The wine shows bright ruby colour In the nose, the wine shows vibrant, fresh, youthful character, fruit forward, red cherry notes, red berry notes, some floral notes, warmth but not excessive Palate is quite smooth, warmth upfront, very sweet, candied red berry notes, sugar coated fruit, low tannins, short finish, plain and simple, not layered Called it ruby
The wine shows tawny amber colour In the nose, the wine shows raisin notes, dried fruit notes, dates and figs, varnish notes, rose petal liqueur. Palate follows the style, very sweet texture, grapey, warmth, grape jam, stone fruit jam, raisin notes, dark fruit, honey and syrup, low acidity, layered, long finish Called it Rutherglen
The wine shows bright ruby colour In the nose, the wine shows vibrant red fruit, broad shouldered, berry notes Palate is more focused, shows some tannins, heat, cranberry notes, red berry notes, thick oak frame, med finish Called it lbv
The wine shows some evolution In the nose, the wine shows dusty notes, dense red fruit, sweet spices, the oak is a bit more upfront Palate shows warmth, some dried fruit notes, red berry notes, crunchy, dried cranberry, some tannins, med body, med finish Called this tawny
The wine shows murky brown colour In the nose, the wine shows very sweet profile, rose petal liqueur, dark honey notes, heavy syrup, dates and figs, olive notes, sweet spices notes, oak notes. Give you a dark lager wort nuance too Palate follows the pattern, raisin, figs, plums, again the “wort” but more upfront, thick oak frame, again olive notes, viscous, thick, cloying, long finish Called this PX
The wine shows brown colour In the nose, the wine shows dried citrus notes, oxidation notes, VA notes, varnish, underlying sweetness, stone fruit notes, raisin notes. Palate follows the pattern, warmth, dried stone fruit, high acidity, nutty, almond, espresso coffee notes, toffee notes, med to full body, long finish Called this Malmsey
Pale brown colour The wine shows thick nose, dried citrus, dates, earthy, sweet and spicy notes, almond liqueur, warm bread, toasted nuts, honey notes. The palate is smoother than expected, feels rather dry, high acidity, full body, coffee notes, barley husk, med finish Called this amontillado, way off
The wine shows pot pouri notes, dried stone fruit, citrus notes, bergamot notes, almond notes, some savoury and cured meat notes, olive notes Palate is light, nutty, flor notes, warmth, roasted almond, caramelized barely notes (like caramunich malt), toast, very dry finish Called it oloroso
The wine shows rather musky character, sits more on the pot pouri side, almond paste, some stone fruit sweetness, sweet spices, nutty frame, olive notes Palate shows dry profile, high acidity, loads of varnish notes, unforgiving, rather horizontal in style, like a “layer” upon which everything stand on, med body and finish Called this wrong
The wine shows fresh, ruby colour In the nose, the wine shows dried red berry notes, red cherry notes, floral notes, broad, feels youthful, some spice notes, fruit liqueur Palate shows sweetness, layered, freshness, red berry notes, warmth, shows some tannins, the wine is “pushing forward”, a bit grippy and hot, med to full body, med to long finish Called this wrong
NV Fonseca Porto Ruby
Portugal, Douro, Porto
The wine shows bright ruby colour
In the nose, the wine shows vibrant, fresh, youthful character, fruit forward, red cherry notes, red berry notes, some floral notes, warmth but not excessive
Palate is quite smooth, warmth upfront, very sweet, candied red berry notes, sugar coated fruit, low tannins, short finish, plain and simple, not layered
Called it ruby
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NV Yalumba Muscat Antique Muscat
Australia, South Australia
The wine shows tawny amber colour
In the nose, the wine shows raisin notes, dried fruit notes, dates and figs, varnish notes, rose petal liqueur. Palate follows the style, very sweet texture, grapey, warmth, grape jam, stone fruit jam, raisin notes, dark fruit, honey and syrup, low acidity, layered, long finish
Called it Rutherglen
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2019 Fonseca Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Portugal, Douro, Porto
The wine shows bright ruby colour
In the nose, the wine shows vibrant red fruit, broad shouldered, berry notes
Palate is more focused, shows some tannins, heat, cranberry notes, red berry notes, thick oak frame, med finish
Called it lbv
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NV Fonseca Porto 10 Year Old Tawny
Portugal, Douro, Porto
The wine shows some evolution
In the nose, the wine shows dusty notes, dense red fruit, sweet spices, the oak is a bit more upfront
Palate shows warmth, some dried fruit notes, red berry notes, crunchy, dried cranberry, some tannins, med body, med finish
Called this tawny
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NV Sánchez Romate Hnos. Pedro Ximénez Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
The wine shows murky brown colour
In the nose, the wine shows very sweet profile, rose petal liqueur, dark honey notes, heavy syrup, dates and figs, olive notes, sweet spices notes, oak notes. Give you a dark lager wort nuance too
Palate follows the pattern, raisin, figs, plums, again the “wort” but more upfront, thick oak frame, again olive notes, viscous, thick, cloying, long finish
Called this PX
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NV Henriques & Henriques Madeira Malvazia 10 Years Old
Portugal, Madeira
The wine shows brown colour
In the nose, the wine shows dried citrus notes, oxidation notes, VA notes, varnish, underlying sweetness, stone fruit notes, raisin notes.
Palate follows the pattern, warmth, dried stone fruit, high acidity, nutty, almond, espresso coffee notes, toffee notes, med to full body, long finish
Called this Malmsey
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NV Henriques & Henriques Madeira Boal 10 Years Old
Portugal, Madeira
Pale brown colour
The wine shows thick nose, dried citrus, dates, earthy, sweet and spicy notes, almond liqueur, warm bread, toasted nuts, honey notes.
The palate is smoother than expected, feels rather dry, high acidity, full body, coffee notes, barley husk, med finish
Called this amontillado, way off
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NV Sánchez Romate Hnos. Romate Oloroso
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
The wine shows pot pouri notes, dried stone fruit, citrus notes, bergamot notes, almond notes, some savoury and cured meat notes, olive notes
Palate is light, nutty, flor notes, warmth, roasted almond, caramelized barely notes (like caramunich malt), toast, very dry finish
Called it oloroso
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NV Sánchez Romate Hnos. Romate Amontillado
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
The wine shows rather musky character, sits more on the pot pouri side, almond paste, some stone fruit sweetness, sweet spices, nutty frame, olive notes
Palate shows dry profile, high acidity, loads of varnish notes, unforgiving, rather horizontal in style, like a “layer” upon which everything stand on, med body and finish
Called this wrong
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NV Fonseca Porto Tawny
Portugal, Douro, Porto
The wine shows fresh, ruby colour
In the nose, the wine shows dried red berry notes, red cherry notes, floral notes, broad, feels youthful, some spice notes, fruit liqueur
Palate shows sweetness, layered, freshness, red berry notes, warmth, shows some tannins, the wine is “pushing forward”, a bit grippy and hot, med to full body, med to long finish
Called this wrong
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