Fortified Wines
2018 Ramos Pinto - Porto Late Bottled Vintage Unfiltered (750ml)
Juicy and bright, with engaging raspberry and boysenberry pâte de fruit notes inlaid with licorice snap and fruitcake. Shows a good low hum of energy throughout. Drink now through 2030. 125 cases imported.
NV Ramos Pinto - Porto 20 Year Old Tawny (750ml)
It shows power, depth and spice. There are classic hints of caramel and a fresh feel. That wonderful freshness is what really sells this elegant Tawny and makes it irresistible. It is impeccably balanced. The lift to the fruit gives this some extra juiciness on the bright finish. On opening, it was a bit more ponderous, but it really woke up a couple of days later.
93 pts--Wine Advocate
NV Rare Wine Co. - Madeira Thomas Jefferson Special Reserve
As President, Jefferson ordered (in barrel) the equivalent of more than 3500 bottles of Madeira for the White House cellar over the first three years of his presidency.
These were supplied by Thomas Newton of Norfolk, Virginia. Newton recommended them to Jefferson as “Brasil Quality ... superior to any other.”
Jefferson loved the Brasil Madeira, reordering it on a regular basis. But on one occasion Newton was able to supply only “good” rather than “superior” quality as the latter was already spoken for.
So, Jefferson took Newton up on his offer of a yearly allocation of the “superior” shipped directly from the island. And when in France in the 1780s—as the American minister—Jefferson asked that his Madeira be shipped via the U.S. rather than risk getting Madeira of questionable quality on the Continent.
Jefferson was not only the foremost American wine enthusiast of his time, he was also its savviest.
The Thomas Jefferson Special Reserve is a fitting tribute to a towering American, both as statesman and wine connoisseur. We are pleased and honored to be able to offer it.
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2017 Rozes - Porto Vintage Port
The 2017 Vintage Port is a 40/35 blend of Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional with 15% Sousão, plus miscellaneous others, unoaked and coming in with 103 grams of residual sugar. When seen before, this was very good but too tight. It is still too tight, bu...
NV Sandeman - Porto Tawny Port 40 Year Old (750ml)
The NV 40 Years Old Tawny Porto is a typical Douro blend bottled in August 2022 with a Vinolok stopper and 123 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is composed of juice ranging from 30 to 55 years in age to achieve an average age of 40 years. Comparing...
2011 Smith Woodhouse - Porto Late Bottled Vintage (750ml)
This has evolved nicely, offering a plump, friendly core, with engaging notes of plum and black cherry compote, while a mix of red licorice and ganache-coated hazelnut accents fills in on the finish. Drink now through 2029. 5,000 cases made, 1,000 cases i...
