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SHERRY |
CALIFORNIA |
| SPF-102. SHEFFIELD VERY DRY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| SPF-103. SHEFFIELD CREAM Not just sweet. Upscale toast, oak, nut complex. This has a well-aged aura of sophistication about it. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
SHERRY |
MICHIGAN |
| SPF-107. ST JULIAN SOLERA CREAM On his ten-day visit to Michigan’s vineyards in 2002, Master of Wine Tom Stevenson paid compliments to many of the wines. In his followup article in April’s Decanter Magazine, he awards the highest rating, 5 Stars, to four wines, including this one. He comments: ‘It has the colour of a genuine old fino, the nose and palate of an extremely fine, genuinely old amontillado, albeit a tad sweeter, and amazing length and elegance, but it is its crystal-clear brilliance that entrances.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
SHERRY |
JEREZ |
| SPF-109. BARBADILLO MANZANILLA Wine Enthusiast: ‘Regardless of style, the names Lustau and Barbadillo should be engraved in your consciousness as the most reliable producers.’ On the Manzanilla: ‘Light-bodied with a sense of roundness in the mouth. Refreshing acidity. Sea salt and nut flavors enhanced by a hint of lemon. Crisp and dry, elegant and fresh. Best Buy. 90/100.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-110. HIDALGO LA GITANA MANZANILLA half liter (HL) Wine News 98: ‘Clean, pure, fresh appley nose. Clean, crisp, delicate and charming with nutty almond flavors, lovely mouth-feel and long, salty, green olive finish. Ethereal; a whisper of the sea.’ From a complex 17-stage criadera, manzanilla doesn’t get any better than this. Now marketed in smart half-liter bottles. Manzanilla is delicate; its qualities are fleeting. After opening, refrigerate it, and consume within a month or you will lose many of its ethereal beauties. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-111. LUSTAU PAPIRUSA MANZANILLA Parker 92: ‘A spicy, nutty nose, elegant, dry flavors, delicious purity, and a smoky intensity. It would be fabulous with sushi.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-112. OSBORNE MANZANILLA Very dry, crisp, and sea-breeze salty. Perennial best value manzanilla. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-113. PEDRO ROMERO MANZANILLA AURORA half liter (HL) Wine & Spirits 90 - BEST BUY: ‘This wine shows the subtleties of Manzanilla in delicate notes of limestone and white pepper framed by juicy acidity. While light in weight, this ends with seductive creaminess. A great buy to serve with smoked salmon.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-114. BARBADILLO FINO Wine Enthusiast 90 - Best Buy: ‘Light-bodied. Zippy acidity. Crisp, dry and flavorful with full, nutty, sea salt and yeasty nuances. Elegant and integrated.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SPF-115. LUSTAU JARANA LIGHT FINO Parker 90: ‘The brilliant quality of Emilio Lustau’s sherries is indisputable. Sherry remains the world’s most underappreciated and undervalued beverage. Certainly the Fino, Dry Amontillado, and Palo Cortado would be amazing with Japanese sushi or rich soups. The crisp, pungent, potent Jarana is redolent of the smells and flavors of roasted nuts.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-116. LUSTAU PUERTO FINO Wine & Spirits 94 - Exceptional Value: ‘Fino can be simple and fresh, saline and clean, but also massive and complex, a monument of a place like this Puerto Fino, the flagship of Lustau. The complexity here starts right from the scent, a cloud of salt, green apples and chalk. At first sip, its silky texture and salty almond flavor immediately entice; then, with air, a strong chalkiness emerges. The wine feels as if it is made of chalk and marine breezes. It’s a tremendous wine; get some fried sardines and touch heaven.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-117. PEDRO DOMECQ LA INA FINO Wine & Spirits 92: ‘Smelling vividly of flor, this is like an archetype of fino, as one taster said; it’s traditional, with notes of fresh-cut grass, minerals and dried pear. The long, lingering finish has an appealing bitterness. Sip it alone, well chilled, and think of the warm nights of Andalucia.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-118. PEMARTIN FINO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-119. PEDRO ROMERO FINO Ideal fino. Fuller than a manzanilla. Slivered almond, grilled almond. White and brown nuts. Flor. Very fresh as well as full./ Aromas and body confirmed. Hits all the high spots: fine spirit, race, acid, length. Nice light grip. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-120. OSBORNE FINO Fuller than the manzanilla, though still totally dry. A best-buy in fino. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-121. ROMATE FINO Pungent and hefty. Marl, chalk, smoke, almond paste, white raisin, honey. This is old time, classic, wanting food. Fino full versus manzanilla delicate./ Rich flor, dry nuts. A touch salty. Yes it’s a large, old time fino. And an older fino too–moving toward pasada. Takes some understanding of the traditional sort, but works in consideration. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SPF-122. BARBADILLO MEDIUM DRY AMONTILLADO Wine Enthusiast 90 - Exceptional: ‘Inviting, nutty nose leads the palate to a sweet impression; however, the finish is dry and firm. Interesting flavor combination of orange and pecan resolves with good acidity and a clean finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-123. DIOS BACO AMONTILLADO Wine Enthusiast 93 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘This is sweet Amontillado in fine form. The nose is centered around a core of molasses and brown sugar, while the palate bubbles with maple and toffee. Yes, it’s a sweet-styled Amontillado, but the sugar fades on the palate, leaving only the complex residue of caramel, espresso and burnt cinnamon. A lovely wine for any fan of serious Sherry.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| SPF-124. HIDALGO NAPOLEON AMONTILLADO Wine & Spirits 92: ‘This austere wine is all about salty minerality, its firm texture enhanced by crisp acidity. With air, the mineral side still feels dominant, while green-olive flavors and a caramel note emerge behind the stoniness of the structure. For blue-veined cheeses, such as Stilton.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| SPF-125. LUSTAU LOS ARCOS DRY AMONTILLADO Dry and distinguished. Not a bit of youthful stickiness. This is all about sophistication of age: wood, nut, toffee, time in cask bouquet./ Yes, full dry, good acidity, good spirit. Perfect weight. Wood, nut. All in pleasing harmony. Fine craftsmanship. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-126. OSBORNE AMONTILLADO Interesting. Shows some moscatel as a sweetener grape. Med muscat airs. Not much wood, age./ Taste confirms. Shades of Setubal. Mellow sweetness, modest strength. Friendly, rather than serious. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-127. PEMARTIN AMONTILLADO Sweet and strong and sticky nose. Toffee and dried apricot. Not showing the wisdom of an amontillado of great age./ But the palate is drier than the nose suggests, and there’s power, authority, and sophistication. Not nearly so youthful and sticky as the nose. Nut and oak and time in oak. The palate carries it. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-128. PEREZ AMONTILLADO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.49 each |
| SPF-129. PEDRO DOMECQ AMONTILLADO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-130. PEDRO ROMERO AMONTILLADO Wine Spectator 91; Wine Enthusiast 90 - BEST BUY: ‘What a treat it is to come across an inexpensive Sherry that’s this well made and delivers this much purity. Toffee, peach and almond flavors are the slightest bit buttery, and the feel is lively but comfortable.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-131. ROMATE AMONTILLADO Some of the sweet youthful fruit that is typical in a medium dry rendition plus the older, solera earned tones of oak, chamomile, and hickory nut. Some chalk too, pointing to quality terroir./ Sweetish but not pasty like the ordinary lot. Has tones of solera maturity too. Good example of the medium dry type. Long finish gives a mark of classicism. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-132. LUSTAU PENINSULA PALO CORTADO Parker 92: ‘One of my favorites. With great balance, intensity, and acidity as well as a scorched earth/roasted nut character, it is a stunning, flavorful yet crisp sherry.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SPF-133. BARBADILLO DRY OLOROSO Oh, boy, what a sophisticated nuttiness! I mean, it’s mixed nuts. Some filbert, some brazil, some walnut. Wow! Lots of subtle intricacies. Some sweet woodiness too, a subtle caramel layer./ Truly dry. Sleek, with just the right weight. The flavor goes through and through and lasts a long time. Steal of a price. If only American consumers were more receptive to the obvious mealtime applications of sherries like this. What bargains they’re missing! 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-134. DIOS BACO OLOROSO Wine Enthusiast 93 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘Very stylish. The nose offers a full blast of maple, citrus rind and honey, while the delicious palate overflows with dried apricot, fig, dates, pepper and chocolate. The mouthfeel is lithe, almost lean and the finish, which is just spicy enough to offset the sweetness, goes on forever |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-135. HARTLEY & GIBSON MEDIUM DRY OLOROSO (Limited Stock) Date, toffee, ripe apple and pear bouquet./ Date, flower, apple, spice, toast flavors. Good strength and relative dryness. Quite sophisticated. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-136. HIDALGO OLOROSO FARAON Parker 91: ‘Most aromatic, with a bouquet of hazelnuts, walnuts, and raisins and a broad, dry flavor profile.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-137. LUSTAU DON NUNO DRY OLOROSO Great Value Sherry of the Year - International Wine Challenge 2003: ‘This runs the whole gamut from candied lemon peel through Rancio character to nuts and fruitcake. It is wonderfully rich but with a clean, fresh dryness that darts energetically back and forth across the palate.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-138. WILLIAMS & HUMBERT DRY SACK OLOROSO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-139. LUSTAU SOLERA OLD EAST INDIA bottled 01 Parker 94: ‘Readers looking for something more weighty, sweeter, and more provocative should check out the East India Solera. A blend of soleras averaging 15 to 50 years of age, it boasts a huge nose of melted toffee, caramel, figs, and prunes. This over-the-top yet surprisingly vibrant effort is best drunk as dessert at the end of a meal.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-140. BARBADILLO CREAM Wine Enthusiast - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: ‘Caramel and almond aromas follow through on the palate, creamy and soft. Light nutty flavors linger, sweet, yet balanced.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-141. HARTLEY & GIBSON CREAM (Limited Stock) Golden raisin and milk chocolate. Quick, demonstrative, eager, sexy, and elegant too./ Nut, date, and raisin flavors. Full sweet and pretty. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-142. HARVEYS BRISTOL CREAM |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-143. HIDALGO ALAMEDA CREAM Parker 91: ‘Medium sweet with creme brulee aromas and flavors, a far classier drink than what your grandmother used to imbibe.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-144. LUSTAU CAPATAZ ANDRES DELUXE CREAM Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Attractive caramel, apricot and peach aromas drive straight to a pure, creamy palate of cinnamon apple, mocha, coffee and chocolate. It’s quite smooth and balanced, and very long on the finish. Avoids all the pitfalls of sweet Sherry by maintaining its balance and mouthfeel.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-145. LUSTAU SOLERA SUPERIOR RARE CREAM |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| SPF-146. PEDRO ROMERO CREAM Dry and sophisticated on the nose. Nothing sticky. No signs of PX or moscat dominance./ Impressive. Lots of walnut flavor. Not too much sugar despite the title. Price-worthy discovery, for sure. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-147. PEREZ CREAM Walnut, toffee, wood. Hey! This is much more sophisticated than it used to be. Used to be really sticky and PX dominated./ Yes, it’s not as sweet and sticky, the spirit gives more lift and coolness, and there’s even a degree of age refinement. Wow! Goes to show you need to go back to some of these non vintage standards once in a while to get an up to date take. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-148. ROMATE CREAM Wine Enthusiast 93 - BEST BUY: ‘Viscous. Quite sweet and rich. Molasses and candied ginger flavors with a toasted nutty edge. Complex.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-149. LUSTAU SAN EMILIO PEDRO XIMENEZ Wine International Wine Challenge - Gold Medal: ‘Roasted and rich with nutty complexity and powerful caramel and toffee flavours. Elegant floral nose. Lively.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| SPF-150. BARBADILLO PEDRO XIMENEZ Wine Enthusiast 90 - Best Buy: ‘Medium to full-bodied, but not weighty. Sweet, but not cloying. Pretty browned butter and golden raisin flavors. Complex, long finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-151. OSBORNE SOLERA 1827 PEDRO XIMENEZ Wine Enthusiast 94: ‘A spectacularly sweet and rich bruiser that delivers the essence of raisins, toffee and chocolate. The finish is impeccably smooth and rich, luscious and long–very, very long. Guaranteed pleasure for anyone who loves the hedonistic combination of sweet fruit, brown sugar and chocolate.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-152. BARBADILLO MOSCATEL Light and fragrant, lots of lift. As it’s designed to be. Right in style./ Sweet. Not as high toned and tonic as the nose. Tasty with the right food companion. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-153. LUSTAU EMILIN SUPERIOR MUSCAT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-154. PEDRO ROMERO DARK SWEET MOSCATEL Spiritous and nutty. Not as lifting as the Barbadillo. Different approaches./ Good and sweet and sticky. Well done. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
SHERRY |
MONTILLA |
| SPF-156. ALVEAR FINO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-157. 00 ALVEAR FINO EN RAMA half liter (HL) Parker 91: ‘This wine has tremendous aromatics, a wonderfully salty almond and hazelnut note, crisp acidity, and dry flavors that are intense as well as delicate. I loved with wine with sushi and spicy Cantonese soup. I am also convinced it would go well with certain foie gras dishes.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.49 each |
| SPF-158. ALVEAR AMONTILLADO Very nutty. Classic hickory nut aroma of amontillado. I like it. Dry, with a hint of maple./ Relatively dry, nice and clean. Well balanced on the sweet-acid scale. Delicious, well crafted, well priced. Multi-purpose. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-159. ALVEAR CARLOS VII AMONTILLADO half bottle (H) Great power, PX richness, Amontillado nuttiness. The alcohol is cooling, not burning. Class and age here./ Dry, nutty, sophisticated, powerful, glycerined. Very long finish. Clearly the product of a well-established solera. Fine wine. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-160. ALVEAR ASUNCION OLOROSO half liter (HL) Parker 93: ‘An extraordinary, dry, rich, intense effort displaying an amazing perfume of walnuts and honey. Full-bodied, dry, powerful flavors linger on the palate. It is a steal at this price. Drink it with sushi or any number of tapas dishes.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-161. ALVEAR CREAM Parker 91: ‘Essentially a sweet style of oloroso. Sweet, nutty, milkshake-like aromas, tremendous precision as well as intensity, and a marvelous finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-162. ALVEAR SOLERA CREAM half liter (HL) Parker 95: ‘An extraordinary Oloroso sweetened by the addition of ripe Pedro Ximenez. A nutty liqueur-like liquid with tremendous unctuosity and freshness in addition to a long, moderately sweet finish. It is a great after-dinner drink to enjoy by itself. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-163. 03 ALVEAR PEDRO XIMENEZ half bottle (H) Parker 94: ‘Another super value is found in this sweet, unctuous effort offering abundant amounts of nut-like, caramel, and toffee flavors as well as full body and a tremendous finish. It is a sensational after-dinner drink.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-164. ALVEAR PEDRO XIMENEZ 1927 SOLERA half bottle (H) Fig and date juice. Plus the wonders of the solera: wood, nuts, toffee, brown sugar, and maple. Real PX. I can see the Parker 96. 96/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
PORT |
CALIFORNIA |
| SPF-166. FAIRBANKS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
| SPF-167. SHEFFIELD TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| SPF-168. ROBERT MONDAVI WOODBRIDGE LODI (Limited Stock) Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Quite a luscious vintage-style Port wine. It’s very sweet, with opulent flavors of all sorts of decadent dessert treats, such as pecan pie, chocolate brownies, caramel candy and Kahlua truffles. Yet the firm acids hold it all together. The spicy flavors last forever.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
PORT |
AUSTRALIA |
| SPF-171. R L BULLER VICTORIA TAWNY Parker 90: ‘Buller, who has long been a supplier of fortified wines to the big Yalumba Company, has begun bottling under his own label. The Victoria Tawny is a remarkable, sweet, concentrated, complex Tawny that can easily compete with Portugal’s finest...at a fraction of the price.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-172. BULLER VICTORIA FINE TAWNY half bottle (H) Parker 94 - WGWV: ‘An alluring perfume of apricot and dried fruits, caramel, and toffee. Full-bodied, sweet, and complex.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-173. DE BORTOLI WILLOWGLEN OLD TAWNY Sweet, baked fruit. Fig, date, wood, roasted nuts, molasses Shows barrel and bottle age too. This is a good value. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-174. HARDYS WHISKERS BLAKE TAWNY Classic nutty-tawny fruit nose./ Sweet and sassy. Oak, nut, time in oak. Not sticky, not musky like some of the cheaper ones. Fabulous value. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-175. PENFOLD CLUB TAWNY Sweet sultana and other dried fruits show youthful vigor, while the woody-nutty aspects point to long cask aging. Great ripeness and power./ The palate is less intense and rich than the nose suggests. Toffee and licorice flavors. Fairly well balanced, though the spirit shows through some. Good value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-176. YALUMBA MUSEUM RESERVE ANTIQUE TAWNY BAROSSA half bottle (H) Parker 96: ‘The Museum Reserve, which has had more the 15 years of oak aging, is a sensational fortified that could easily be confused with a high quality, 20- to 25-year-old Tawny Port. Delicious notes of prunes, sweet raisins, over-ripe strawberries, and caramel soar from the glass of this incredibly intense wine.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| EOBSPF-177. 02 KAESLER TOURIGA NACIONAL BAROSSA half liter (HL) - End of Bin (Limited Stock) Parker 95: ‘Offers up aromas of scorched earth, licorice, blackberries and roasted coffee. Thick, unctuously-textured, but not overly sweet, this impressive wine should evolve for more than a decade.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 33.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 19.03 each |
PORT |
PORTUGAL |
| SPF-180. FERREIRA WHITE Tawny-white and typical of the Portuguese style. Aromas and flavors of dusky peach, tangerine, nuts, and treacle. Good for the money. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-181. DELAFORCE FULL RUBY (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-182. DOWS RUBY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-183. FONSECA RUBY Sweet, singed, powerful, and fruity–Fonseca style./ Dark, bitter raspberries, coffee, mocha, cassis. Deep and lovely. Some Vintage weight and style. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-184. GRAHAMS FINE RUBY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-185. TAYLOR FLADGATE SPECIAL RUBY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-186. WARRES HERITAGE RUBY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SPF-187. COCKBURNS 20 YEAR TAWNY Wine Spectator 94: ‘Wonderful aromas of butterscotch, toffee and honey, with just a hint of fruit. Full-bodied, with very sweet fruit and a long, caramel and nut finish. Textbook. Cockburn is the business in old tawnies right now.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 48.99 each |
| SPF-188. DELAFORCE CURIOUS & ANCIENT 20 YEAR TAWNY (Limited Stock) Great strength, grip, pulp and peel material. Seems like a fine old tawny based on vintage-port raw material. Both the primary substance and full, cask-earned bouquet. Toffee, roasted nuts, coffee grounds, chocolate-covered raisins, oak char, dates, mocha, chocolate./ Strong. Good grip, medium acidity. Plenty of wood, alcohol, extract. First 20 Year Old I’ve tasted that makes me wish it had even MORE time in cask! Big guns. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 36.99 each |
| SPF-189. DOWS TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-190. DOWS 10 YEAR TAWNY Attractive, mellow, polished, fruity. Accomplished. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SPF-191. DOWS 20 YEAR TAWNY Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘Exceptional: a fine tawny, that has subtle, complex character (roasted nut, orange blossom, peach, walnut, toasted almonds, rancio), and is very long and well balanced on the palate. A refined style of tawny.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.99 each |
| SPF-192. FEIST TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-193. FEIST 10 YEAR TAWNY Toast, sweet fruit, dried sultanas, lacquer, spirit, oak, and nuts. True 10 year old: still plenty of fruit sweetness yet oak and nuttiness well formed./ Powerful, but well balanced by sweetness and oaky-tawny nature. Good example of 10 year old maturity. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| SPF-194. FONSECA TAWNY Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘A round, full, well balanced tawny, which has depth and length. It tastes of plum, butterscotch, pepper, caramel, and tea.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-195. FONSECA 10 YEAR TAWNY Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘A tawny with extremely complex, mature character, that is intensely flavored and very long on the palate–indeed, nearly like a 20 year old. It tastes of rancio, walnut, old wood, dried plum, and caramel.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| SPF-196. FONSECA 20 YEAR TAWNY Wine & Spirits 92: ‘Swirl this in the glass and complexity continues to build with each sip, in layers of olive and almond, mineral and schist. It feels cool, balancing all the sweetness of fruit with fresh mineral acidity. A rich, bold mouthful for Serra cheese.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.99 each |
| SPF-197. GRAHAMS FINE TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SPF-198. GRAHAMS 10 YEAR TAWNY Wine Spectator 92: ‘This is rich on the nose, with candied fruit, fruitcake, toffee and maple syrup. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with a brilliant aftertaste of fruit and caramel. Lasts for minutes on your palate.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SPF-199. GRAHAMS 20 YEAR TAWNY Wine International 95: ‘Fresh raisin fruit with hints of smoke and a good alcoholic strength to support the richness of the fruit. Nutty with sweet red fruit, it gets dry on the middle palate. This wine has complexity, a good depth with plenty of character. Soft, delicious and gentle with a long length–fabulous.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.95 each |
| SPF-200. ROYAL OPORTO 10 YEAR TAWNY Wine Enthusiast 90: ‘Perfumed and delicate, it has light sweetness and a good layer of fruit and wood acidity, leaving a dry aftertaste. Its quality is an indication of the impressive improvements that have occurred at Royal Oporto in recent years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| SPF-201. ROYAL OPORTO 10 YEAR TAWNY half bottle (H) Whoa! This has more fruit richness than the 10 year old! Sweet dried fruits, nuts, wood, treacle, cigar smoke, licorice. Complex, harmonious, lovely. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SPF-202. SMITH-WOODHOUSE 10 YEAR TAWNY Wine Enthusiast 90: ‘Big and firm, quite tannic even, and very rich and dry. This is a good, solid, powerful wine, with great finishing acidity.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| SPF-203. TAYLOR FLADGATE SPECIAL TAWNY Nice and sweet and nutty. Appropriate for a young tawny./ Nuts and caramel. Heady, full, penetrating. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-204. TAYLOR FLADGATE 10 YEAR TAWNY Wonderful display of sweet, dried fruits, toffee, and nuts. Power to balance the sweetness. Intense. The best this has ever tasted. Can’t imagine a better 10 year old tawny. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 35.99 each |
| SPF-205. TAYLOR FLADGATE 20 YEAR TAWNY Still my measuring rod for 20 Year tawny. Just perfect harmony of fruit, wood, nut, spirit./ Yes, the balance is immaculate–even more impressive on the palate than on the nose. Refined, lovely, full of subtleties. 95/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
| SPF-206. WARRES KINGS TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-207. WARRES SIR WILLIAM 10 YEAR TAWNY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-208. 92 WARRES GRAND RESERVE COLHEITA bottled 05 Dry and nutty. Decidedly tawny./ Yeah, dry and sophisticated. Layered and complex. Well done. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SPF-209. DOWS TRADEMARK RESERVE Very Dow’s. Black, black fruit. Blackberry, elderberry. Cool overtones of menthol, licorice, and alcohol./ Very cool. A little sweeter than the average Dow’s, even the ruby. The alcohol balances the sweetness though. Most flavorful fruit intensity. Well done to the house style. Not much Vintage grip, really. More a Super Ruby than a Vintage Character. Ready to enjoy. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-210. FEIST VINTAGE CHARACTER |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-211. FONSECA BIN 27 VINTAGE CHARACTER Good power, roast, dark fruit./ Yes, this is real VINTAGE character. Grip of skin, pulp, gob. Plum, prune, caramel. Seems to me this used to be sweeter, smooth, more commercial. Now it has presence and personality. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-212. GRAHAMS SIX GRAPES VINTAGE CHARACTER Wine News 90: ‘Perfumed, well-integrated aromas of cherry, plum, licorice and minerals. Moderately sweet, nicely balanced flavors of red cherry and milk chocolate. Seamless finish shows sweet fruit.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-213. GRAHAMS SIX GRAPES VINTAGE CHARACTER half bottle (H) Spiritous and smelling of marmalade and orange cake. English Christmas pudding aromas and flavors. There’s dark red-fruit grip of vintage character too./ Palate adds shades of plum and licorice. Sweet, in keeping with the Graham’s character. Highly amplified and generous. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SPF-214. TAYLOR FLADGATE FIRST ESTATE VINTAGE CHARACTER |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-215. WARRES WARRIOR VINTAGE CHARACTER Decanter 5 Stars: ‘Excellent, bright deep ruby. Clean, fresh and fruity on the nose. Good, clean, lively palate with lots of fruit flavours and some tannin. Well-made with very good structure.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-216. WARRES WARRIOR VINTAGE CHARACTER half bottle (H) Wine & Spirits 90: ‘Fresher in style than the Warrior of the ‘90s, this blend is bright and vibrant, filled with luscious fruit inflected by the black pepper of schisty tannins. It’s like a small-scale vintage, beautifully balanced.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-217. 01 BURMESTER LBV bottled 06 Portuguese versus British style. Not the max in oak for LBV (6 years), but showing tawny leanings nonetheless. Good spirit. Deep bouquet of coffee and toasted nuts./ Power, depth, and warmth. Mellow café au lait flavors. Good form and grip. Altogether pleasing glass right now. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 38.99 each |
| SPF-218. 98 CROFT LBV bottled 04 |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-219. 04 DOWS LBV bottled 09 Sweet, roasted, black fruited, and spicy. Singed elderberries and black plums. Licorice, pitch, vanilla, brandy./ Sweet, rich, plummy, very flavorful. Great acidity. Welcome power. Perfect balance. Ho, hum, just another winner in this series. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-220. 03 FONSECA LBV botttled 08 Heady, big, ripe, powerful. Plum, pitch, chocolate covered cherry. Ripe and red, not black–that’s Fonseca./ Sweet ripe and dried fruits, both red, and surprisingly, yellow. Some white grapes in the cuvee? Nutty and powerful. Roast, nut, peels, grip. Delicious drinking right now, thanks to Fonseca’s sweet style. Will grow too. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-221. 01 GRAHAMS LBV bottled 07 |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-222. 01 OSBORNE LBV bottled 07 |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-223. 03 TAYLOR FLADGATE LBV bottled 08 Wow! Very large and powerful. Taylor black. Vintage power if not quite Vintage grip of the gob thickness./ Sweet and plummy. Black fig, pitch, wood, nuts. The power is well reined. Balanced, ample, luscious, complete. A treat. One of the best in the series and reflective of the style and quality of 03 Vintage port. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-224. 95 SMITH WOODHOUSE LBV bottled 99 I mean, this is essentially a vintage port. 05 would have been declared if 04 hadn’t come just before it, it’s that good. Better than 97, in my opinion. That ruddy, rugged, powerful, warm nature of the vintage with ample fruit and nut combo. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 39.99 each |
| SPF-225. 99 WARRES TRADITIONAL LBV bottled 03 Decanter World Wine Awards - GOLD MEDAL: ‘Ripe, opulent fruit. Wonderful, mouthfilling fruit. Big, peppery, spicy and rich with finesse and length.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| SPF-226. DOWS CRUSTED bottled 02 Great Value Port of the Year - International Wine Challenge 2003: ‘Packed with oomph really sums up this concentrated, brooding wine. Almost black in colour, it is still quite tight on the palate, but there is plenty of ripe fruit and Christmas cake character underneath. Great now, but will be even greater.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| SPF-227. CHURCHILLS CRUSTED bottled 00 Oh, boy! House style of floral, berry, date, caramel, licorice, cool, balsamic, penetrating aromas. Fine and focused. Never too inky in any way./ Mild sweetness. Again, the house style. Vintage style too. Less grip of extract and tannin than a branded Vintage port. But valid in the sense of early bottling and choice of material. Ageworthy. Very ventilating. Churchill’s indeed. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-228. 00 COCKBURNS QUINTA DOS CANAIS Wine & Spirits 92: ‘Cool and blue. From Cockburn’s quinta on the north bank of the Douro superior, just across from Taylor’s Vargellas, much of it touriga nacional (50 percent) and barroca (30) recently planted on steep terraces, the balance from the old vine block on the property. It’s heady and generous in 2000, the ripeness of the upper Douro shown in chocolate and raisin flavors in the tannin, checked and balanced by the blueness of the fruit. Statuesque and deceptively powerful, this quinta wine has a great future ahead.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
| SPF-229. 98 FONSECA GUIMARAENS The sweetness of Fonseca with power too./ Heaps of dried fruits: dates, figs, sultanas, apricots. Plum pudding and licorice too This is really opening up nicely. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 49.99 each |
| SPF-230. 98 FONSECA GUIMARAENS half bottle (H) The sweetness of Fonseca with power too./ Heaps of dried fruits: dates, figs, sultanas, apricots. Plum pudding and licorice too This is really opening up nicely. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| SPF-231. 98 TAYLOR FLADGATE QUINTA DE VARGELLAS Deep, dark, blackstrap Taylor style, Vargellas style. Intense, concentrated core with the grip of the gob. Regal, purple fruit aromas, plus peel, nut, spirit./ Grand scaled in fruit, spirit, wood, all in harmony. Muscular build; subtle, elegant, complex aromatics. Some evolution, but nowhere nearly so much as the Fonseca. Beautiful purity of fruit and spirit. As impressive as at the October trade tasting. 95+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
| SPF-232. 98 TAYLOR FLADGATE QUINTA DE VARGELLAS half bottle (H) Raw and powerful Douro Superior fruit concentration. Structured, sophisticated, pedigreed./ Sweet and black. Black cherry, blackberry, tar, anise. Spicy: clove-cinnamon. Powerful, explosive. Total Vargellas. No apologies for the vintage. Flavorful. Has grip, fine acidity, depth, promise. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-233. 00 CHURCHILLS Wonderful toasted wood and ripe, singed fruit. Brimming with sweet, ripe, fat red and black fruits: plum, raspberry, strawberry. Marbled black cherry and toffee. Properly proportioned. Very Churchill’s./ Explosive, massive. What fruit! Lovely subtlety, breed, depth, texture. Pleasantly sweet, fine acidity, well-formed, and -balanced. 96/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 64.99 each |
| SPF-234. 00 DELAFORCE Very dark./ Singed, roasted. Warm and strong. Brandied fruitcake./ Sweetness and strength in spades, but they haven’t fully married yet. Solid superstructure with nice ripe-fruit padding. The Taylor-Fonseca team is already showing its influence here. Best potential of a Vintage Delaforce in years. 94++/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
| SPF-235. 00 DELAFORCE half bottle (H) Very dark./ Singed, roasted. Warm and strong. Brandied fruitcake./ Sweetness and strength in spades, but they haven’t fully married yet. Solid superstructure with nice ripe-fruit padding. The Taylor-Fonseca team is already showing its influence here. Best potential of a Vintage Delaforce in years. 94++/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| SPF-236. 00 DOWS Sweet and compact. Tight-fisted young Dow’s style. Lots of material here; fine textured too. Wow! With airing, a complex bouquet of wildflowers blooms forth./ Sweet and young. Fine tannin and frame of Dow’s. Restrained, refined, mannerly, balanced, poised. Lovely, elegant, floral, high-toned, racy. Admirable. No grandstanding. Dow’s is a blue-blood. 95/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 64.99 each |
| SPF-237. 00 FEIST Yes, fruity and nutty. Like Christmas confections, cookies, pfeffernussen. Christmas spices like cardamom. Also coffee, clove, cinnamon./ Sweet, dried fruits and nuts. Sultanas, cashews. This reminds me of the Offley style. More Portuguese than British. I like it. Best buy. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| SPF-238. 00 FERREIRA Grip, size, gob, power. Classic style. Great delivery, vibrance, presence, penetration. Yes!/ Sweet, full, vital, charming. Roasted nuts, toffee, maraschino cherry, bergamot. Best Vintage Ferreira ever? 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
| SPF-239. 00 FONSECA half bottle (H) Powerful, roasted style. Sweet, chocolatey, massive, luxuriant. There’s a sense of elegance too, perfume, femininity. Fonseca style./ Rich and roasted red fruit. Unctuous, exotic, demonstrative. Full extract, sweetness, power, tannin. Again, upon re-examination, there’s also finesse, breed, sophistication, hidden depths. 97/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| SPF-240. 00 GRAHAMS (Limited Stock) Wine Spectator 98: ‘Smells like orchids, with loades of ripe, clean fruit. Full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful and racy; it lasts for minutes on your palate. Yet there’s balance and class. Best after 2014.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 74.99 each |
| SPF-241. 00 NIEPOORT Wine Enthusiast 97: ‘A prodigious effort from a small house that’s becoming one of the Douro’s best. The fruit is massive; huge and inky and filled with blackberries and chocolate. Yet for all its size, it finishes with finesse-filled layers of flavor that fold in mint and black pepper notes. Cellar Selection. $80.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 69.99 each |
| SPF-242. 00 QUINTA DO CRASTO Special. Sweet, fruity, plummy, exotic, amiable. Bakery airs, confectioner’s spices. Polished black fruits, floral airs./ Rich, oaky, meaty. Spicy, deep, and lasting. Well-bred; pedigree of origin. Melted tannins, creamy texture. Will be accommodating before most of the others. Best Crasto I’ve tasted. Fine value. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| SPF-243. 00 QUINTA DO NOVAL, SILVAL (Limited Stock) Wine Spectator 94: ‘Superdark and powerful. Shows raisin, spice, coffee and violet aromas. Full-bodied, very chewy, with lots of grip and loads of fruit. Very long in the mouth. Outstanding young Port. Super value. Best after 2012.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 39.99 each |
| SPF-244. 04 QUINTA DO VESUVIO Wine Enthusiast 94 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘A powerhouse of a wine that goes from densely rich to massive without a pause. The ripe fruit, the dark, heavy tannins, the black plum and fig flavors, all come from the terroir of this great vineyard.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 39.99 each |
| SPF-245. 00 ROMARIZ Ripe, sweet primary aromas of red and black fruits, including black cherries. Tar and licorice strains of the ‘gob’./ Solid but creamy mouthful of black fruits. Plenty of youthful fruit exuberance, vibrancy, expressiveness. Intense. Lots of grip, frame. Fruit still coats the tannins. Even better than the 1997 (Parker 93). Stunning value. 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 38.99 each |
| SPF-246. 00 WARRES Wow! That super elderberry, black-fruit Warre’s statement./ Super-sweet, delicious fruit. Superb poise and clarity. Very bright fruit. Cherry and clove join the elderberries. Really succulent. Well-framed too. Properly proportioned and confident of its future. 95/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
MADEIRA |
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| SPF-248. BLANDYS RAINWATER MADEIRA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-249. COSSART GORDON RAINWATER MADEIRA (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-250. LEACOCKS 3 YEAR RAINWATER MADEIRA Wine Spectator 90: ‘Delicious, smoky style, with a good balance to the off-dry caramel and buttercream flavors and the ripe melon, apricot and tropical fruit elements. Decadent, mesquite smoke finish. Now-2008.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-251. BLANDYS ALVADA 5 YEAR RICH MADEIRA half liter (HL) Bual and malmsey - Time-in-wood warmth, spice, power, raisin, grape-skin. Fig and honey. Plus coffee, walnut, date, toasted nuts, milk chocolate. Dare I say ‘complex’? Intense and sweet./ Add cola and currant to the melange. Full and impressively full-textured. Chewy. Massively textured, really. A wine you sink your teeth into. Presence and persistence. Good acidity. An attractive new entry to our growing madeira range. Not cheap for a 5 Year, but worthy. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SPF-252. BLANDYS 5 YEAR SERCIAL MADEIRA Wine Enthusiast 91 - Editors’ Choice: ‘In a recent series of Madeiras, this was a standout, offering excellent complexity and richness at a reasonable price. Nuts, toffee and dried fruit aromas and flavors swirl together, balancing moderate sweetness with harmonious acids. Long on the finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| SPF-253. LEACOCKS 5 YEAR SERCIAL Driest of the madeiras. Brandied fruit cake bouquet and flavors, featuring dried fruits, citron, and nuts. Viscous, smooth-textured, and very sophisticated. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-254. RARE WINE CO CHARLESTON SPECIAL RESERVE SERCIAL Wine Enthusiast 93 - Editors’ Choice: ‘The Historic Series are simply great Madeiras at reasonable prices. The Charleston Sercial is the driest of the collection, offering nutty aromas tinged with honey, caramel and maple syrup. Dried figs, honey and candied citrus flavors mark the palate, which is wonderfully smooth. The long finish features racy yet balanced.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
| SPF-255. BLANDY’S 5 YEAR VERDELHO Wine Spectator 92: ‘Rich and elegant, with layers of delicious dried apricot, pear and butterscotch flavors. Sweet, creamy notes fill the long, spicy finish. Excellent balance, structure and freshness. Now-2012.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-256. BARBEITO 5-YEAR BOAL VERAMAR Good acidity on the nose–an attribute of fine madeira. Very nutty. Sweet and heady. Date, tea, caramel, apricot, coffee, even flowers. Shows the sophisticated, complex bouquet of a well crafted 5 year old./ Sweet but not at all sticky. The power and acidity balance the sweetness. Wood-nut complex of maturity. Great length. Really a fabulous 5 year old Bual. And the price is nice. I’m impressed! 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-257. BARBEITO 10-YEAR BOAL CRISTOVAO COLOMBO Wow! Sweet, intense, complex, powerful. Huge concentrate of date, nuts, toffee, wood./ Sweet and loaded. Fig, coffee, more nuts. Complex indeed. Wide, deep, powerful. And eminently well balanced. The complete boal. 96/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-258. BLANDYS 5 YEAR BUAL MADEIRA Sweeter still than the Verdelho. Plum, prune, dried and baked fruits. Delicious./ Flavors not as intense. Sweetness still hides them. Typical of boal. Good example. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-259. LEACOCK 10 YEAR BUAL MADEIRA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 42.99 each |
| SPF-260. RARE WINE CO BOSTON SPECIAL RESERVE BUAL MADEIRA Wine Enthusiast 93 - Editors’ Choice: ‘Slightly richer than the Charleston Sercial, the Boston Bual boasts knockout aromas of roasted nut oil, orange peel and hints of dark honey or maple syrup. Despite the extra weight and sweetness, it’s not cloying at all–the finish is mouthwatering and long.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
| SPF-261. BROADBENT 5 YEAR OLD RESERVE Long in barrel and sophisticated. Dry, woody, nutty, smoky aroma. Brown sugar and caramel flavors. Racy fruit acidity like a sercial or verdelho. Nice sweet/acid balance. Super value. Takes madeira appreciation to a new level. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-262. BROADBENT FINE RICH SWEET |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-263. D’OLIVEIRAS 15 ANOS MEDIUM DRY A great madeira nose. The richness and the green fruit aspect. Very complex. Mix of nuts including walnuts and pecans. Oh my goodness! 97/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.99 each |
| SPF-264. BLANDYS 5 YEAR MALMSEY MADEIRA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-265. LEACOCKS 5 YEAR MALMSEY MADEIRA Good acidity, not too sweet. Some stickiness of malmsey, but really a pretty good measure of age sophistication for a 5 year old. Commendable. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| SPF-266. RARE WINE CO NEW YORK SPECIAL RESERVE MALMSEY MADEIRA Wine Enthusiast 93 - Editors’ Choice: ‘The sweetest and richest in the Historic series, the New York Malmsey unfolds slowly in the glass, gradually revealing layers of depth and flavor. Coffee, toffee and date notes emerge, followed by earthy almost truffley flavors. Powerful and assertive on the long finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
MARSALA |
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| SPF-268. ALCESTI FINO IP DRY MARSALA Very sweet nose. Molasses, prune, and warm spices. Very clear and bright./ There’s considerable sweetness on the palate too. (I’m used to sweetness in so-called ‘dry’ marsalas.) Not as sweet as the ‘sweet’ version though. And the acid is brisker, the alcohol cooler. Again, good focus and brightness. The real stuff. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-269. ALCESTI FINO IP SWEET MARSALA Sweet, toasted, and raisiny. And very spicy. Like Christmas cake. Nuts, honey, molasses, coffee./ Sweetness cooled by high alcohol. Great balance, thus. Say, this is superior to most of the stuff on the market, and the price is reasonable all the same. A bec fin in sweet marsala. I’m eager to try the dry. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SPF-270. FLORIO FINE DRY MARSALA half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
| SPF-271. FLORIO SWEET MARSALA half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
| SPF-272. LOMBARDO FINE IP DRY MARSALA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-273. LOMBARDO SWEET MARSALA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-274. TRIOZZI FINE IP DRY MARSALA liter (L) (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
| SPF-275. PELLEGRINO SUPERIORE DRY MARSALA 2 years in wood. Shows the mellowness and complexity of long wood aging. Very nutty and sophisticated. And sweet smelling./ Dry on the palate. Very sophisticated indeed, upscale. Well fashioned. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-276. PELLEGRINO SUPERIORE DRY MARSALA half bottle (H) 2 years in wood. Shows the mellowness and complexity of long wood aging. Very nutty and sophisticated. And sweet smelling./ Dry on the palate. Very sophisticated indeed, upscale. Well fashioned. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SPF-277. PELLEGRINO SUPERIORE SWEET MARSALA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SPF-278. VERSASI DRY MARSALA The right character for Marsala: walnut, baked and dried fruits, date. Fig cake, date-nut bread. Strong coffee, raw sugar, raisin./ Unabashedly sweet, despite the title. Oh, and very nice acidity to balance the sweetness. Good spirit chips in too. Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
MALAGA |
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| SPF-280. 01 T RODRIGUEZ MR MOSCATEL MALAGA half liter (HL) Telmo Rodriguez, son of the owners of Rioja’s esteemed Remelluri Estate, has studied in Bordeaux and worked in the Rhone Valley, yet he returned to Spain not to internationalize its wines but to defend the traditional grape varieties, regions, and styles. He has grapes growing and cuvees aging from Alicante to Navarra, Rueda to Malaga. There are only six producers left to keep the tradition of Malaga alive. Rodriguez works with one of these to produce a wine from 100% moscatel that offers distinctive character. It’s a complex amalgam of honeycomb, spice, and candied fruits, all in balance and finishing neat and clean, not sticky. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-281. 08 ORDONEZ BOTANI MOSCATEL SECO Sweet ripe fruits. Orange, plus some nutty suggestions. The spirit is well managed, not hot or obvious. An attractive face of muscat, and more toward the canelli than the alexandria sort. More floral than tawny orange like./ Bright and fruity. Lots of apple, lemon zest, perfume, botanicals. Firm, piquant, distinctive. Dry, even austere. Good acidity. Well made. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-282. 04 ORDONEZ SELECCION ESPECIAL #1 half bottle (H) Tanzer 92: ‘120 grains per liter of residual sugar. Vibrant melon and peach aromas are brightened by zesty minerality and citrus zest. Lime-accented, gently sweet tropical and pit fruit flavors are finely etched and pure, with compelling freshness. No excess fat on this.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SPF-283. 00 T RODRIGUEZ MOLINO REAL MOUNTAIN MALAGA half liter (HL) A throwback to 19th-century Malaga, the wine described in old Christie’s catalogues as ‘Mountain’. Rodriguez has discovered ancient moscatel bushes on steep slopes in the mountainous hinterland of Malaga. Their produce ferments very slowly due to the high sugar content. The fermentation stops naturally at 12% strength with lots of sugar remaining. The wine is aged in small French oak barrels. A note of orange peel in the bouquet reminds me of Portugal’s Setubal moscats, suggesting that the old vines are of the muscat alexandria variety. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
OTHER |
U.S. |
| EOBSPF-285. 01 TUALATIN SEMI SPARKLING MUSCAT OR - End of Bin (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 17.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 10.07 each |
| EOBSPF-286. 06 QUADY ELYSIUM BLACK MUSCAT CA half bottle (H) - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 17.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 13.49 each |
| EOBSPF-287. 05 QUADY ESSENSIA ORANGE MUSCAT CA - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 27.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 20.99 each |
| EOBSPF-288. 05 QUADY ESSENSIA ORANGE MUSCAT CA half bottle (H) - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 17.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 13.49 each |
| SPF-289. BEAULIEU MUSCAT CA half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.49 each |
| SPF-290. 06 BONNY DOON VIN GLACIERE MUSCAT half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SPF-291. 07 ST SUPERY MOSCATO CA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-292. 08 ST SUPERY MOSCATO CA half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| EOBSPF-293. 05 ROBERT MONDAVI MOSCATO D’ORO NV half liter (HL) - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 17.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 13.49 each |
OTHER |
AUSTRALIA |
| SPF-295. R.L.BULLER FINE RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT half bottle (H) Parker 97: ‘The Premium Fine Tokay and Premium Fine Muscat are nearly flawless. Fabulously perfumed as well as unctuously textured, they offer incredible notes of prunes, raisins, honey, molasses, roasted nuts, etc., etc.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SPF-296. CAMPBELLS RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT half liter (HL) Parker 95: ‘Reveals gorgeous aromas of molasses, purnes, maple syrup, and toffee.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-297. CHAMBERS ROSEWOOD RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT half bottle (H) Parker 95: ‘This sexy effort is the equivalent of liquid Viagra. Full-bodied and opulent, with notes of black tea.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SPF-298. CHAMBERS ROSEWOOD GRAND RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT half bottle (H) (Limited Stock) Parker 99: ‘Averages 70 years in age. Orange marmalade notes in an incredibly unctuous, sweet, thick wine, but, like its siblings, it is neither heavy nor cloying because of good underlying acidity.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 64.99 each |
| SPF-299. RUTHERGLEN ESTATE RUTHERGLEN MUSCAT RE half bottle (H) Sultry. Date, fig, sultana, molasses. Muscat Alexandria for sure./ Super sweet and super complex. All kinds of good stuff going on. Good form and balance too. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| SPF-300. R L BULLER FINE VICTORIA TOKAY half bottle (H) Parker 95/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SPF-301. CAMPBELLS RUTHERGLEN TOKAY half bottle (H) Parker 94: ‘The Tokay is more elegant, not as sweet (205 grams of residual sugar per liter), but unctuous, long, and fragrant, revealing hints of Chinese black tea, toffee, and marmalade. Both of these cuvees are based on 20-25-year old soleras.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
OTHER |
FRANCE |
COGNAC |
| SPF-303. PINEAU DES CHARENTES, 5 YEAR, CH DE BEAULON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 20.99 each |
| SPF-304. PINEAU DES CHARENTES RUBY, CH DE BEAULON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SPF-305. PINEAU DES CHARENTES, 10 YEAR, CH DE BEAULON From the Cognac region. Barely fermented grape juice meets well-aged cognac, the whole then spending 10 years in cask. Drunk in France as an aperitif, though it is sweet. Drier than the 5 year old. Not as rich and fruity. More sophisticated./ Drier and more complex and subtle. Toffee, wood, and fine cognac. No denying that age has brought its own set of qualities. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| SPF-306. PINEAU DES CHARENTES, B BOUTINET half bottle (H) (Limited Stock) Pungent, spicy, barrel-aged./ Powerful cognac-like statement. Sweet yellow fruits. Classic. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SPF-307. PINEAU DES CHARENTES, B BOUTINET Pungent, spicy, barrel-aged./ Powerful cognac-like statement. Sweet yellow fruits. Classic. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SPF-308. PINEAU DES CHARENTES, CH ORIGNAC Ric: Deep, with nice cognac flair. Silky flavors of fig, dried fruits, and vanilla. Lovely. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
OTHER |
FRANCE |
JURA |
| SPF-310. MACVIN DU JURA, HENRI MAIRE The wine is fermented to about 10% alcohol, whereupon the fermentation is arrested by the addition of year-old marc (brandy distilled from grape pomace), and the whole is matured for 18 months in barrels. 2/3 grape juice (poulsard, trousseau, chardonnay) and 1/3 marc. Good quality marc; more refined than young grappa. This has been aged well./ Sweetness and spirit well balanced. Well crafted. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
OTHER |
FRANCE |
VIN DOUX NATUREL |
| SPF-312. 76 RIVESALTES, CH DE CANTERRANE (Limited Stock) Fine madeira like bouquet development with nice rancio and plenty of peel extract. Verdelho like, really. Fig, date, dried apricot, roasted nuts (filbert, walnut), savory spices, mocha, and toffee, Fabulous./ Sweet and fine complex of bottle earned flavors. Definitely in the madeira style. A little sweeter than the verdelho norm, but showing the same liveliness and sweetness-acidity balance. Multi-faceted, layered, lingering. Fabulous. Well priced for 750ml of a 30 year old wine. Compare to what you’d pay for a 30 year old tawny port or madeira. Will last well after it’s been opened too. 97/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SPF-313. 90 RIVESALTES, DOM DE RANCY Eleve en futs de chene. 100% macabeau (viura); 75 year old vines. Very few Ambre Rivesaltes wines are made any longer. Heady. Full of toffee and coffee au lait aromas./ Yes, more toffee, and mocha. Also date, dried apricot, white chocolate, walnut. The sweetness, the acidity, and the alcohol form an equilateral triangle filled with goodness. 97/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| SPF-314. 06 BANYULS RIMAGE, DOM DU MAS BLANC half bottle (H) Daniel Haas: ‘90% Grenache Noir, 10% Mourvčdre. Purple color, earthy tropical nose. Avery toasty and nutty fragrance. On the palate, your typical gingerbread, very spicy with dried cherry. It has a beautiful balance of tannins and acidity with some black pepper, chocolate and cherries on the finish. 19/20' |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SPF-315. 04 MAURY, MAS AMIEL half bottle (H) Vins doux naturel comprise a set of delightful fortified wines from the Rhone Valley and Languedoc-Roussillon. The Maury VDN appellation lies in the Pyrenees foothills, its leading variety, grenache. Lots of character. The peels, the red fruit pulp, the cherry aroma. The spirit. Some woodiness either from the spirit or the wine aged in wood. Or both./ Yeah, the real deal. The peels, grip, spirit. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SPF-316. 05 MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE, DOM LES BERNARDINS half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| EOBSPF-317. 02 MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE, DOM DE COYEUX - End of Bin (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 28.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 16.23 each |
| EOBSPF-318. 01 MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE, DOM DURBAN - End of Bin (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 24.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 13.99 each |
| SPF-319. 06 MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE CUVEE MATHYS, DOM TOURADE half liter (HL) High perfumed. Apricot and butterscotch. Quite spirited./ High quality muscat a petit grains. Good spirit quality. It’s cooling. Refined and balanced. Apricot nectar, cold cream, and honey. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SPF-320. 05 MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE CUVEE MATHYS, DOM TOURADE Special, nectarous bulb flower aromas like in Durban./ Plus apricot nectar, cream, and honey thickness. Cooling alcohol. Lovely. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
| SPF-321. PASSERILLE SUR SCHISTE PLENTITUDE L30, MAS AMIEL half bottle (H) Earth, resin, straw, honey, wildflowers./ Crisp and racy, fresh and penetrating. Has intrigue. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
OTHER |
SPAIN |
| SPF-323. 03 JUMILLA DULCE MONASTRELL, OLIVARES half liter (HL) Parker 92 - OUTSTANDING VALUE: ‘A dessert wine in the style of Banyuls from the winery’s oldest vines. It offers intriguing notes of mocha, coffee, blackberry liqueur and raisins, vibrant acidity, super concentration, and a long, pure finish. It would be an excellent match for chocolate desserts.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
OTHER |
CYPRUS |
| SPF-327. KEO COMMANDRIA ST JOHN Wine International 90: ‘Rich and beautiful cherry-fruit style. Quite Pedro Ximenez in style. Very sweet fruit with caramel fruit and some colour. Has some sweet, dried fruit. There’s concentration there. A certain polished mahogany character.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SPF-328. ETKO COMMANDRIA ST NICHOLAS Nice and nutty and sweet, with a dried fruit character. Shows long aging./ Yes, well aged. Creamy. Smoked and roasted nuts. The quality of a good New World tawny. I’m impressed. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
