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Unico Yuzu Sweet Vermouth (750ml)

South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$31. 99
Bottle
$383.88 Dozen

ABV: 16%

Tasting note: Unico Zelo have created this uniquely Australian take on sweet vermouth. Combining Adelaide Hills Merlot and Yuzu fruit, which is, according to the creators, "the most amazing little Asiatic citrus we've encountered." Initially hints of balsamic; otherwise there's (almost) a young Pinot Noir quality to this - tart red fruits are refreshed by zesty peel, mint and and hints of bitter herbs at the finish. Try it over ice as an aperitif or in The Natty-Cano 16% Alc./Vol.
45ml Unico Yuzu
120ml Pet Nat
15ml Red Bitter Liqueur
Add ingredients to a tall glass. Fill with ice.

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Valdespino Deliciosa Manzanilla (375ml)

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

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The impressive line-up is opened with the pale-colored NV Manzanilla Deliciosa, which is produced with Palomino grapes from the Miraflores vineyard and aged for five years under yeast. It is a finer version of La Guita, easy to drink, with a sweet note of apples in the nose, a polished and gentle palate, ending with a saline touch. Drink 2013-2014.
I’ve often called Valdespino “the Romanee-Conti of Jerez.” Well, there, I’ve said it. To me they represent quality and tradition at the very top of the Sherry hierarchy. The winery, soleras and brands are old, registered in 1875, but with documentation about their commercial and winegrowing activities going back to the 13th century. Their recent history starts in 1999, when Jose Estevez purchases the company from the Valdespino family. Today Valdespino is the jewel in the crown of the Grupo Estevez, which also includes Real Tesoro and La Guita, who stock and age 35,000 botas of Sherry and own 800 hectares of vineyards, 56 of which come from the Pago Macharnudo, on pure white albariza soil, one of the best vineyards in the Marco de Jerez, and 17 hectares from the heart of Macharnudo are still fermented in bota today and form the core of brands like Inocente, Tio Diego, CP or Cardenal. All the wines were carefully and slowly moved to the new facilities of the Grupo Estevez on the outskirts of Jerez, where they continue their development under the supervision of Eduardo Ojeda, technical director, winemaker, who as a wine-lover is very aware of his role preserving these old soleras, wines and traditions.
89 Points
Luis Gutiérrez - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (August 2013)

Lovely salt, Brazil nut and floral notes combine with a bitter citrus oil accent on the taut finish. Drink now. 800 cases made
89 Points
Thomas Matthews - The Wine Spectator (January 2013)

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La Guita Manzanilla (375ml)

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Screw Cap

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The NV La Guita Manzanilla has always had a very strong and marked character of brine, green olives and mustard seeds, with an overall sweet sensation. The medium-bodied palate is precise, very dry and intense, with some brine and rancio flavors and great length. The quality of this wine has increased notably in the last few years, and represents very good value and is a great introduction to Manzanilla, as availability should not be a problem with 2,000,000 bottles filled per year. As an advantage, the back label shows the month and date of the bottling, and should be drunk within a year or two.
Although the official name of this winery created in 1852 in Sanlucar de Barrameda is Hijos de Rainera Perez Marin, it’s better known by the name of the only wine they make, Manzanilla La Guita. Moreover, the company has changed hands a number of times and since 2007 belongs to Grupo Estevez who also own Valdespino and Marques del Real Tesoro, but the names remain. La Guita, and its characteristic bottle with a piece of string attached (guita has two different meanings, it’s slang for cash, but it also means string, which in fact is the root for the word guitar) is a very strong brand locally and it’s been in existence since 1908. La Guita is a truly wine from Sanlucar: not only is the wine aged for an average of four years under flor in an impressive 15,000-barrel solera spread over two different cellars in Sanlucar, but the grapes are also from Sanlucar, mainly from the Miraflores vineyard.
90 Points
Luis Gutiérrez - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (August 2013)
Unique aromas of dried apples, lemon blossom, almonds and cream. Hints of seaweed. Full-bodied, yet focused and tight with lively acidity and a beautifully composed finish of fruit and flavor. Always a winner here. Screw cap.
94 Points
JamesSuckling.com (September 2020)
This round white has texture and grip, with rich and focused flavors of apple, almond, green olive and brine. Offers plenty of fruit, but remains grounded thanks to the briny character. Expressive and balanced. Drink now. 5,000 cases made.
92 Points
Thomas Matthews - The Wine Spectator (November 2012)

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Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$47. 99
Bottle
$575.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Cork

One that proclaims to be the crème de la crème of PX’s and with six centuries of sherry production under their belts, Valdespino can lay claim to being one of the oldest sherry houses in the region. In a process called Soleo, after harvesting, the grapes are sun dried for two weeks to concentrate the sugar and turn the grapes into raisins. After partial fermentation of the must the wine is fortified and then enters the soleras where it’s aged for between 10-12 years in American oak casks.
A Magnificent Black Sherry
Deep sienna brown colour with deep olive green hue. Wonderful nose filled with the aroma of toffee, molasses, spice and brandied ripe raisins. The palate is a viscous treasure with its rich luscious texture and oil like consistency. Totally mouthfilling flavours of spice, honey, toffee and crushed dried raisins fill the mouth. Incredible length – perfect harmony with clean finish and exceptionally long aftertaste of treacle, caramel, honey and raisins. Perfect with chocolate cake and a must with the Christmas pudding.
Drink Now
Alc/Vol: 18.0%

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Valdespino Pedro Ximenez Yellow Label Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

With six centuries of sherry production under their belts, Valdespino lay claim to being one of the oldest sherry bodegas in the region.
Pedro Ximenez is often referred to as “Black Sherry” due to its dense, dark colour. This is a superb example of the style made entirely from the Pedro Ximenez grape and is a wonderful pairing for chocolate dishes of any sort (or that ‘special’ mid year Christmas celebration being the perfect wine with Christmas pudding). The wine has the viscosity of oil. Very dark sienna brown colour with olive green hue. Superb nose of mollasses, treacle, crushed dried honeyed raisins. Rich and luscious, totally mouthfilling with a silky, oily texture which disolves into honeyed toffee. Layers of treacle and caramel add further depth and complexity to the wine. Sweet, yet clean finish with exceptionally long aftertaste.

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Vinhos Barbeito Verdelho Old Reserve 10 Year Old Madeira

Madeira, PORTUGAL
$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

ABV: 19.2%

Closure: Cork

Vinhos Barbeito is one of the most forward-thinking companies on Madeira as well as being one of the youngest, being founded in the 1940's by Mário Barbeito. Barbeito are attempting to redefine the popular notion of Madeira to a generally slightly drier, more food-oriented wine. As well as careful selection, long ageing and the absence of caramel, the wines are not de-acidified, so they retain much more freshness and tang than many Madeiras. At this level, Barbeito are leading the way in making complex, fine Madeiras as naturally as possible.

Verdelho is the medium dry wine from Barbeito, which is a great option for an aperitif style drink. The wine should be served at 11-12 degrees Celsius and can be kept in a cool place for several months after opening. As this is filtered it does not require decanting. Serve with consommé, smoked salmon, dried ham, pates or spaghetti with clams and orange.

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Vinhos Barbeito Sercial Old Reserve 10 Year Old Madeira

Madeira, PORTUGAL
$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

ABV: 19%

Closure: Cork

Vinhos Barbeito is one of the most forward-thinking companies on Madeira as well as being one of the youngest, being founded in the 1940's by Mário Barbeito. Barbeito are attempting to redefine the popular notion of Madeira to a generally slightly drier, more food-oriented wine. As well as careful selection, long ageing and the absence of caramel, the wines are not de-acidified, so they retain much more freshness and tang than many Madeiras. At this level, Barbeito are leading the way in making complex, fine Madeiras as naturally as possible.

Sercial is the driest of the range from Barbeito, and is one of the best matches with food. You should serve this at 11-12 degrees celsius, and can be kept in a cool place for several months after opening. As this is filtered it does not require decanting.

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Warrabilla Classic Muscat (500ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

ABV: 18.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Made from fresher, younger material than the Grand Muscat the Classic has an average age of 10 years. Deep sienna brown colour with a green olive hue. The nose exhibits honey, raisin and marmalade top notes followed by some toffee apple and spicy brandy spirit. A thick viscous textural feel coats the palate with rich concentrated flavours of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, some toffee infusions and spicy well integrated brandy spirit. Excellent depth with a long luscious aftertaste of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, toffee and fine spicy brandy spirit.
Alc 18.5%

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Warrabilla Grand Muscat (500ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2016)

ABV: 18.5%

Closure: Stelvin

After 20 plus years in the making Warrabilla have finally been able produce a Grand Muscat, the fortified that Rutherglen is famous for. Together with his assistant winemaker, daughter Amy, Andrew Sutherland Smith has crafted an outstanding Grand Muscat that is a fitting tribute to his family heritage. With an average age of 18 years, the only bad news is that production is tiny with only 200 bottles scheduled to be released each year.

Very deep sienna brown colour with a distinctive olive green hue. Heady aromatics of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake and rancio characters overlay hints of marmalade, toffee and marzipan with perfectly integrated spirit. Magnificently rich and concentrated with a viscous textural feel akin to motor oil the palate is layered with luscious Christmas cake, honey, dried raisins, marmalade infusions, rancio characters and marzipan. The wine is fortifed on skins which extracts a bit more tannin and tends to dry out the finish so it doesn’t end with a cloying sweetness. Excellent integration of spirit with a long powerful conclusion of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, marmalade, marzipan and subtle nutty rancio characters. Very limited stocks.
Alc 18.5%

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Warrabilla Grand Tawny (500ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

ABV: 18.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Andrew Sutherland-Smith has fashioned this tawny from a base of 2002 Cabernet with some 1991 Fairfield sweet red and a bit of young shiraz from the Parola’s vineyard to add freshness. The average age of the blend is 15 years.

Dark onion brown colour with an onion brown and green olive hue. Top notes of marzipan and Christmas cake laced with some honeyed raisin characters are followed by walnuts and fine old brandy spirit. Rich luscious textural feel with flavours of marzipan and honeyed raisins intermixed with almond. Warm mellow spirit background. Long dry nutty rancio finish and aftertaste.
Alc 18.5%

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Williams & Humbert Don Zoilo Oloroso En Rama 15 Year Old Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

ABV: 20%

Closure: Cork

Luscious and texturally viscous entry but very dry finish.
Light onion brown colour with a delicate olive green tinged hue. Subtle walnut and fig aromas are followed by hints of marmalade and spicy almond notes. Luscious honeyed dried nut, marmalade, rancio and spice flavours show good textural viscosity upon entry but finish very dry with a lingering walnut, delicate dried honey and spice aftertaste.
Alc. 20%

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Williams & Humbert Don Zoilo Fino En Rama Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

Bone dry, lean and elegant with lingering dried nut and saline like characters.
Yellow straw gold tinged colour with aromas of fig, floor yeast, salted almonds and spicy walnut greeting the nostrils. Bone dry and lean in it’s feel, the palate features almond, walnut and flor characters over a salty back drop. The elegant, medium length finish lingering with dried nut and saline like accents.
Alc. 15%

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Williams & Humbert Don Zoilo 15 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Cork

Very deep dark sienna brown colour with a olive green tinged hue. Engulfing the nostrils are intoxicating scents of raisin cake, honeyed figs, toffee, walnut, marzipan and spice. Thick and heavy across the palate, it has an oil like viscosity with honeyed raisin, fig, marzipan, toffee, traces of marmalade, subtle walnut and spice flavours saturating every corner of the mouth. Outstanding power and concentration finishing warm, sweet and prodigiously long.
Alc. 18%

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Woodstock Very Old Fortified (500ml)

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: 10 - 20 Years (2016-2026)

ABV: 20%

Closure: Screw Cap

Woodstock’s Very Old Fortified is a genuine “rare,” tawny style fortified, skillfully blended from 70% Grenache and 30% Shiraz. Each varietal is matured separately in 100 to 300 litre oak casks for 20 years or more (currently holding an average age of 23 years in the final blend). 4-5% of the product is lost to evaporation from each barrel each year. Compared with “Rare” Rutherglen fortifieds now selling in excess of $60, this is an amazing bargain for top quality, decades old, tawny material.
Translucent, deep sienna brown colour with onion brown tones over a green olive hue. Raisin, rancio top note, followed by toffee, caramel, prune and nut. On the palate, the raisin flavours are very pronounced, with raisin layers over a very spicy back palate. Clean finish. Very long aftertaste of honey, toffee, caramel and spice.
Cellar 10-20 years plus – (2016-2026) +
Alc/Vol: 20%

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Yalumba Antique Muscat (375ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Cork

A while ago, the astute folks at Yalumba realised that Rutherglen produced Australia's best Muscats. Barrels of old Muscat were purchased, further aged and blended. This lost gem has been on the market but off the radar since 2001 when the price was set at $20. Grab a bargain before the price goes up. Deep sienna brown colour, with green olive edges. Wonderful aroma of honey, raisins and fine old brandy. Rich luscious palate. Flavours of raisins, honey and marmalade superbly married to very fine brandy spirit. Clean finish, with exceptionally long aftertaste. (375ml bottle).

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The non-vintage Museum Reserve Muscat is exotic, full-bodied, rich, and sweet. It spent 7 years in wood, and was bottled from a solera system. This amber-hued, rich, unctuously-textured effort boasts luscious aromas and flavors of marmalade, figs, chocolate, melted caramel, toffee, and prunes. Once again, Australia proves this country is hard to beat when it comes to their fortified after-dinner wines, which still sell for a song.
98 Points
Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate # 161 (Oct 2005)

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Yalumba Antique Tawny (375ml)

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2006-2007)

ABV: 19%

Closure: Cork

A superb fortified wine with the base wine having an average age of 15 years. Brilliant sienna brown colour with deep olive green hue. The nose displays strong nutty rancio top notes, followed by hints of orange marmalade. The palate is rich, beautifully balanced with fine brandy spirit. Long rancio flavours are overlaid with walnut, orange and raisin cake. Dry finish, followed by a long rancio, honey and walnut aftertaste.
Cellar 1-2 years (2006-2007)
Alc/Vol: 19%

First tasted, May 2001:
Yet another exceptional fortified wine from Yalumba. The base wine is over 40 years old, the finished wine has an average age of 15 years. Deep sienna brown colour, with distinct green olive edges, showing its great age. The nose is a touch restrained at first, but yields subtle aromas of caramel, prune and honey, with a strong rancio character over a very fine brandy background. The palate is rich and luscious with very distinct nutty rancio flavours. Excellent length, with very dry finish and long lingering aftertaste of honey and caramel.A wonderful experience, at a very modest price. (375ml bottle).
RATING: 92/100

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The medium amber-hued non-vintage Museum Reserve Antique Tawny, which has had more than 15 years of oak aging, is a sensational fortified that could easily be confused with a high quality, 20- to 25-year-old Tawny Port. Delicious notes of prunes, sweet raisins, over-ripe strawberries, and caramel soar from the glass of this incredibly intense wine.
96 Points
Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate # 161 (Oct 2005)

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1969 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Seleccion Pedro Ximenez

Jerez, SPAIN
$430. 00
Bottle
$5160.00 Dozen

ABV: 16.5%

Closure: Cork

Antonio Sanchez Prieto founded Bodegas Toro Albalá in 1844, in the village of Aguilar de la Frontera. By 1922, José Ma Toro Albalá restored the former electric power station of Aguilar where he moved the winery, and still is today. The Montilla-Moriles region is famous for Sherry, to create this fantastic concoction, the grapes are sun-dried into raisins before being pressed and fermented. Due to the incredible concentration of the juice, the wines are notably sweet but also wonderfully fresh. Don P.X. is their renowned Sherry, full of rich and deep flavors of raisins, figs and dates - the perfect pairing could be anything from blue cheese, to vanilla ice-cream, undoubtedly a must try.

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All Saints Estate The Keep Tawny

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$17. 99
Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Stelvin

The All Saints Estate "The Keep" Tawny is a drier style Australian Tawny with long-lasting fruity flavors. This Tawny complements strong cheese and coffee excellently. The aroma combines ripe berry fruit with rancio characters developed from extended barrel maturation. On the palate, you'll experience ripe fruit, providing a generous mouthfeel, along with subtle notes of vanilla and chocolate.
Alc. 18%

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All Saints Estate The Keep Golden Cream Sherry

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Screw Cap

All Saints Estate, established in Wahgunyah in 1864. All Saints proudly proclaim that they are Australia's first international wine show gold medal winner, a feat achieved in 1873. In the 1880s the distinctive castle which features heavily on the label was constructed according to the methods used to build Scotland's Castle May. A striking building in a region famous for striking wines.

"The Keep" Golden Cream sherry is a sweet sherry made by blending young dry sherry with older sweeter material, usually Pedro Ximinez or Moscatel. The fruit sourced from All Saints' ancient gnarled vines.

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Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 (375ml)

Montilla Moriles, SPAIN
$47. 99
Bottle
$575.88 Dozen

ABV: 16%

Closure: Cork

Deep viscous sienna brown black in colour with a distinctive olive green tinged hue. Decadently scented and incredibly potent, the nose is overwhelmed with dried raisin, Christmas cake and honeyed fig aromas with some toffee apple, walnut and spice notes also chiming in. Incredibly thick and dense, draped across the palate with an engine oil like consistency is an ultra concentrate of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, toffee and marmalade flavours with some molasses and spicy walnut characters lingering underneath. Warm syrupy mouthfeel with an exceptionally long palate staining finish that stays in the mouth for minutes after the wine has been swallowed. In a word stunning.
Alc. 16%
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Alvear was founded in 1729 and remains under the control of the same family. They own 307 acres of vineyards in the Montilla-Moriles appellation. Anyone who visits the area recognizes the incredible white soils, which are dominated by chalk/limestone and the key to the great acids these products possess.
The NV Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 is non-vintage, but does have some 1927 material in it. This is totally dark brown/amber with notes of figs, toffee, caramel syrup, molasses and coffee. It is dense, super sweet, intense, rich and an amazingly, unctuously textured, thick beverage to consume slowly and introspectively after a meal. Drink now through 2050, or even longer. Drink 2016-2050.
98 points
Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

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Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1910 (375ml)

Montilla Moriles, SPAIN
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

Super dense black sienna brown in colour with a very deep sienna brown olive green tinged hue. The viscosity of this wine is such that it clings to the walls of the glass with an engine oil like consistency. Completely intoxicating the olfactory senses is a kaleidoscope of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, walnuts, burnt toffee, fig and spice aromas that are totally mesmerising. Amazingly rich, concentrated and viscous, the texture of this palate staining elixir is so thick and heavy you could almost eat it with a spoon. Mouth coating flavours of honeyed raisins, molasses, figs, Christmas cake, melted toffee, subtle dried nuts and spice engulf the palate. Warm and mellow spirit background with a stunningly long finish that’s sweet, luscious and oil like in its consistency. The aftertaste lingering for minutes after it’s been swallowed. A magical, mind blowing PX.
Alc. 15%
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The amazing, pedal to the metal/full throttle/balls to the wall, sweet 1910 Pedro Ximenez Solera is a dark amber-colored, full-bodied, unctuously-textured beauty that should be sipped and savored slowly and carefully at the end of a meal with a plate of cashews. It is remarkable stuff. The price is not high for what it represents.
98 points
Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate
The NV Piedro Ximénez Solera 1910 comes from a separate Solera blend going back to 1910. It's on another level compared to the 1926 and has another level of viscosity and opulence that needs to be tasted to be believed. Massive coffee, toffee, burnt caramel, and spice all emerge from this motor oil-like wine that has off-the-charts richness and depth, while staying reasonably light on the palate. As with the Solera 1927, it’s best enjoyed in small sips at the end of a meal.
95 points
JebDunnuck.com

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Angove's Fino Dry Sherry

Renmark, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$10. 95
Bottle
$131.4 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Devotees of Fino Sherry have entered into a mass conspiracy ofsilence. Hardly a word is spoken and only occasionally a pressannouncement is made that another gold, silver or bronze medalhas been accumulated. Its packaging belongs to the 1950's - butno one is objecting. This is the Sherry bargain of Australia andlet's hope it remains so. The Fino Sherry is matured in smalloak casks using the solera system. Bright pale straw colour. Thenose is very pronounced with strong nutty flor charactersfilling the nose right into the temple. On the palate the floryeast character is dominant over strong nutty flavours -mouthfilling - very warming yet bone dry. Sensational length offlavour and concentration with clean dry finish and profoundlylong lingering nutty aftertaste. Extraordinary value for money.And you thought Auntie Jean was just a sweet old lady - wrong,Auntie Jean has been the custodian of an Australian treasure fora long time, that's why she smiles a lot!\Z

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Angove's Fino Dry Flor Sherry

Renmark, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Closure: Cork

It's finally back, after an absence from the market place for about two years. The story goes that a winemaker left a vat valve open over a weekend and emptied the reserve of the fino into the drains! The present whereabouts of this genius are not known, but given a similar problem at Pipers Brook, earlier this year, he may be working in Tasmania!Made from the Classic sherry varietals, Pedro Ximinez and Palomino. This wine displays pale straw colour and looks very fresh indeed. Great Finos should be freshly bottled! Superb lifted flor yeast nose with some nutty background notes. The palate has delightful intensity and concentration of flavour. The nutty flor yeast flavour has just a hint of saltiness which is carried through to a bone dry finish and very long yeasty aftertaste. A superb aperitif!

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Angove's Oloroso Cream Sherry

Renmark, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$14. 95
Bottle
$179.4 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Closure: Cork

This is Angoves companion to the superb fino dry flor, however, it lacks the concentration and persistence of the fino. Made from fully ripened white grapes whose identity remains unknown. For all of its deep sienna, onion brown colour and olive rim, the wine remains unconvincing. Why you might ask? The colour reflects age and green edges only come with considerable age. Also it's the nose that suggests that this is a wine made by a process called jero paga, rather than one left in oak casks and matured by a solera sherry process. Why do we say this? On the nose there is a burnt caramel aroma, hints of toffee and burnt sugar, and not enough intensity. Old wines aged naturally have an unmistakable intensity which only time can bestow. On the palate it is again, the caramel that dominates the flavour with a hint of rancio and some brown sugar in the background. Soft, warm finish, smooth and clean. Enjoy with raisin cake!

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Antichi Baronati Fine Ambra Dry Marsala (750ml)

Sicily, ITALY
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

Produced by one of the oldest wineries in Sicily, Antichi Baronati brings the oldest traditions to today’s kitchens and wine glasses. Winemaker, Gaspare La Vela-Fabrizio Vella employs Grillo and Insolia Catarratto grapes grown on clayey soils. The wine is aged in oak for twelve months and presents notes of nuts and vanilla while being mellow, with a pleasant taste of licorice, almond and coffee. 17% Alc./Vol.

No tasting notes available.

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Antichi Baronati Fine Ambra Semisecco Marsala (750ml)

Sicily, ITALY
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

Produced by one of the oldest wineries in Sicily, Antichi Baronati brings the oldest traditions to today’s kitchens and wine glasses. Winemaker, Gaspare La Vela-Fabrizio Vella employs Grillo, Insolia and Catarratto grapes grown on clayey soils. The Semisecco bottling is considered a perfect 'cooking' Marsala, offering strong characteristics of vanilla and toasted almond. It also makes an excellent dessert wine with dried fruits, almond and pear pastries and ice cream. No tasting notes available. 17% Alc./Vol.

More about Marsala... Marsala is Italy's most famous version of fortified wine, hailing from Italy’s sunny southern region of Sicily and the ancient coastal city of Marsala. Like its other fortified cousins - Port, Sherry and Madeira, Marsala is a higher alcohol fortified wine (usually around 17- 20%) that is available in both sweet and dry versions.

The three levels of sweetness are secco (with a maximum 40 grams of residual sugar per litre), semisecco' (41-100 g/L) and sweet (over 100 g/L). The color and ageing classifications for this Marsala are as follows: Ambra has an amber color where the coloring comes from the mosto cotto sweetener added to the wine. Fine has minimal ageing, typically less than a year.

Marsala wine is frequently used in cooking. A typical Marsala sauce, for example, involves reducing the wine almost to a syrup with onions or shallots, then adding mushrooms and herbs. One of the most popular Marsala recipes is chicken marsala, in which flour-coated pounded chicken breast halves are braised in a mixture of Marsala, butter, olive oil, mushrooms, and spices. Marsala is also used in some risotto recipes, and is used to produce rich Italian desserts such as zabaglione, tiramisu and shortcake.

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Antonio Barbadillo Manzanilla Solear

Sanlucar de Barrameda,
$13. 95
Bottle
$167.4 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Much of the Fino and Manzanilla Sherry that reaches Australia from Spain, winds up sitting in warehouses for a year or two and subsequently develops deep straw colour and loses its freshness. This shipment of Manzanilla has been specially bottled for us and directly shipped. This sherry is wonderfully fresh and has a depth of flavour and intensity that could only be matched by a barrel sample at the Bodega. Now a firm word for all the wine buffs that think sherry is a boring drink for little old ladies. Without any reservation we urge you to buy at least a bottle - it is one of life's drinking pleasures. Pale watery like colour - indicating its fresh bottling. Magnificent uplifting intense nutty flor yeast nose with remarkable fresh overtone. The palate flavours are extremely intense and the length and depth of flavour is outstanding - salty cashew, almond and flor yeast flavours abound - perfectly dry and totally mouthfilling. Clean, very dry finish and exceptionally long nutty salt and yeast aftertaste. Enjoy now the total freshness.

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Antonio Barbadillo Amontillado Del Principe Pio Sherry

$200. 00
Bottle
$2400.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

The second of the old sherries tasted and one degree higher in alcohol at 21%. Pale tawny olive green colour. Very strong rancio nose with uplifted old spirit, leather, walnut and roast hazelnut aroma. The palate is full bodied with concentrated, powerful flavours. Very dry and salty with nutty rancio flavours - very pronounced with a hint of acetone at the back of the palate, yet not apparent on the nose. The acid levels are remarkable - crisp and very lively contributing to the exceptionally long roast almond and salt aftertaste.

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Antonio Barbadillo Pedro Ximenez Rich Sweet Sherry

Jerez,
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Closure: Cork

AN EXTRAORDINARY DRINK AND AN ABSOLUTE BARGAIN. Make no mistake, this is no “little ol’ ladies drink.” It has a remarkable depth and concentration of flavour. Deep onion skin, sienna brown colour with very pronounced green olive tinge. Superb aroma of molasses, honey, toffee and treacle. Magnificent. Totally mouthfilling, rich, luscious flavours of rancio, honey, treacle, toffee and caramel. A wine of extraordinary length and exceptionally long aftertaste of treacle, honey and liquorice. Perfect for Christmas day as an alternative drink with the Christmas pudding. Don’t leave Granny too close to the bottle whilst your’re out of the room!

RATING: 96/100

VALUE: XXXXX/5

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Antonio Barbadillo Oloroso Del Tio Rio Sherry

$200. 00
Bottle
$2400.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

The fullest of the trio tasted and the least dry, thus almost creating a perception of sweetness in relative terms, but sweet it is not. Pale olive green colour with some pale tawny edges. The nose is reminiscent of old varnish, leather, walnuts with some roast hazelnut and Brazil nut overtones. The palate has remarkable depth - again perceivably sweeter than the first pair, but still quite dry. Nutty almond flavours, hints of flor and clean dry spirit with a slightly varnishy end flavour. Exceptionally long dry rancio, roast almond and hazelnut aftertaste.

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Antonio Barbadillo Palo Cortado Del Oel Obispo Gascon Sherry

$200. 00
Bottle
$2400.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

The second of the old sherries tasted and one degree higher in alcohol at 21%. Pale tawny olive green colour. Very strong rancio nose with uplifted old spirit, leather, walnut and roast hazelnut aroma. The palate is full bodied with concentrated, powerful flavours. Very dry and salty with nutty rancio flavours - very pronounced with a hint of acetone at the back of the palate, yet not apparent on the nose. The acid levels are remarkable - crisp and very lively contributing to the exceptionally long roast almond and salt aftertaste.

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Antonio Barbadillo Manzanilla Solear Sherry (375ml)

$7. 99
Bottle
$95.88 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Our shipments of Solear Manzanilla are freshly bottled and are simply and utterly sensational. This shipment is in half bottles, to ensure maximum pleasure - no leaving the contents around too long. "Sherry in summer, are you mad?" We hear you say. Chill it down, order a plate of antipasto and some sour dough bread - the sheer simplicity of the combination is one of life's great taste experiences.Pale watery colour. Magnificent nose of nut and flor yeast, very intense and penetrating. Explosive palate flavours - which re-define the term mouthfilling. Bone dry. The taste of salt runs right through the palate and after taste, blended with flor yeast and nut flavours. Outstanding length and power, with exceptionally long dry after taste. Don't cellar. Enjoy, Enjoy!

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Barbadillo Full Dry Oloroso Sherry

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$21. 99
Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 19%

Closure: Cork

Deep onion brown colour with olive green hue. Aroma of rancio, hint of bonox with flor and rancio end note. On the palate, flor, rancio and hazelnut flavours are evident, with long salty, flor, roast almond aftertaste.
Drink (2003)
Alc/Vol: 19.0%

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Barbadillo Solear Manzanilla Sherry (375ml)

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$15. 99
Bottle
$191.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

The Barbadillo Sherries have been absent from the Australian market for a couple of years – the previous importer having gone belly up. We were looking forward to tasting this collection, particularly the Solear and the PX. This wine comes in a half bottle with a stelvin cap. Previous shipments were outstanding, the importer only bringing in enough sherry to last a couple of months – something has gone wrong with this shipment.

Bright pale straw colour with deep straw hue, indicating that the wine has lost its freshness, which it has. The nose is not clean. Aroma of flor yeast with a dirty vegemite end note. The stale nature of the sherry is also evident on the palate, however, to the rescue, emerge flavours of flor yeast and salted almonds. Warm spirit, followed by salty almond aftertaste.
Drink (2003)
Alc/Vol: 15.0%

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Barbadillo Amontillado Sherry

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$21. 99
Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 17.5%

Closure: Cork

Onion brown colour with subtle green hue. On the nose, there is a hint of bonox over flor cashew and almond. Moderate palate length, with roast chestnuts and roast almond flavours evident, followed by a hint of residual sweetness and orange rind. Aftertaste of chestnut, flor.
Drink (2003)
Alc/Vol: 17.5%

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Barbadillo Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 19%

Closure: Cork

This is the pick of the current arrival Barbadillo sherries. Deep onion brown colour, with burnt sienna and olive green hue. Top note of raisins and muscat, followed by a hint of orange peel, honey, toffee and Christmas cake. Full bodied, creamy texture, with a good degree of concentration. Long aftertaste of raisins, honey and toffee.
Drink (2003)
Alc/Vol: 19.0%

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Barbadillo Pale Dry Fino Sherry

Sanlucar de Barrameda,
$21. 99
Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

Pale straw colour. Lifted flor nose with hint of cashew, fresher than the Manzanilla. The palate has moderate length, with flor yeast and nut emerging. Dryish with salty cashew back palate flavour.
Drink (2003)
Alc/Vol: 15.0%

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Bethany Old Quarry Barossa Fronti

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 18.5%

Closure: Cork

Made from white Frontignac and Muscadelle grapes the wine has been aged in old oak and fortified with fine brandy spirit. Brassy gold colour with delicate green edge. Superb nose with aroma of caramel, honey, fine brandy, followed by hints of raisins. The palate is luscious, with superb creamy texture. Complex flavours of honey, raisins and caramel. Clean spirit finish, followed by a long aftertaste of honey, raisin, caramel and fine soft brandy. A delightful fortified in the style of Spanish Moscato Malaga.

RATING: 91/100

VALUE: XXXX/5

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Blossa Glogg Mulled Wine (750ml)

SWEDEN
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

ABV: 10%

Closure: Screw Cap

Glogg means heated wine and is the main traditional Christmas drink in Sweden. For many years, the Swedes have spiced and heated wine during long and cold winters. Recipes vary, however, the Glogg has always been based on certain spices, sugar and wine.

This version is produced according to a recipe from the 1880's and has now become the standard for the real Glogg taste. A hot red wine base is used with ginger, cardoman, clove and other spices; aquavit is added and finally the drink is topped up with almonds and raisins. 10% alc./vol.

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Bodegas Tradicion 20 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$155. 00
Bottle
$1860.00 Dozen

ABV: 15.5%

Closure: Cork

We have tasted some wonderful example of Pedro Ximenez in our time, but this wine tops the lot. Deep walnut brown colour with deep olive green hue. The viscosity of the wine would appear even greater than motor oil. Superb nose of raisins, raisin cake, plum pudding, honey and toffee. The palate weight is even denser than Lustau’s PX – creating an amazing mouthfeel. There is great concentration of palate flavour – honey and dried raisins over a layer of Christmas pudding, followed by honeyed figs. Wonderfully sweet and luscious, yet with sufficient acidity to avoid cloying. A truly magnificent example of the style.

Drink (2006 onwards)

Alc/Vol: 15.5%

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Bodegas Tradicion 30 Year Old Palo Cortado Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 19.5%

Closure: Cork

This Sherry was recently awarded the 'Gran Bacchus Oro' (Great Golden Bacchus). Only 6 out of the total 1400 wines submitted at the Bacchus 2006 received this prestigous award. The Bacchus is a key event of the International Organization of Wine and Vine cicuit in Southern Europe, open to all types of wine from around the world.

Deep caramel, onion brown colour with green olive hue. The nose is quite powerful, with lifted rancio and orange rind top notes, followed by an endnote of mixed nuts. The palate flavours are full, but the wine does not have the acid backbone evidenced in the Amontillado. The rancio character is quite dominant on the palate overlaid with hazelnut, toffee and just a touch of sweetness. The flavour profile is a cross between Amontillado and Oloroso. A powerfully long aftertaste of hazelnut and toffee with the rancio flavours persisting.
Drink (2005 onwards)
Alc/Vol: 19.5%

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Bodegas Tradicion 30 Year Old Oloroso Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 20%

Closure: Cork

Deep onion brown colour olive green meniscus. Lifted rancio top note, with hints of tobacco and orange rind, providing a powerful, refined sniff. The palate is loaded with power, rich layers of orange rind, hazelnut, toffee and rancio. Perfect balance. Exceptional length and depth of flavours followed by a very long aftertaste of toffee, caramel, hazelnut and rancio.
Drink (2006 onwards)
Alc/Vol: 20%

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Gonzalez Byass Noe VORS Aged 30 Years Pedro Ximenez Sherry (375ml)

Jerez, SPAIN
$92. 99
Bottle
$1115.88 Dozen

ABV: 15.5%

Closure: Cork

An 'extreme' expression of PX, having spent an average of 30 years in American oak barrels following the Criaderas and Solera system.
Other reviews...
Concentrated raisins, dried black dates, licorice, prunes, chocolate and Christmas spices. Extremely sweet, but effortlessly balanced, with real intensity and concentration. Some complex cocoa beans, coffee, licorice and walnuts in the finish. Pour yourself a small glass and savor.
96 points
James Suckling
Singed black sesame, rye, buckwheat honey, Black Forest cake and blackberry reduction notes form a large-scaled core, with a viscous texture and a long, palate-coating finish. A light echo of peanut toffee adds just enough cut on the finish. Drink now.
94 points
James Molesworth - Wine Spectator
A wonderfully balanced and giving wine with sweet raisin and prune aromas and an overall richness akin to crude oil. Flavors of baked black plum, brown sugar and molasses are both juicy and rich, and then toffee and mocha take over on the finish. Sweet and thick for sure, but with discernible fruit and vitality. (6/1/2010) 15.5% Alc./Vol.
93 points
Wine Enthusiast

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Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sherry (375ml)

Sanlucar de Barrameda, SPAIN
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

The Hidalgo is one of the few remaining Spanish Sherry producers. The family’s origins can be traced to the North of Spain, but moved to the South in the 18th Century. In 1792, JOSE PANTALEON HIDALGO acquired a Sherry Bodega in the centre of San Lucar de Barrameda. Six generations later, the company is still owned by the Hidalgo family. Manzanilla is the driest of the Sherries as well as being the lightest.

The terroir of the vineyards that is set between the sea, the river and the marshlands to the North creates a degree of humidity and microclimate that allows the flor yeast to grow on the surface of the maturing wine all year round. Elsewhere in Sherry, the flor yeast character dies off the surface during summer and winter. The climatic situation has curious parallels with the Sauternes region of France.

A refreshing, bone dry sherry, that is a perfect match for prosciutto and fresh seafood. Classic very pale, almost water like colour water like hue. Superb lifted nose of sea spray salt, cashew and flor yeast showing all the characteristics of a top Manzanilla. The palate has excellent length and depth – a wonderful juxtaposition of salt, cashew nut and flor yeast flavours – mouthfilling and refreshingly clean and bone dry. Perfect balance. Exceptionally long salty, flor yeast aftertaste.
A fantastic Summer drink. Enjoy over the festive season.
Drink (2011)
Alc/Vol: 15%

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Bodegas Hidalgo Triana Pedro Ximenez Sherry (500ml)

Jerez, SPAIN
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

A superb Pedro Ximenez.

Deep sienna brown colour with deep olive green hue. Wonderful nose, filled with aromas of honey, raisins and caramel. Beautifully rich, luscious creamy texture, flavoured layers of honey, caramel, treacle and concentrated crushed raisin infusions. Mouthfilling. Clean finish. Very long aftertaste of crushed raisins, honey and caramel.
Drink (2007+)
Alc/Vol: 17%

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1968 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Seleccion Pedro Ximenez

Montilla Moriles, SPAIN
$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Going up the ladder of age, concentration, complexity (and price), the 1968 Don PX Selección aged in American oak butts for some 47 years before bottling, and was never blended with any other vintage. The wine has 340 grams of unfermented sugar and higher acidity given its age, as evaporation in barrel concentrates everything. This is somehow less dense and more pungent than the other old sweet wines, with more spices, lots of cinnamon and cocoa powder. It's more fluid, somehow lighter, and with some notes reminiscent of oloroso and even amontillado. There were 6,900 liters of this wine, which was bottled in various formats, including magnums, three and six liter bottles.
94 points
Luis Gutiérrez - The Wine Advocate #224 (April 2016)

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1987 Bodegas Toro Albala Gran Reserva Don Pedro Ximenez (375ml)

Montilla Moriles, SPAIN
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Each year they select a number of single vintage, sweet PX wines to be bottled, the first of which (besides the young wine) is the 1987 Don Px Gran Reserva in 2016 - a wine aged in American oak casks for some 28 years. These wines are almost indestructible, so the drinking windows are mostly academic. This showcases the classical aromas and palate of an old PX from Montilla, strong notes of dark chocolate, dried figs and plums, raisins and sweet spices; the dense, thick and persistent palate where the 380 grams of unfermented sugar are not noticeable, as they are balanced by good acidity that also gets concentrated by age. This is probably the densest of all the wines I tasted today, and there is a distinct, perfumed, almost floral note here (is it violet pastille?), which makes it extremely attractive. It's also the most drinkable of all these old vintages, very balanced within its sweet profile, with marked flavors (also licorice and black olives) that stay in your mouth for one minute. Exotic and exuberant. This is incredibly young and lively, and very good value for the age and quality it delivers.
94 points
Luis Gutiérrez - RobertParker.com #224 (Apr 2016)

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1990 Bodegas Toro Albala Gran Reserva Don Pedro Ximenez (375ml)

Montilla Moriles, SPAIN
$62. 99
Bottle
$755.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 1990 Don PX Gran Reserva has unusually high sugar, close to 400 grams (when this range is usually less than 360). Compared with the rest of the wines, this feels like a very good value. These wines mature in old 550-liter American oak casks for decades, and the wines have great concentration. It felt unusually perfumed, a little spirity and with notes that made me think of Moscatel, notes of orange peel and flowers, and of course the raisin and dry dates and figs from these wines made with raisins. It’s sweet and dense like motor oil and leaves a combination of raisins and chocolate in the spicy and faintly warm finish. This was bottled in early 2019.
93 points
Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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