Liqueur Wines

The name Patxaran comes from the Basque baso aran, meaning wild plum; Pacharan is the Spanish (Castillian) spelling. It is a sloe flavoured liqueur from Navarra, commonly drunk in the Basque region and the rest of Spain. Licores Baines was fo...

In 1844 Christopher Rawson Penfold planted vines on the slopes of Magill to produce fortified wines. Now the historic bluestone cellars are home to a tradition of fortified winemaking dating back over 150 years. In 1994, to commemorate 150 y...

The Grandfather name dates back to 1915, when an oak cask containing the finest blend of Tawny was set aside for the exclusive use of the Penfold family. This wine was known as The Grandfather due to the age of the oldest Tawny in the blend. ...

A sensational Para and an utterly profound wine. In appearance, pitch black, with a narrow, amber rim. The viscosity is as thick as engine oil. Such is its potency that its aroma hits you before you even lift the glass. The bouquet is remarkable, ...

Everyone, it seems, has a squat old bottle of Para forgotten somewhere in the depths of a cupboard, but this wine bears little resemblance to those 21-year-old releases. Seppeltsfield is a treasure trove of special old fortified parcels, and this ...

In the same family as the 1991 Para, the major difference being the greater intensity and cut to the flavours, reflecting the higher level of rancio that has developed with greater age in barrel; burnt toffee is also very much in evidence. The cle...

Dark burnt umber; the wine paints the sides of the glass when swirled, the bouquet rearing out of the glass like a dragon from the bowels of the earth; exceptionally viscous and thick, it also paints the interior of the mouth, liberating its rainb...

Packaged in the most original and striking bottle-cum-decanter I have seen. The wine has an average age of over 20 years and is entitled to the 'Rare' name. Full golden tawny; it has been brilliantly blended so that the complex mosaic of aged frui...

Very sweet style with lovely rancio characters. Fresh, lifted and nutty nose. Alcoholic palate filled with flavours of dried fruits.

Ooh yeah, you're going to love this one. It's a blend of pedro, fronti and some tokay. There's obviously plenty of old material in here but it's been expertly worked with some fresher wine to keep retain that essential old and young balance. Layer...

It's blended from Portuguese varieties with some additonal shiraz. Has a rich aroma showing plenty of licorice and black berry character plus some earthy dustiness. The palate is textured with the spirit playing an important focussing sustaining r...

Cannibal Creek ‘Sticky’ is based on the French fortified grape juice “Pineau des Charentes”, most commonly the creation of an artisan in the French countryside as apart from big business. This appealed to us at Cannibal Creek and the Cannibal C...

The colour is verging on black, so dark is it; a wine of unique power and intensity; burnt toffee, deeper, darker flavours than the 1911, but still emerges at the end with a fresh aftertaste. A 100 ml bottle goes a long way, because you will only ...

Impenetrable colour, staining the glass as it is swirled, unbelievably viscous and thick. Two of the keys are the acidity and the volatile acidity: here perfect, for without the acidity the wine would be intolerably sweet; the harmony of the fruit...

Golden brown; an utterly seductive glass of caramelised cumquat and honey, viscous in the mouth, yet with freshness on the finish and aftertaste. Worth every cent. 375ml.

Youthful nutty/fruity bouquet with a spirity lift. Rich and chocolaty in the mouth. Luscious mouthfeel and big oak.

This blend of mostly Grenache and Shiraz wines with an average age of at least 7 years is a smooth, rich fortified wine with pleasant flavours of toffee and light chocolate. Palate: toffee and light chocolate.

Hot, nutty nose with distinctive vanillin lift. Soft, round and fresh in the mouth, with loads of acid.