight hundred cases were produced from this vintage.
Warre’s 2016 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
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
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.
Quarles Harris 1980 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Almost dark red and opaque in colour, this fortified wine shows tar, fig, liquorice and date. The finish is dry and savoury. Full-bodied character appears with delicate acidity, balance and elegance, alongside cacao, dark chocolate, toffee, fudge and candy. The blend includes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca. It comes from the Douro Valley in Portugal.
Taylor Fladgate 2017 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Fine, linear fruit meets graphite, violets, citrus, wild herbs and gum cistus in this deeply coloured Vintage Port. Muscular tannins lead to a firm, grippy finish with pure berry fruit. Opaque black at the centre with a purple rim, the blend includes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca.
Quinta do Noval 2000 Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
Messias 1968 Colheita Port
Portuguese Fortified
The blend brings together Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão. Amber colour is marked by green hues. The profile is complex and intense, with nutmeg, orange peel and roasted almonds. The wine is full-bodied and complex, and the finish is excellent. Fermentation takes place in a granite lagar, followed by at least seven years of oak ageing.
All listed prices are before tax unless stated otherwise. Vintage availability may vary.