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Veuve du Vernay Ice Rose (750ml)

Syrah from France

$11.98

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Penfolds Grandfather Rare Tawny Port (750ml)

Port from Barossa, Australia

97AWC 95RAS

Fully aged but bright tawny; the very complex Xmas cake bouquet has all manner of Asian spices asking to be heard; the palate is very luscious yet magically made elegant by its burnt sugar acidity.

97 points, Halliday Wine Companion (Jul 2013)

Rich, complex and fragrant of nuts and vanilla, amber colored, viscous, with intensity and a clean finish. Harmonious, mature, and luscious.

95 points, Bob Sprentall, B-21 Proprietor (Dec 2018)

Croft Reserve Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

90WS

Rich and toothsome, with interesting dried herbal notes to the red plum and toffee flavors. The juicy finish is filled with spicy accents. Drink now. 600 cases imported.

90 points, Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator (Apr 2016)

$17.98

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Veuve du Vernay Brut Rose (750ml)

Sparkling from France

$10.98

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Veuve du Vernay Ice (750ml)

Trebbiano from France

$11.98

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Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

88WS 87WE

Fresh and juicy, with very bright red berry and plum flavor to support vibrant acidity. Milk chocolate and spice notes chime in on the finish. Drink now through 2018. 3,000 cases imported.

88 points, Wine Spectator (Apr 2012)

A fruity red, with jammy plum flavors and a smooth texture. The wine shows some of the elegance for which Taylor Fladgate is famed, while also offering a rich aftertaste.

87 points, Wine Enthusiast (Jun 2012)

$16.98

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Warre Otima 10yr Tawny Port (500ml)

From Portugal

93WA 91WS 91W&S

The non-vintage Otima 10-Year Old Tawny Port reveals a medium ruby/amber/garnet color, loads of kirsch and cedar intermixed with a touch of brown sugar in the nose, rich, full-bodied flavors, a burgeoning complexity and big aromatics. This is a full-bodied, silky smooth Tawny Port that should age easily for 8-10+ years.

93 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue # 211 - Feb 2014)

Well-honed, with a touch of sweetness to the plush flavors of butterscotch, pear tart, almond and vanilla. Orange peel and dried ginger accents emerge on the seductively spicy finish. Drink now. 8,500 cases imported.

91 points, Wine Spectator (Sep 2015)

Light amber-tawny in color, this wine is delicately balanced between freshness and age. There’s brisk, tart peach flavor along with more mature tones of pale berries and woodsy mushrooms. Hints of tobacco smoke add to the wine’s elegance.

91 points, Wine & Spirits (Dec 2015)

Veuve du Vernay Brut (750ml)

Sparkling from France

$9.99

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Penfolds Club Tawny Port (750ml)

Tawny from Australia

Sandeman Fine Ruby Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

NV Familia Zuccardi Malamado Malbec Port Style (750ml)

Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina

$25.98

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Taylor Fladgate Fine Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

87WE

With its edge of wood aging, this is a delicious entry level tawny. The wine has a toffee and orange marmalade character, retaining fruitiness in a soft, rounded texture.

87 points, Wine Enthusiast (Jun 2012)

Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port (750ml)

From Portugal

90WS

This has a zesty, sweet floral aroma, with well-spiced flavors of apple tart, flan and cocoa powder. The plush, mouthfilling finish of cream, vanilla and raspberry is fresh and balanced. Drink now. 25,000 cases made.

90 points - Wine Spectator (December 15, 2010)

Sandeman Fine Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

$14.98

28 bottles in stock and ready to ship.

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Fonseca Siroco White Port (750ml)

Port from Douro, Portugal

Dow's Fine Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

Taylor Fladgate 10yr Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

90WS

Juicy and focused, offering dried cherry, fig and bergamot notes inlaid with red licorice and fruitcake flavors that marry the flattering and racy sides. Drink now through 0. 45,200 cases made, 13,000 cases imported.

90 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Jun 2018)

Ramos Pinto Porto 20 Year Tawny Quinta Do Bom Retiro (750ml)

Tinta Francisca from Douro, Portugal

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98RAS 98D

Having tasted everything in the range at Ramos Pintos, the 20yr tawny is the star among tawny. Further, I would venture to say this twenty year tawny is the finest from any major port house; elegant, refined, and sublime. Coming from very, very old vines, this truly outclasses. Pure.

98 points, Bob Sprentall, B-21 Proprietor (Apr 2015)

From a single estate where a quarter of the vines are more than 80 years old: soft and seamless, boasting waves of dates, dried figs, brazil nuts and toasted almonds. Suave silky texture and wonderful savoury- sweet length. Supremely good.

98 points, Decanter (Dec 2014)

NV Warre's Warrior Port (750ml)

From Portugal, Portugal

88WS

Forward and direct, with tasty blackberry and blueberry paste flavors, lined with a licorice snap thread. A hint of singed wood lines the finish, giving this a little extra range. Drink now. 10,300 cases imported.

88 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Jun 2017)

Ramos Pinto 10 Year Old Tawny Quinta de Ervamoira Port (750ml)

Tawny from Douro, Portugal

92WS

Redolent of cherry tart, dried black fig and plum pudding flavors, with accents of hazelnut. The fruity finish is loaded with Asian spice and dark chocolate notes. Drink now. 196 cases imported.

92 points, Wine Spectator (Nov 2016)

Balvenie Portwood 21yr Single Malt Scotch (750ml)

From Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland

94BTI

Bright amber color. Complex aromas of waxy honeycomb, spicy poached pears and peaches, white potpourri, and salty buttery cashew brittle follow through on a silky, round entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body with great balance and depth. Finishes with a long, lingering wave of flavor with caramel apple, anise, cinnamon raisin bread and floral talc evanescences. Impressively rich and smooth.

94 points, Beverage Testing Institute (May 2010)

Fonseca Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

89WS

A refined Tawny, offering a complex array of sweet cherry, dark plum and wild berry flavors, with accents of cinnamon and sandalwood. Drink now. 4,000 cases imported.

89 points, Wine Spectator (Jun 2012)

Ramos Pinto 30 Year Old Tawny Port (750ml)

Tawny from Douro, Portugal

94WS 94WE 93WA

Solid, juicy and direct, with a mix of cinnamon, dried cherry, date and green tea notes that are nicely melded, all backed by ginger peel and hazelnut husk on the finish. Serious length too. Drink now. 130 cases imported.

94 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Feb 2021)

This Port is a triumph. Its age and its concentration are on one side of an equation that brings out the elegance of the style of this producer and the balance of sweetness, dark-toffee flavors and acidity are on the other. The wine is very ready to drink.

94 points, Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast (Dec 2020)

The NV RP 30 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in February 2020 with a bar-top cork and 139 grams of residual sugar. Showing more complexity and notably more sweetness than the 20 Year also reviewed this issue, this is along the lines of the last release (the 2018) that I saw a while back. As it opens and the sugar blows off, especially a couple of days later, this shows off its complexity even more, but also just a touch of harshness. The key difference is really the complexity versus the freshness—in other words, about what you'd expect. The 20 Year has almost as much concentration and power as this elegant 30 Year, but the 20 Year is fresher and even more elegant (not that the 30 isn't rather fresh for its age), while the 30 Year is far more nuanced. I personally slightly preferred this, as I usually lean toward complexity, but reasonable minds might differ. As noted with the 20 Year, the end-date drinking window is just a placeholder. Barring a cork failure, this should hold well indefinitely—although it does not need aging.

93 points, Mark Squires, Wine Advocate (Nov 2020)

Cockburn's Special Reserve (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

88WA

The NV Special Reserve Port was bottled in 2015 with 110 grams per liter of residual sugar after five years in well used oak vats. This lovely Special Reserve starts with a delicious rush of fruit. Lush and fruity with velvety texture, it has some bite and power, too, but the tannins fall off rather quickly. It's all about the sweet and friendly fruit. Aeration proves that it is not quite as rich and deep as it first appeared, but it is always chock full of flavor. I tried it again the next day. It remained a very appealing Reserve with fine fruit and flavor, plus enough structural support to be interesting. In the context of its category, it does everything very well in its sexy fashion and it is often on the street for under $15. It's a nice value for a lighter-styled, casual Port. It can certainly hold, barring cork failures, but it is designed to be approachable young, not aged. Note that I normally don't review NV releases without unique identifiers, but this NV bottling for Premium Port Wines, the USA importer, has a sticker referencing the 200th anniversary: 1815-2015.

88 points, Wine Advocate (Issue # 222 - Dec 2015)

Croft Reserve Ruby Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

88WA 88WS

The NV Reserve Ruby Porto is a blend of typical Douro grapes and wines of different ages, aged for three to four years in neutral wood. It comes in at 97 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is a lovely Ruby Reserve, showing excellent concentration for the level, focus, fine flavor and a hint of eucalyptus on the nose. With a lingering sweet edge on opening, it eventually becomes drier and tighter with aeration—not that it really needs any. This is nuanced, not about obvious sweet fruit. It is tightly wound in its youth. It even becomes a little steely, with a bit of a stonewashed feel. The finish is still laced with flavor at that point, some strawberries mingled with rhubarb. You can hold this if you must, but it's not intended to be held and it will not develop much. I won't guarantee it will be this good five years hence, in other words. I will say that it still drank great the next day, with flavors of roasted herbs and red fruits. Indeed, a few days later, it was still rather fine. Ultimately, I liked the structure and serious demeanor just a bit better than the fruit, but this is an impressive Ruby Reserve if you like them on the drier, sterner side. It over-delivers in its youth (bottled a couple of months earlier) at a nice price. Note: I do not generally review non-vintage wines absent some unique identifier. This was bottled on December 23, 2016 with a bar top cork, although the date is not noted on the label. However, the winery code on the guarantee strip "ZM 223467 05" does identify it as the bottling to which this review applies.

88 points, Mark Squires, Wine Advocate (Issue # 230 - Apr 2017)

This sports rich blackberry and blueberry confiture notes, picking up light chocolate and licorice snap hints through the slightly gutsy finish. Drink now. 200 cases made.

88 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Jun 2017)

Taylor Fladgate 20yr Tawny Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

93WS #76 Top 100

Lovely, with a mix of persimmon, white peach, hazelnut, green tea and singed alder notes all moving together in streamlined harmony. The long, elegant finish has nice latent energy. Drink now. 8,000 cases imported.

93 points, Aaron Romano, Wine Spectator (Oct 2023)

#76 - Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023

Dow's Fine Ruby Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

Taylor Fladgate First Estate Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

89WE 87WS

Dusty, perfumed tannins are suspended in a ripe and fruity wine, its damson skin texture given an extra boost by tannins. Very dark, concentrated wine, full of character.

89 points, Wine Enthusiast (Dec 2011)

Supple and fruity, offering damson plum flavors that show some citrusy overtones, with a rich, spicy finish. Drink now through 2022.

87 points, Wine Spectator (2012)

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2019 Ramos Pinto Duas Quintas Tinto (750ml)

Touriga Nacional from Douro, Portugal

89WS 87WA

Ripe and sleek, showing boysenberry and plum puree notes that glide through easily, with light anise and violet as well as a lightly toasted finish. Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca. Drink now through 2024. 4,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.

89 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Apr 2022)

The 2019 Duas Quintas Tinto is mostly a 50/30 blend of Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca, with the rest composed of other typical grapes. It was aged for 12 months in a 50/50 mixture of stainless steel and wood (20% of the oaked half in barrel, 30% in large oak vats) and comes in at 14.3% alcohol. As is customary, this is a fruit-forward wine that adds a little distinction. This year it has very good concentration and a fresh feel, but this is a year that leans a little more to jammy fruit than freshness. Still, it never goes too far overboard in any direction. In its youth, it's going to be a crowd-pleaser for casual drinking, a little shy of structure, but tasting great. It's made to drink now, but it will hold a few years. When the fruit calms down a bit, I do wonder what will be left or if it will be nearly as much fun. I suspect not. In the meanwhile, it will do great on its own.

87 points, Mark Squires, Wine Advocate (Sep 2021)

Sandeman Founders Reserve Ruby Port (750ml)

From Douro, Portugal

$19.98

24 bottles in stock and ready to ship.

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