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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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Bordiga Bianco Vermouth di Torino (750ml)

ITALY
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

A Bianco based on Piedmontese white wines, including some Moscato, and infused with more than thirty different botanicals, many of them grown in the Occitan Alps near the winery. The flavour is complex and vivid enough to easily stand alone, with an excellent balance of sweetness and bitterness that includes notes of coriander, black pepper, nutmeg, ginger and citrus. All of the herbal infusions are done individually and in-house, blended so that no single botanical stands out. Add it to your favourite cocktail, but not before you try it on the rocks with a splash of soda! 18% Alc./Vol.

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Bordiga Rosso Vermouth di Torino (750ml)

ITALY
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

The secret of this Vermouth is the mix of Piedmont’s Nebbiolo - whence the well-known Barolo and Barbaresco are produced - with white wines like Moscato, carefully selected and combined with herbal infusions, spices and roots including wormwood, lime, marjoram, mint, cinchona bark, cardamon, vanilla, carnation berries, gentian root, sage, citrus peel, fennel and coriander - many of them grown in the Occitan Alps near the winery. While it's reported to be slightly lighter in style than many other Italian Rossos, a tinge of cola sweetness on the finish is complexed by bitterness and spice. Especially recommended in a Martinez, otherwise, delicious on the rocks with an orange peel garnish and a splash of tonic. 18% Alc./Vol.

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Bordiga Extra Dry Vermouth di Torino (750ml)

ITALY
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Boasting similar herbal complexity and concentration as Bordiga's popular Bianco, the point of difference here is simply less sweetness. Piedmontese white varietals make up the base wine, infused with more than thirty different botanicals - many grown in the Occitan Alps near the winery. These include absinthe, lime, coriander, marjoram, fennel, gentile absinth, cinchona (quinine), cardamom, quassia, Madagascan bourbon vanilla, gentian root, sage and citrus peel. All are macerated separately in triple-distilled grain spirit before the infusions are blended into the wine base, accented with a little Moscato. 18% Alc./Vol.
Other reviews... "This vermouth is aggressive, with grassy notes of lemongrass, chamomile and white blossom. You should use if you want to boost the botanicals in a juniper-forward gin.'" - Punch, The Essential Vermouths for Mixing 2022
Founded in 1888, Bordiga's motto, 'tradition is our future', neatly sums up this great artisan distiller from near Cuneo, in the foothills of the Maritime Alps. Pietro Bordiga was a bar owner in Turin before he relocated to Cuneo at the end of the 19th century, with the distillery just out of town on a road leading into the mountains. This location was essential for Pietro, as the Occitan valleys are home to a vast array of herbs and other botanical ingredients, essential to making traditional vermouth, aperitivi and amaro, as well as wild juniper that became the basis of Italy's oldest continuously produced gin. Even today, most of Bordiga's botanicals grow wild in the varying valleys of the Maritime Alps, with the unique, elevated environment ideally suited to developing and retaining the essential oils. All the wild, and naturally organic, botanicals are still collected by hand at distinctly different moments, so as to capture the best expression of their individual natures, whether they be the root, leaves or flowers.
They are then dried either in the open or on drying racks, with the elevation and cool of the macroclimate preserving pristine aromatics. Extraction of these aromatics is achieved through maceration in triple-distilled grain alcohol in Bordiga's original wood-burning copper still, with each botanical steeped separately, so as to ensure the optimal expression, as timing differs to target the sweet spot for each.

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Brown Brothers Golden Cream Sherry

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$10. 99
Bottle
$131.88 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Notes sourced from Brown Brothers.

Gordo Blanco plays an important part in the production of this type of sherry and so it is with this wine, where we see fermentation halted at the required level of sweetness by the addition of natural grape spirit. The grapes are harvested at their peak of ripeness to achieve this level of flavour. Blending through a wood solera usually follows to develop a more developed and constant style.This attractive sweet sherry displays a brilliant old gold colour and has rich bouquet of developed fruit and fine spirit. On the palate there is excellent harmony between the intensity of the sweet fruit and the residual sweetness of the wine.At bottling this wine had a Baumé of 6.9, an acid level of 3.3 gr/L, a pH of 4.02 and an alcohol of 18.0%.As well as an aperitif wine, it is enjoyable as an after dinner drink or as a night cap. Serve at room temperature or chilled, according to taste. This wine is a particularly good partner for the hearty soups served in winter such as ox-tail or minestrone. It is also equally good after dinner with a platter of dried fruits, nuts and fruit cake with coffee.

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Brown Brothers Australian Tawny

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$16. 99
Bottle
$203.88 Dozen

Closure: Screw Cap

Notes sourced from Brown Brothers Wines.

This young tawny is blended from wines of selected vintages and matured in small oak barrels. Brilliant ruby colour and a full "chocolate" and fruity bouquet over subtle spirit.18% alcohol volume.

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Buller Wines Calliope Grand Rutherglen Muscat (500ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Screw Cap

Notes from Bullers... Rich Christmas Cake and chocolate. Drying finish with balanced raisins. 18% Alc./Vol.

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Campanella Rosso Vermouth (1000ml)

AUSTRALIA
$11. 99
Bottle
$143.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Tasting note: Deep copper. Moderate winey aromas with suggestions of dried fruits, blackcurrant cordial and faint cinnamon. Light bodied, semi-sweet entry is grapey / dried fruit-like. Short and flat. Fades with frail grapey flavours, cinnamon warmth and meek herbal bitterness. 17.5% Alc./Vol.

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Campanella Dry Vermouth (1000ml)

AUSTRALIA
$11. 99
Bottle
$143.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Tasting note: Brilliant gold. Medium fresh aromatics suggesting grapefruit, bay leaf, dried herbs, chamomile and grape must. Light and lean with subtle bready, grassy- herb and grapefruit notes trailing into a delicately bitter finish. Ends minerally, brisk and bone dry. 17.5% Alc./Vol.

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Campanella Bianco Vermouth (1000ml)

AUSTRALIA
$11. 99
Bottle
$143.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Tasting note: Pale gold. Aromas of grape juice with a mildly herbal accent, developing hints of cut grass and baking apples. A semi-sweet, light weight vermouth offering one dimensional grapey flavours. Concludes faintly bitter, flat, fleeting, lacklustre. 17.5% Alc./Vol.

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Campbells Grand Rutherglen Topaque (375ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Other Reviews....
Deep olive-brown; a wonderful example of muscadelle/topaque, with all the cold tea, butterscotch, Christmas cake and burnt toffee expected of the variety at its zenith. I have to admit to a special love of topaque, while recognising the greatness of the muscat Rutherglen makes.
95 Points
James Halliday - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
Medium-deep brown colored, the NV Grand Rutherglen Topaque gives tantalizing aromas of molasses, roasted walnuts, coffee cake, liquored raisins, earth and baking spices with a hint of chocolate. Very, very sweet, crisp and rich, it offers a wonderful array of spice and dried fruit layers with a very long finish. Drink it now.
95 Points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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Campbells Merchant Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat (375ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$135. 00
Bottle
$1620.00 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Stelvin

Several years ago, a voluntary classification of Rutherglen Muscats and Tokays was implemented. Each wine is classified in ascending order of quality with the average age stipulations for each descriptor graded as follows: for 'Rutherglen', two to five years old; for 'Classic', five to 12 years old; for 'Grand', 12 to 20 years old, and for 'Rare', 20 years or more. Naturally, there's an enormous difference in the concentration and complexity of wines distinguished by these grades - not to mention price. When compared with first growth Sauternes or a Pedro Ximenez Sherry of similar age, purchasing a bottle or two of these amazing fortifieds will seem less like blatant hedonism and more like carefully considered insurance against the chance of an extended winter.
Other Reviews...
The Rare cuvee is pure nectar. My favorite of this quartet is the virtually perfect non-vintage Rare Muscat Merchant Prince. Its dark amber color is accompanied by an extraordinary perfume of toffee, caramels, prunes, and raisins with hints of maple syrup and soy. Although its viscosity is reminiscent of motor oil, the wine is not cloyingly sweet because of good underlying acidity as well as surprising tannin that frames this enormously endowed, sweet elixir. This stunning offering is one of Australia’s treasures. Justifiably renowned for their tremendous dessert wines, Campbell’s four cuvees all performed impressively well, making one wonder if the price difference between the regular and rare offerings is really worth it. Certainly there is a bit more complexity and intensity to the Rare Tokay and Rare Muscat, which emerge from a solera system averaging 60 years of age. In any event, the tasting notes for all four wines are nearly identical to any of the great Australian fortifieds, such as Buller, Chambers Rosewood, etc
99 points
Wine Advocate #148 (Aug 2003) Robert Parker

The oldest base wine is more than 70 years old. Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience (or more, if possible!) that displays the fortified winemaker's great art so beautifully, with enviable refinement and elegance. It is both luscious and multi-faceted in flavours. The house style brings deep pockets of the most delicious spice to enliven plum pudding, burnt fig, salted caramel, nougat with a chocolate-covered almond nuttiness. Infinite charm. 375ml.
99 points
Jeni Port - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

Fleshy, voluptuous and complex, displaying a peacock's tail of flavor, with layers of peanut, almond, walnut, coffee, prune, dried cherry, spice and toasted marshmallow. Dark amber in color, this is complex and wonderful, with exquisite balance, richness, depth and length, finishing on a note of amazing finesse and delicacy for such a sweet, complex wine. Demands another sip.
100 points
Wine Spectator

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Campbells Classic Rutherglen Muscat (500ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$41. 99
Bottle
$503.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Closure: Cork

An outstanding wine. Orange, onion brown colour with green olive rim. Aroma of toffee, marmalade and crushed raisins, followed by very fine brandy spirit. Rich, luscious palate with luscious mouthfeel and flavours of honeyed, crushed raisins and very fine long honey, spice, raisins and marmalade aftertaste. Enjoy!17.5% alcohol volume.

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Casa Mariol Vermut Negro Vermouth (1000ml)

Barcelona, SPAIN
$52. 99
Bottle
$635.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Vermouth is making a comeback worldwide, especially in trend struck Barcelona where bars even specialise in this refreshing aperitif. A new arrival to Australia is Vermut Negro, from a pioneering vermouth house founded in 1945 outside Catalonia in North East Spain - Casa Mariol. Their vermouth is made from a base wine of 100% Macabeo grapes sourced from vineyards in the Terra Alta region 700 metres above sea level. A neutral grape spirit (also made from Macabeu grapes) is used to extract the flavours of up to 150 botanicals including green walnuts, rosemary, thyme, orange peel, wormwood and cardamom. After the fermentation process, the vermouth spends six months aging in a solera system enhancing its distinctive dark colour and herbaceous flavour.
One of the main differences between this and other Vermouths is the very low use of caramel. The result is a lighter, more fragrant expression with greater balance and complexity. It's recommended served on ice with a slice of orange and a green olive (topped with soda if desired) or in Martinis, Manhattans or Negronis.
Tasting note: Deep sienna brown with a gold ochre hue. Opens pleasantly fragrant with sweet spices (cardamom, cinnamon) mixed with stewed fruits and tangerine peel; second pass finds sweet oregano and hints of sarsaparilla. Light and fresh in the mouth with a softly textured, delicately bitter herb / cola / mulled wine combination and light cardamom and grapey freshness in the finish. Shows deceptive staying power. Delicious, complex and easy-drinking vermouth. 15% Alc./.Vol.

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Casa Mariol Vermut Blanco Vermouth (1000ml)

Barcelona, SPAIN
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 16%

New to Australia are the vermouths from Casa Mariol - a pioneering house founded in 1945 outside Catalonia in North East Spain.
Their vermouth is made from a base wine of 100% Macabeo grapes sourced from vineyards in the Terra Alta region 700 metres above sea level.
A neutral grape spirit (also made from Macabeu grapes) is used to extract the flavours of up to 150 botanicals including green walnuts, rosemary, thyme, orange peel, wormwood and cardamom. One of the main differences between this and other Vermouths is the very low use of caramel. The result is a lighter, more fragrant expression with greater balance and complexity. 16% Alc./Vol.
No tasting notes available.

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Castagna Classic Dry Vermouth (750ml)

Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

The biodynamically farmed Castagna Vineyard is situated high in the foothills of the Australian Alps, five and a half kilometres outside the beautiful town of Beechworth in Northeast Victoria. Following on from a stream of first class wines, Castagna have now made an addition to the burgeoning Australian Vermouth scene. Wine writer, Max Allen comments, "It's no coincidence boutique vermouths have started appearing at the same time as the boom in Australian boutique gins - what better partner is there for gin than vermouth, and vice versa?"
This is reputedly Australia's first 100% estate grown Vermouth, with all the ingredients sourced from Castagna's property.
Tasting note: Slightly cloudy, pale salmon pink. Sweet oregano and grapey, semi-sweet yet fresh opening notes are underscored by a gently bitter herbaceousness. Aeration accents grapefruit and tarragon. Light to medium bodied with pink grapefruit followed by a yeasty, bready, bay leaf / sage finish concluding gently bitter, dry and delicately herbal in the fade. A subtle style for easy drinking and elegant cocktails. 17% Alc./Vol.

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Chalmers 1528 Chocolate Port

New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
$16. 99
Bottle
$203.88 Dozen

Closure: Stelvin

The history of cocoa and chocolate is well known to date back to the Aztecs of South America. The ‘plumed serpent’ is said to have bought it back from the ‘Lost Paradise.’ By consuming it one attained universal knowledge and wisdom. Cocoa came into vogue in Europe as a liqueur from the sixteenth century on, often being drunk through a thick layer of cream floating on the surface. Chalmers 1528 Chocolate Port commemorates the year in which chocolate was supposedly first bought to Europe from the Americas. Chocolate and Port are a compatible and often romantic combination. With this product from Chalmers, full flavoured, oak matured tawny port is blended with dark chocolate. An experience unto itself in the world of wine with no need to make dessert!

Tasting Note: Pale amber with tawny overtones and a pale olive tinge. The nose reveals generous raisins with dark chocolate end notes with well integrated oak adding character. Rich, warming raisin fruit characters emerge on the palate followed by a subtle oak and dark chocolate finish.
17.5% Alc./Vol. Tasting note sourced from the Winemaker.size>

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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Muscat

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 18.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Orange onion brown colour with a tinge of green olive on the rim. The nose shows excellent intensity with raisin top notes followed by some honey, toffee and marmalade. Rich lusciously textured flavours of raisins, honey, Christmas cake and toffee showing excellent fine spirit integration. Long viscous aftertaste of raisins, honey and toffee.
Alc 18.5%

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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Grand Muscat (375ml)

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Bill Chambers is one of Rutherglen’s living legends, an accolade well deserved. Produced from vines over 80 years old, this is a superb example of aged Muscat. Deep sienna brown colour, with green olive hue. Wonderful aroma of honeyed marmalade and very ripe raisins. The palate is rich and luscious with the flavours of honeyed raisins meshed seamlessly with velvet smooth old brandy spirit. Outstanding length and depth. A must for Christmas Day. Drink (2001).

Other reviews...
The Grand Muscat’s deep amber color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of coffee liqueur, brown sugar, molasses, prunes, figs, and a bevy of spices. It is just extraordinary stuff!
96 points
Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #168 (Dec 2006)

Previous review...
The Grand Muscat’s deep amber color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of coffee liqueur, brown sugar, molasses, prunes, figs, and a bevy of spices. It is just extraordinary stuff! I have cellared half bottles of these fortifieds for over 15 years, and there has been However, once opened, they should be consumed no degradation of quality during that time. within 3-4 days.
99 points
Robert Parker
(Wine Advocate #155)

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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen 'Old Vine' Muscadelle [Tokay (375ml)]

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

ABV: 18%

Closure: Cork

Notes sourced from Chambers.

Muscat and Muscadelle (Tokay) are as original to Australia as kangaroos. Nowhere else in the world are the grapes treated this way, and the Chambers' family have been making wines in Rutherglen since 1858.

As there is no irrigation the vines, some 90 years old, produce low tonnages with wonderful concentrated flavour. This sweet wine is full of complex fruit flavours and once opened, does not deteriorate and will allow months of sipping pleasure. Serve as an aperitif or after dinner drink.

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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Muscadelle

Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 19%

Closure: Cork

Notes sourced from Chambers.

This small, family operated winery was established in North Eastern Victoria, by William Chambers in 1858, and is now operated by fifth generation winemaker Bill Chambers.
The non-irrigated vines, many of which are over 80 years old, produce low yields with wonderful concentrated flavours. The Rutherglen Tokay is a young wine with the nut and fruit flavour beginning to develop. It is sweet and rich and ideal to sip after a meal or with sticky date pudding.

Other reviews...
The Muscadelle (Tokay) exhibits a light amber color along with sweet molasses, honey, tea, and marmalade characteristics.
91 points.
Wine Advocate #168 (Dec 2006)

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Cinq A Sept (5 & 7) Small Batch Pinot Noir Vermouth (700ml)

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

ABV: 17%

An aromatic Pinot Noir based vermouth from winemaker, David Chapman of Allies Wines. Botanicals such as star anise, orange peel, green coffee beans and wormwood were steeped in fortified wine for six weeks to create this distinctive drink. The name, taken from a French expression (literally “five to seven”), refers to the two hour window between 5pm and 7pm when friends and colleagues pause between the working day to enjoy a drink. Expect raspberry fruit flavours laced with refreshing herbs, exotic spice and a gentle bitterness. Great on ice with a slice of orange or grapefruit, longer with a dash of soda or as a bit player in cocktails like the Negroni. Two barrels produced annually. 17% Alc./Vol.

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Coleccion Roberto Amillo Amontillado Sherry (500ml)

Jerez, SPAIN
$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

ABV: 21%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The latest bottling of the NV Amontillado was marked as L211105, so bottled the 5th of November 2011. It has an amber color and a saline nose with notes of nuts, varnish, dry orange peel and some iron. The palate is pungent and finished with a salty and bitter twist. It has 21% alcohol and 8.1 grams of acidity and 6.5 of sugar, but it feels bone dry, balanced and concentrated through evaporation. This saca consists of 2,000 half-liter bottles.
94 Points
Luis Gutiérrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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Coleccion Roberto Amillo Reserva Especial Vermut de Jerez (750ml)

Jerez, SPAIN
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Roberto Amillo takes Vermouth to new heights with his Reserva Especial which is aged for 6-14 months (depending on your source). Great as an aperitif or dessert wine.
Other reviews... "Despite being a collector from the Rioja, Roberto Amillo is a huge Sherry fan, and working with the Rioja firm of Bodegas Altanza he offers a range of outstanding Sherries and Brandy known as the Colección Roberto Amillo. He was one of the pioneers of the revival of Vermouth produced in Jerez which began some four years ago. The base wine is a blend of Oloroso with an average age of some 15 years and Pedro Ximénez with 6 in which no fewer than 32 botanicals are macerated. The precise formula is secret of course, but it includes wormwood, cinnamon, cardamom, thyme, aniseed, rosemary and clove and once prepared the product is aged in French oak barrels."
- Paula MacLean, jerez-xeres-sherry.blogspot.com
93 points - Peñín Guide

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Coleccion Roberto Amillo Oloroso Sherry (500ml)

Jerez, SPAIN
$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

ABV: 21%

Closure: Cork

Light onion brown colour. Powerfully scented nose of walnut and hazelnut married to flor yeast, dried fruit, light honey and spice. Very dry and quite light upon entry, the palate is flavoured with an assortment nuts including walnut, hazelnut and almond over a flor yeast back drop with traces of dried fruits and spice on the elegant finish. Concludes bone dry with a long salted nut, flor yeast and spice aftertaste.
Alc. 21%

Made from 100% Palomino and aged for 30 years, this stunning example of Oloroso is intense and super complex with dried orange peel and nutty flavours through a seemingly never ending finish. 1,000 bottles were produced.
Other reviews... Roberto Amillo is a fan of Sherry and Brandy who, four years ago, had some old wines put into square bottles, that I had never tasted officially. The wines were sourced with the help of a 'capataz' from different wineries and in general are very old and of high quality. The NV Oloroso (like the Palo Cortado) was sourced from Williams & Humbert, selected from 24 barrels that had belonged to the old Pemartín & Cia winery. It's an old and elegant example of the style, with classical notes of nuts, blonde tobacco, spices and noble woods. The palate is round, lush, soft and elegant, with a spicy and spirity finish. It has the typicity of Oloroso, a common thing throughout the whole range, which was well chosen.
93 points - Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate

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NV Colomba Bianca Legadi Vino Liquoroso Zibibbo

Sicily, ITALY
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

ABV: 16.5%

Closure: Cork

Colomba Bianca, a cooperative of vine growers in Western Sicily, Italy, was established in 1970 and has become one of the largest cooperatives in Sicily. Covering 7500 hectares with 5 wineries across the region, its vineyards vary in altitude from the low coastal areas to the hills reaching 600 meters above sea level.
Legadi Zibibbo is a fortified wine made from Zibibbo grapes (Muscat d’Alessandria) grown in the vineyards of Trapani. The fruit is hand-harvested in mid-September, and immediately pressed for a short fermentation, before being fortified with neural spirit to retain the natural sugar of the grapes. This wine boasts a rich fruit aroma of figs and yellow peach, complemented by hints of orange blossom and sweet spices.
Alc. 16.5%

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Commandaria St.Nicholas Dessert Wine

Troodos Mountains, CYPRUS
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

This unique liqueur wine, possessing the aroma and sweetness of honey, matures in oak wood for an extended period and has a tradition and history behind it. Hesiod, who lived around 735 B.C. described how this wine was made from sun exposed grapes. The island of Cyprus was later a favourite resting ground for Crusades returning from battle and later became a centre for the Knights of the Order of St.John. It was the members of this order who discovered a wine that was been produced in the Troodos Mountains. This wine they named Commanderie after their headquarters, finding it to be not only an excellent drink but also to possess therapeutic properties. Made from the indigenous grape varieties Mavro and Xynesteri, the Commandaria St. Nicholas remains a traditional wine of Cyprus and one of the oldest traded wines in the world.

The distinctive honey sweet flavors of ETKO Commandaria earned it a rating of 88 from Wine Spectator. According to Kim Marcus, columnist for Wine Spectator, the Commandaria is, “rich and sweet, with an amber color. Mouth coating, with cream and Sherry-like aromas and flavors dominated by baked pear, caramel and spice. The finish is full of smoke and orange rind notes.” “Best Value” in the November 30, 2003 issue of Wine Spectator. 15% Alc./Vol.

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2011 Croft Porto Vintage Port (750ml)

Douro Valley, PORTUGAL
$135. 00
Bottle
$1620.00 Dozen

ABV: 20%

Closure: Cork

One of the original founding Port houses, Croft traces its origins to 1588 when the company was established in England by Henry Thompson, a member of the Merchants Company of York. In 2001 the firm was acquired by the owners of the Taylor and Fonseca Port houses re-affirming its position as a ‘first growth’ Vintage Port producer. Croft’s Managing Director, Adrian Bridge, has hailed its 2011 release as "...one of the most muscular and powerful of recent Croft Vintages".

Other Reviews...
Effusively juicy, rich and concentrated, showing plenty of snap to the crisp and well-spiced flavors of wild berry, dark currant and plum tart. Orange-infused chocolate notes linger on the exotic, mocha-filled finish. Best from 2020 through 2045. 5,000 cases made. –KM 97 points Wine Spectator Beautiful aromas of violets and blueberries with hints of blue slate. Full body, medium sweet with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. A leafy, stemmy, nutty undertone to this with hints of shaved milk chocolate. Very refined and beautiful. 5,000 cases produced of this foot-trodden wine.
95 Points
James Suckling

The 2011 Croft is initially taciturn on the nose, even after allowing it 20 minutes in my glass. A light swirling immediately awakens the aromatics to offer blackberry, Seville orange marmalade, blueberries and dried fig – complex and quite compelling. There is real mineralite within this bouquet that, returning after 30 minutes, offers alluring ocean spray scents rolling in off the ocean. The palate is medium-bodied with a velvety-smooth opening that belies the fine, structured tannins underneath. It clams up a little towards the finish, shuts the lid tight and consequently there is the sensation of less persistency here compared to the Taylor’s or Fonseca. But Croft has a knack of filling out with bottle age and becomes both gentle and generous with the passing years. Tasted May 2013.
92-95 Points
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate (Jun 2013)

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2011 Croft Porto Vintage Port (375ml)

Douro Valley, PORTUGAL
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 20%

Closure: Cork

One of the original founding Port houses, Croft traces its origins to 1588 when the company was established in England by Henry Thompson, a member of the Merchants Company of York. In 2001 the firm was acquired by the owners of the Taylor and Fonseca Port houses re-affirming its position as a ‘first growth’ Vintage Port producer. Croft’s Managing Director, Adrian Bridge, has hailed its 2011 release as "...one of the most muscular and powerful of recent Croft Vintages".

Other Reviews... Effusively juicy, rich and concentrated, showing plenty of snap to the crisp and well-spiced flavors of wild berry, dark currant and plum tart. Orange-infused chocolate notes linger on the exotic, mocha-filled finish. Best from 2020 through 2045. 5,000 cases made. –KM 97 points Wine Spectator Beautiful aromas of violets and blueberries with hints of blue slate. Full body, medium sweet with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. A leafy, stemmy, nutty undertone to this with hints of shaved milk chocolate. Very refined and beautiful. 5,000 cases produced of this foot-trodden wine.
95 Points - James Suckling

The 2011 Croft is initially taciturn on the nose, even after allowing it 20 minutes in my glass. A light swirling immediately awakens the aromatics to offer blackberry, Seville orange marmalade, blueberries and dried fig – complex and quite compelling. There is real mineralite within this bouquet that, returning after 30 minutes, offers alluring ocean spray scents rolling in off the ocean. The palate is medium-bodied with a velvety-smooth opening that belies the fine, structured tannins underneath. It clams up a little towards the finish, shuts the lid tight and consequently there is the sensation of less persistency here compared to the Taylor’s or Fonseca. But Croft has a knack of filling out with bottle age and becomes both gentle and generous with the passing years. Tasted May 2013.
92 - 95 Points - Neal Martin (e-RobertParker)

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Cuesta Fino Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

Following the success of Cuesta's stunning PX , we've expanded the range to include their Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso sherries.
Straw-coloured or golden, finos have a spicy, delicate aroma reminiscent of almonds, and are dry and light in the mouth. Their special properties are the result of the exclusive ageing process under the veil of flor. The very dry finish of Fino is due to the consumption of glycerol by the flor. They typically have an alcohol content of 15º -18o and are best served cold. Enjoy this as a perfect aperitif with roasted almonds or grilled fish.

No tasting notes available.

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Cuesta Amontillado Medium Dry Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 17.5%

Following the success of Cuesta's stunning PX , we've expanded the range to include their Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso sherries.
The ageing process used in the creation of Amontillados includes an initial phase under the veil of flor - similar in procedure and duration to that undergone by finos - followed by a phase of oxidative ageing. The result is an amber-coloured wine with aromas of hazelnut, mildly tangy, soft and full in the mouth, with an alcohol content of between 16º and 22º.

The addition of a small amount of Pedro Ximenez to this sherry contributes a light, medium sweet character.
No tasting notes available.

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Cuesta Manzanilla Sherry

Jerez, SPAIN
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 15%

This is a pale-coloured, bone dry wine aged in the town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, where cellars are located by the seaside. It offers nutty, sea salt aromas and a light, fresh palate that's tangy and crisp with a hint of saltiness. Serve chilled as an aperitif, it makes a fine accompaniment to shell fish, sushi or smoked salmon. 15% Alc./Vol.

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