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Fortified Wines
Quinta Da Pedra Alta Vintage Port 2018
Regular price £49.95Elegance is our raison d'etre at QPA, which is embodied in our Vintage Port. Showing complex aromas of red, blue and black fruits, with chocolate, spice notes and lifted aromatics. This is a rich, restrained, elegant style of Vintage Port with a complex, seamless palate.
Drink now to accompany Stilton or Gorgonzola, or cellar as it will gain further complexity over the next 20 years.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
Grapes: Touriga Nacional (49%), Touriga Franca (27.5%), Tinta Roriz (13%), Sousão (9%), Tinta Barroca (1.5%)
ABV: 19.5%
Quinta do Noval Extra Dry White Port
Regular price £14.95Fresh, clean and delicately sweet with elegant fruit and floral notes, hints of honey, almond and a touch of spice. Great served as a long drink with tonic and a slice of orange.
Country:Portugal
Region: Douro
Grapes: Malvasia Fina
ABV: 20%
Fernando de Castilla Antique Palo Cortado 50cl
Regular price £44.95Truly awesome! The awesomeness of which will set any sherry aficionados taste buds trembling.
A fine rare wine, which combines the pure tangy nuttiness of Amontillado with the smooth smoky richness of Oloroso in an elegant complex style.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 20%
Grapes: Palomino
Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is located in the historic centre of Jerez. Its story began with the aristocratic Andrada-Vanderwilde family, who for two centuries provided grapes and wine for the production of sherry in the area. In 1972 Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde took over some old sherry cellars and brandy soleras from a couple of local bodegas, and changed the name of the company from Fernando III to Fernando de Castilla.
Fernando de Castilla Classic Cream NV
Regular price £18.95A rich amber colour. Fascinatingly complex with a light Christmas pudding nose of dried fruits, nuts, and a well flambéed crust. The rich concentrated flavours and tangy acidity are softened by a sweetness on the palate which brings it all together in a wonderfully balanced way.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Palomino Fino 80% and Pedro Ximenez 20%
Food match: Christmas Pud!
Graham's Blend No 12 Ruby Port 750ml
Regular price £22.95Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
Grapes:
ABV: 18%
Wonderful as a long summer drink with a slice of fresh orange and a strawberry and sparkling wine...
Midnight Spritz Recipe
• 40ml Blend N 12
• 60ml Dry sparkling wine
• 1 strawberry and 1/4 slice of
Orange
Pour Blend N 12 into a balloon glass containing a generous serving of ice. Top up with your favourite dry sparkling wine and then garnish with 1 fresh strawberry and a slice of orange.
Fernando de Castilla Classic Pedro Ximenez 750ml
Regular price £28.00Tastes like blended alcoholic sweet-raisins - one of the most amazing sweet dessert wines. Pair with strong hard cheese or pour over vanilla ice cream for a decadent dessert.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Pedro Ximenez
Bodegas Lustau En Rama Fino del Puerto 2022 50cl
Regular price £19.95The coastal town of El Puerto de Santa María enjoys mild weather all year round. This has a crucial influence on finos aged therein since the flor grows in ideal environmental conditions. This fino, selected for its tipicity and genuineness, is aged under “flor” in American oak casks for 5 years and bottled without any treatment.
Country: Spain
Region: El Puerto de Santa María
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
Blandy's Madeira 10 YO Sercial 500ML
Regular price £24.95Blandy’s 10 year old Sercial is fined and does not require decanting. It is excellent as an aperitif but is also exceedingly good with starters, fish dishes and Indian cuisine.
It has been bottled when ready for drinking and will keep for several months after opening.
“Dry, bitter almonds. Lovely balancing acidity and hazelnuts on the finish, which is long and satisfying.”
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Sercial
ABV: 19%
Sercial is the driest style of Madeira and matches well with soft goats cheese, green olives and feta or Chinese food!
Niepoort Ruby Reserve Port 750ml
Regular price £28.00Dark red in colour, with a fresh vibrant aroma of dark fruits which follows through on the palate along with a mineral character, a youthful wine with good extract and great balance, offering superb "drinkability". Ready to drink now, after a meal, on its own or with soft cheeses.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
Grapes: Field Blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional,
Tinta Francisca and others.
ABV: 20%
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2014
Regular price £78.00Deep dark ruby-purple with a spicy and wild berry nose, with soft velvety, ripe black fruits, great freshness and balance. Elegant yet powerful. Full-bodied and fleshy with firm backbone of tannins and a long finish. Very seductive and perfectly delicious now, but will of course repay decades of bottle ageing and reveal its full potential over time.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
and Tinta Roriz and Sousão
ABV: 20%
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 2014 VINTAGE
The heavy rainfall that we had in 2013/2014, well
distributed throughout the year, reasonable temperatures
in winter and a fresh month of August, enabled the vines to
maintain a healthy appearance, with lots of leaves
throughout the cycle, which protected the grapes from the
peaks of heat during the summer, safeguarding the health
of the bunches. At the end of August, the harvest was
looking wonderful, with beautiful healthy grapes and an
excellent sugar and acidity balance, ideal for making great
Port.
Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Ruby Port 75cl
Regular price £15.95Six Grapes is one of Graham’s original Port labels. It is a delicious, brilliant value for money wine, with grapes sourced from the same vineyards (Quinta dos Malvedos and Quinta das Lages) that make to Graham’s Vintage Ports in ‘declared’ years. Full-bodied, with rich, ripe black fruit on the palate and wild berry aromas.
The 6 distinctive grape bunches on the bottle is taken from the identification symbols historically used in the Graham’s Bodega to identify the wines destined to make up the Six Grapes blend.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
ABV: 20%
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barocca
Grahams Blend No5 White Port White Port 750ml
Regular price £22.95Fresh citrus fruit and apple aromas, with liquorish and tropical notes...
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
Grapes:
ABV: 18%
Wonderful as a long summer drink with a slice of fresh orange and tonic...
White Port & Tonic Recipe
• 50ml Blend N 5
• Light Tonic Water
• Fresh Mint
• Slice of Lemon
Pour Blend N 5 into a highball glass with plenty of ice. Top up with tonic and garnish with fresh mint & a lemon slice.
Diatomists Manzanilla 375ml
Regular price £14.95Tangy, zesty flavours of green apple and citrus followed with the classic yeasty, bready and saline notes of Manzanilla. Enjoy it as a refreshing aperitif on a hot day, or as the locals do along side some mixed tapas such as prawns, jamon, garlic clams and padron peppers.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
Manzanilla is a style of Fino sherry originating from the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda where the close proximitiy to the sea and the high humidity contribute to a stronger growth of flor. Made from 100% Palomino, this Manzanillia spent 8 years going through the criaderas and solera system under flor. A lovely pale straw colour, this wine has a pronounced nose of almonds with hints of white peach and distinctive aromas of flor. The palate is light and dry with salty, nutty flavours which are perfectly balanced by a restrained citrus acidity and a pleasant bitterness that lingers on the finish.
New wave Sherry! Diatomists was founded by three friends - Antonio Antonio Morenés (7th Generation Jerezano!) and his friends George from Oxford, and Tommy from Barcelona They all share a passion for wine produced in Andalucía and have over 20 years combined experience in the wine trade, the Diatomists team explore every corner of this southernmost point of Spain in search of winemakers committed to excellence.
Blandy’s 10 Year Old Gift Box 4x20cl
Regular price £37.95
Blandy's 10yo Bual, Sercial, Verdelho and Malmsey 20cl bottles in a lovely gift set. Perfect for someone who loves Madeira, but can't choose their favourite style.
Rich and intense, with enviable rancio characteristics. Mocha, toffee and dried apricot flavours and scents. Very long on the finish.
Great intensity, revealing a bouquet of dried fruits such as figs and prunes, with notes of almonds and oak and subtle hints of toffee and vanilla spice. The palate is sumptuous. Medium sweet and very smooth with a superb balance of coffee and fruit flavours with a clean and sharp acidity. Lovely persistent aftertaste.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Bual
ABV: 19%
Medium Sweet style
Fernando de Castilla Antique Oloroso (50cl) NV
Regular price £37.95Very pure and classic attributes, fine polished and beautifully crafted. Quite earthy and masculine. Very dry and aromatic with walnut, spices and orange peel notes.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 20%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is located in the historic centre of Jerez. Its story began with the aristocratic Andrada-Vanderwilde family, who for two centuries provided grapes and wine for the production of sherry in the area. In 1972 Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde took over some old sherry cellars and brandy soleras from a couple of local bodegas, and changed the name of the company from Fernando III to Fernando de Castilla.
Grapes are sourced from Fernando de Castilla's partners vineyards in the Jerez district. The soil type is Albariza. Picking takes place in early September. Oloroso typically comes from the second pressing of the grapes or the coarser wines. This wine does not spend any of its life under flor and is fortified in the February after harvest to 18% abv. This is then added to the first Criadera of the Oloroso Solera. The Antique Oloroso is bottled without blending, cold stabilization or filtration of any kind in order to preserve the subtlety, purity and distinctive aromas. On average this wine is 20 years old.
Fernando de Castilla Fino en Rama 75cl NV
Regular price £19.95This Sherry is straw-coloured - darker than a normal fino as it has not been carbon-filtered. The aroma is yeasty with notes of apples and almonds. Intensely nutty and savoury on the palate with a distinct character of fresh bread and a salty tang. Dry, with a bitter twist. Best enjoyed at 6-8 degrees C.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
Blandy's 10 YO Bual 500ML
Regular price £24.95Rich and intense, with enviable rancio characteristics. Mocha, toffee and dried apricot flavours and scents. Very long on the finish.
Great intensity, revealing a bouquet of dried fruits such as figs and prunes, with notes of almonds and oak and subtle hints of toffee and vanilla spice. The palate is sumptuous. Medium sweet and very smooth with a superb balance of coffee and fruit flavours with a clean and sharp acidity. Lovely persistent aftertaste.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Bual
ABV: 19%
Medium Sweet style
Marsala Baglio Florio 1998 50cl
Regular price £26.00A full sweet, yet smooth and rich wine. A perfect wine to serve at the end of a meal with its heady nutty flavours, caramel notes and mouth watering backbone of acidity. Pair with ripe creamy cheeses for a full on taste sensation.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Grillo
ABV: 19%
Blandy's 10 YO Verdelho 500ML
Regular price £24.95“The non-vintage 10-Year-Old Verdelho has a delightful, resinous bouquet with touches of mahogany bureau and hazelnut. The palate is crisp and taut on the entry, with vibrant acidity, and demonstrates more depth and chutzpah than its counterpart Sercial. The finish is focused with a subtle smoky note lingering after the wine has departed”
Blandy’s 10 year old Verdelho is fined and does not require decanting. It is excellent served slightly chilled as an aperitif but is also exceedingly good with soups, oysters, feathered game and patês.
It has been bottled ready for drinking and will keep for several months after opening.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Verdelho
ABV: 19%
Food Match: Strong mature or blue cheese
Medium Sweet
Blandy's 10 YO Malmsey 500ML
Regular price £24.95The rich-styled Malmsey is the most famous of the Madeira grape varietals, located today mostly in the region of São Jorge on the north of the island. The wine is matured in small oak casks, which are naturally heated for 10 years at the Blandy?s Wine Lodges in the centre of Funchal.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Malvasia
ABV: 19%
A dark, rich, sweet style of wine.
Food Match: Chocolate Torte with vanilla Ice Cream