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	d'Arenberg Stump Jump Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc/Marsanne 2006 An unoaked blend of premium varietals which changes from vintage to vintage, but always conspires to create an excellent crisp dry, lively white, proudly named after an important South Australian invention - the stump jump plough. Many of McLaren Vale’s old vineyards were originally cleared using this invention. Price: £6.17 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Stump Jump Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre 2006 A voluminous, sweet fruit, mulberry, raspberry, spicy and earthy nose leads through to the palate showing the same flavours as the aromas. A great round glycerol sweetness fills the mouth with a touch of fresh, ripe fruit tannins on the aftertaste. Price: £6.17 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Broken Fish Plate 2005 Very Limited Stocks The nose shows initial lifted, herbaceous, gooseberry, blackcurrant leaf, freshly cut grass and passionfruit smells as well as a base of more subtle and elegant slightly perfumed lychee and lime aromas. Predominantly made from fruit sourced from the cool climate Adelaide Hills, about 15% comes from the Pump Shed Block situated right in front of the winery. This wine is so-named as a result of the fishplates which sit in the bottom of the harvester and collect the falling grapes, which are invariably destroyed as the harvester moves through the steep, v-shaped gullies and sharp mid-row corners of the Pump Shed Block. (and you thought it had something to do with Greek traditions??) Price: £9.34 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Dry Dam Riesling 2006 The Dry Dam’s has a very pale appearance permeated with green tinges. A mix of lifted florals jumps out of the glass with a note of fresh cut flower steams, rose petals and a mix of citrus blossom, spices and dried flowers. The youthful palate is elegantly framed with a concentrated tightness dominated by green apple, grapefruit, apple blossom and ripe flowers with notes of spring flowers, and limes with some tropical fruit characters coming through which will develop further over time. The finish is extremely long and showing excellent complexity for such a young wine. It’s a full bold dry style of Riesling with a mix of minerals and tropical fruits balanced with uplifting grapefruit acidity and lingering lime lemon flavours. With bottle age the colour of ‘The Dry Dam’ takes on a deeper, yellow-gold appearance. The high fruit intensity and acid of youth initially develops richer florals with honeysuckle, bruised apple and cold tea characters. Over time, the young intense Riesling palate becomes fuller and richer as the wine undergoes an extraordinary metamorphosis to rich honey/toast/custard characters that are balanced by the ever-present lime-lemon acidity, while retaining its great structure. Price: £11.69 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Love Grass Shiraz 2004 As the wine opens up it reveals plum and cherry juice with lifted violets, cloves and summer flowers. As it opens further more complex flower and bright red to black fruit characters appear due to the array of other varieties coming into play. The palate is juicy with weighty, red-fruited Shiraz dominated by plums, rhubarb, cherries, strawberries, mulberry, smoked bacon, white pepper and flower characters then a level of black currants and fragrant spice from the Cabernet and Petit Verdot appear. On the second sip a lovely mulberry tar-like character of Merlot starts to fill the palate with vivid, deep-red cherry flavours mixed with a hint of sage leaf, cloves and turmeric from the Petit Verdot which fans out across the finish with a grippy but polished finish. Price: £8.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Olive Grove Chardonnay 2005 Chester's Tasting Notes: Given time to prove its longevity and most importantly not served over-chilled, d’Arenberg’s The Olive Grove McLaren Vale Chardonnay develops intense, complex honey, cashew, fig and soft toast aromas. Typically, butterscotch, light caramel and hints of fresh tobacco are evident too. The fresh structured mid palate retains its texture but opens slowly into generous sweet banana butterscotch flavours with hints of smoky bacon and green olive tastes before finishing with a persistent developed stone-fruit and chalky texture. A mature d’Arenberg Olive Grove Chardonnay produces a rich, rolling generous and complex finish balanced by long, clean, refreshing acidity as have more than a decade and a half of previous vintages. Price: £7.93 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier/Marsanne 2005 Chester's Tasting Notes: The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Marsanne Viognier has a green, brilliant mid-straw colour and exhibits fresh and tropical fruit with a strong emphasis on stone fruits, pineapple, mango and honeysuckle. The youthful palate is immediately luscious with those tropical fruit, honeysuckle and stone fruit flavours balanced by fresh grapefruit and light butter tastes, before a long persistent fruit finish. The wine shows vibrant freshness with enjoyable hints of hazelnut and slight mineral boney-ness, characteristic of Marsanne. Given time to prove its longevity and most importantly not served over chilled, The Hermit Crab Marsanne Viognier we believe should develop intense, complex nuttiness with emphasis on cashews, as well as butterscotch characters. Price: £7.93 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Money Spider Roussane 2005 In its youth, d’Arenberg’s ‘The Money Spider’ Roussanne has a brilliant mid-straw colour with lifted green spiced almond kernels, dried wheat, white peach, nectarine, honeysuckle, and honey notes. These characters are also found in the youthful palate with an element of citrus, lavender, honeysuckle and spice, ending with a green mineral finish. The palate is fine and dry showing excellent levels of ripeness and balanced with fresh acidity. After some bottle aging, d’Arenberg’s ‘The Money Spider’ Roussanne should develop in colour and become dominated by yellow peaches and tropical fruits and that varietal honey and spice trademark. In the mouth, an older ‘Money Spider’ Roussanne will maintain peach and honey but also be distinguished with a fine edge of acidity and a rolling, lengthy and penetrating finish for quite some considerable time. Price: £8.70 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Last Ditch Viognier 2005 Chester's Tasting Notes: In its youth d’Arenberg’s The Last Ditch Viognier has a brilliant mid straw colour with lifted nectarine, white peach and apricot dominated aromas, as well as enveloping rose, ginger and fruit blossoms. These also dominate the young palate where thick and viscous fruit showing rose, nectarine and white peaches develop into an unctuous long lasting palate showing ginger and spices. A very complex wine, offering a huge spectrum of flavours. After some bottle ageing d’Arenberg’s The Last Ditch Viognier should develop in colour to a richer bright gold. Price: £8.70 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Footbolt Old Vine Shiraz 2003 "Deep red-purple colour, spicy, ripe peppery mulberry and blackberry aromas. Richer chocolate, stewed plum mint and spicy, cedary pepper smells and often cinnamon follow the initial attack of primary fruit characters. On the palate terrific fruit and oak tannin provides great texture to support plum, blackcurrant and rolling blackberry flavours, especially on the mid-palate. Dark chocolate characters are quite evident too. This is followed by a traditional, long, velvety, fine grained tannin finish." Chester Osborn Price: £8.75 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Peppermint Paddock NV We have a very small quantity of this Classic Sparkling Shiraz from d'Arenberg's Peppermint Paddock. Price: £17.57 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz/Viognier 2005 93 Parker Points The appearance once poured is youthful and dark with a crimson hue. The aromas are loud and intense with the viognier having an impact throughout the wine. The wine has an initial mix of dark plummy fruits, spice and stone fruit characters with a mix of blueberries, plums, cured meats and flowery notes with white and green pepper characters. As the wine opens up further notes of blueberry, cranberry and lavender/black tea characters come through with a mix of ginger and flower blossom which indicates the fragrance of viognier. Left to breath, the wine reveals further aromas of earth, roast meats, salami and prunes (highlighting several batches of fruit that experienced wild yeast fermentation) The palate is juicy and long and tastes superbly integrated for such a young, full bodied wine. There are plenty of bold shiraz characters dominated by black fruits, satsuma plums, blueberry and licorice notes and a lovely level of juiciness and wild honey sweetness from the Viognier. A dried herbal edge of blackcurrant leaves is balanced with acidity and gritty, mineral-like tannins. The finish is long and pointed and would suggest this wine will greatly benefit with further bottle aging. Price: £11.57 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Custodian Grenache 2004 Back in Stock! Touches of white pepper, tobacco, cinnamon and spice follow onto the medium to full bodied juicy palate. The rich plum and sweet blackberry fruit flavours are lifted by gentle vanilla and coffee mocha oak flavours and crunchy fine grained fruit and oak tannins. After some bottle ageing the young fruit scented aromas and flavours gradually transform into velvety rich, spicy, strawberry jam, creamy chocolate, earthy and smoky edged aromas. This integration and complexity develops on the palate too, where the young tannin slowly falls away to reveal a seamless, soft sweet rolling middle palate mulberry and prune like fruit with tertiary biscuit, coffee and chewy old leather flavours before a long, soft, dry mouth filling fine acid finish. Price: £9.62 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Grenache/Shiraz 2004 In it's youth, d'Arry's Original displays a bright, deep red colour. The nose invariably attacks with lifted spice, pure red and dark fruits such as cherry, plum and mulberry with a savoury earth and meat element with licorice, rosemary and fennel lift. The palate shows a wide array of sweet fruits including strawberry, cherry, mulberry and plum leading into tight licorice and spices that linger with nice, gritty fruit tannins complexed with slight meat, salami earth and undergrowth notes. Well cellared, it becomes soft, generous, full-flavoured, velvety, long and seamless in the bottle. While retaining great fruit character, earth and mint add to the characteristics already described. The impressive sweetness of this wine is retained while the gritty tannin finish of a young wine gives way to long swee spiced McLaren Vale characters with acidity still fresh and active. Price: £9.11 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)


	d'Arenberg The High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 A dense crimson red colour with purple tinges. Mint and capsicum Cabernet edges on the nose above a ripe blackberry, plum and licorice base. On the tongue, mouth filling sweet blackberries, plums and blackcurrant flavours are highlighted by the rich, strong mid-palate. Mulberry-like fruit continues balanced by finely structured and firm fruit and oak tannin on the typically long finish. After time, it develops a brick brown-red colour and classical cigar-box, tobacco, coffee and mocha smells with similar flavours on the palate. Price: £8.75 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2003 "It is a black wine with a great purple hue. Intense, young purple fruits and flowers combine with meat, earth and fresh bitumen to yield an intense, extremely inviting aroma. The palate starts with a huge Wam! of flavour. Thick, ripe mulberries, blackberries and blueberries progress into a rich, gutsy, liquorish and bitumen palate, followed by masses of powerful, youthful, gritty fruit tannins, layered with tonnes of flowery, cranberry and dark fruit flavours, and a youhful acidity. This is a wine of intense concentration." Chester Osborn, Winemaker RP 90 points Price: £12.21 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Feral Fox 2004 The feral foxes that inhabit this area have developed an appetite for grapes as a replacement for there favourite, the local rabbit population, whose numbers have reduced substantially in recent years due to the Calici virus. We’re not fussed though, because these bushy tailed critters act as crop thinners, which enhance the quality of the grapes they find too high to reach. An additional consequence is the laxative effect on the foxes, resulting in increased aromas and tell-tail signs of their dinning habits spread around the vineyards, providing natural organic fertilisation of the soil. Hence, this Pinot is known in the winery as the Funky Feral Farting Fox. The appearance is dark with a vibrant-bright-red edge, akin to this exotic variety. The nose is bright and showing plenty of characters more on a darker side than previous vintages indicating a warmer vintage. Deep boysenberries, plums and boiled beetroot grab your attention then layers of spice, and a hint of nutmeg, combined with fragrant tones of strawberries, cranberries, dried summer flowers and fine French oak. The palate is plush with excellent integration of fruit and tannins. The flavours are silky with a spicy mix of plums and strawberry characters that have edges of prunes and dried herbs. This in turn leads to a lovely finish with well-integrated tannins that give the wine a structural framework and then a long, spicy persistent finish of strawberries and a red cherry-kirsch end balanced with vibrant acidity. After time, the wine will gain more complexity and the flavour profile will develop further with an almost glycerol-lush more black fruits texture. Price: £12.87 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Lucky Lizard 2004 During the summer months, native Bearded Dragon Lizards sun themselves on the vineyard posts and watch for prey. Occasionally during the grape harvest, these lizards are dislodged and find their way into a load of grapes destined for the winery. Lucky for the lizards, d’Arenberg uses a very gentle Demoisy crusher which allows the lizards to pass through the ordeal slightly shaken but unharmed, returning to the bushland next to the winery. The gentleness of our crusher also plays an important part in retaining the delicate fruit flavours of this Chardonnay from the cool climate Adelaide Hills region. The nose is immediately inviting with volumes of pear, pineapple, tropical fruits, guava, hints of peach, green melon, citrus and very fine sweet toasted oaks. Medium to full in style with the level of ripeness in perfect balance with the elevated acidity and the characteristic cool climate flowery granny smith apples that linger to the end with fine oak spices, and citric passionfruit character. Probably our best yet. Price: £12.87 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	D'Arenberg "Barbara Says So" Nebbiolo, 2001 We have just secured a very small parcel of this limited edition wine from d'Arenberg. This wine is currently dominated by strawberry characters rather than rose and tar, the aristocratic notes of Nebbiolo, however it continually evolves. The colour is lite red with a developing amber hue characteristic of the variety. The nose is red currents, cranberry, earth, then flower & stems, then as it opens up a bee's wax and then a spiced fruit characters. The entry into mouth is dominated by ripe European strawberry fruits then a deep rose petal characters and then a background of dark earth and straw like flavours with edges of leather and tar. The palate has medium intensity with a long shaped palate of bright tannins that are vibrant and chalky balance with active acidity that balances the lingering dried strawberry - conserve fruit flavours that dominate the finish. Price: £12.30 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Cadenzia 2005 Very limited production. This wine is dominated by an amazing fragrance of red berries; spice, cherries and a developing mix of characters such as lavender, prunes, blueberries and dried herb as the wine opens up. It’s a medium to full bodied wine with a beautifully integrated palate with excellent depth and concentration of fruit with an almost silky tannin structure balanced by fine acidity. The thickness of the Shiraz in the palate and length of flavour beautifully balances the Grenache and Mourvèdre as it dominates with mulberry and dark spiced fruit and licorice characters while the Mourvedre characters of iodine and dried herb completes the lingering flavours on the finish. Upon release this wine is in total balance and showcases the wonderful attributes of d’Arenberg Grenache. Price: £10.20 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Galvo Garage Cabernet/Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2004 This youthful wine shows deep, vibrant black red-purple colours. The nose shows a complex array of green flower-like florals, blackcurrant and cassis from the Cabernet, sweet dark fruits & compost from the Adelaide Hills Merlot and earthy floral violets and spice from the Petit Verdot with dried flowers, characteristic of Cabernet Franc. Overall a very big complex elegant wine. Very fruit orientated with a nicely controlled lush, long palate showing a wonderful combination of oak and lively red spiced floral flavours with mulberries, dark plums, cherries and violets. Very vibrant tannins give balance to the dry savoury finish. Price: £12.21 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Three Soils 2002 3x75cl This limited edition pack showcases the influence of 'terrior' in a wine's construction. 3 bottles of Custodian Grenache "Sand on Clay", "Deep Sand" and "Loam" Collectively they have won 9 medals Price: £31.50 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Sticks & Stones Tempranillo/Grenache/Sousao 2004 Another big 90 pointer from the wild haired, loud shirted, king of the McLaren Vale, Chester Osborn. A homage of sorts to Rioja, it blends just about equal parts of Tempranillo and Grenache with a splash of the off beat Portuguese grape, Sousao. Rich, big and full of fruit it is a world away from an old school Reserva Rioja but lovers of bold, full-bodied reds won't care a fig. This is a bullfighter with a real Aussie twang. "...2004 The Sticks and Stones offers up aromas of graphite, blueberries, camphor, roasted meats, and smoked herbs. It is a rich, full-bodied, exotic red with a singular character..." 90 points, Robert Parker, November 2006 Price: £12.91 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road Mourvedre 2004 "A deep bright crimson ruby colour with lifted, spicy clove, cranberry and ripening blackberry primary fruit smells, elements of mulberry, light blackcurrant, cinnamon and vanilla liquorice, as well as mint and flowers, especially violets which are also evident on the young palate. " Chester Osborn, Winemaker Price: £13.22 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Bonsai Vine Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre 2001 6x75cl "displays a dark reddish-purple colour in its youth. Aromas attack with spice, plum, red and black berry fruits, liquorice and black cherries. The palate shows mulberry, black pepper and ripe plums before a strong, lingering dark cherry spice and gritty fruit tannin finish. The Grenache and Shiraz components will develop together, with olive, complex spice and fruitcake flavours coming through. The Mourvedre component adds dried herbs and an iodine character thay stays, along with chalky tannins. This wine will continue to age well for many years." Chester Osborn, Chief Winemaker Price: £75.20 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Vintage Fortified Shiraz 2004 75cl Awaiting Tasting Notes - half bottles also available Price: £15.42 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Vintage Fortified Shiraz 2004 37.5cl Awaiting Tasting Notes - half bottles also available Price: £11.16 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Nostalgia Rare Tawny NV 37.5cl Nostalgia’s colour is light to mid tawny mahogany and yellow brown, with khaki and olive green tinges at the edges, indicating advanced base material age. On the nose, d’Arenberg’s Nostalgia exhibits complex, spicy lifted nutty rancio aromas. Caramel, toffee, coffee and butterscotch smells augment dried fruit, especially prune and fig characters, which are also evident on the palate. In the mouth complex oak, fruit and brandy flavours marry to produce a luscious, raisined, spicy nutty and lingering finish. The palate, although generous with English toffee, butterscotch and Christmas cake-like flavours, is well balanced by the drying sensations that come from long ageing in oak. In recent times, roughly every other vintage Chester Osborn fortifies small amounts of Grenache and occasionally Shiraz to put more young Nostalgia material in old brandy buttes, barriques and hogsheads at d’Arenberg to ensure a small but hopefully constant supply of Nostalgia Fine Old Tawny when introduced to the final blend in future. Until then, the older Nostalgia is best drunk with local almonds, currants, dried fruit, cheeses and coffee. Serving and Cellaring Suggestions: Serve at room temperature 16 – 24 ?C now (will not improve in the bottle, but can be kept open as long as has a cork in it) with dried fruit and nuts, especially walnuts, almonds and open –fire roasted chestnuts, most mature or strong cheese, petits- fours and puddings. Pairs well with all cigars and coffee. RP 92 points Price: £19.39 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg Noble Riesling 2006 37.5cl Just Arrived! d'Arenberg Tasting Notes Price: £10.99 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings Grenache/Shiraz 2002 In its youth, d’Arenberg’s ‘Ironstone Pressings’ is almost black, unusual for such a blend. Upon release, this vintage is extraordinarily fragrant but also very tight. Violets and other flowers dominate at this stage, but become more complex with a wide array of spices and emerging plums, dark cherries, cranberries and blackberries. As with previous vintages of this wine, the extreme terroir shows through due to the extraordinarily low grape yield; characters of earth, stones and dried plant material feature. With time the full spice, strawberry and liquorice and blackcurrants will develop with fresh pepper tails; at this stage, it is a mean monster with fragrant, gritty, fruit tannins that go on forever. Eventually, the Grenache and Shiraz blossom as rich, sweet, violet-like scents, with spicy based aroma, before malty, sweet, dark chocolate flavours and crunchy, chewy textured black olive, spicy ginger and long fleshy textures. The Mourvedre adds dried herbs and iodine characters that are very persistent, matched with slightly chalky tannins. The hallmark of vigorous, fine piquant tannin and acidity continue to reside with ‘The Ironstone Pressings’ after some considerable time, as have previous vintages since the late 1950’s. Price: £23.88 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d'Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 "The spicy 2003 The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon (aged in equal parts new French and new American oak) reveals copious quantities of black currants, cedar, vanilla, and white chocolate aromas, followed by spicy, tannic, full-bodied, powerful, dense, well-structured flavors. It should drink well for 10-15+ years." 94/100 Robert Parker Price: £21.64 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	Dead Arm Shiraz 2004 37.5cl Saturated violet. Pungent tobacco- and espresso-laced cherry, cassis and blackberry aromas, with a hint of mocha. Beautiful dark berry, vanilla and Indian spice flavors expand and gain sweetness with air. The lushly tannic finish positively explodes with sweet raspberry and mulberry flavors, with dark chocolate and exotic blood orange notes adding a vibrant quality. An impressive return to form for d'Arenberg's flagship red. Stephen Tanzer’s 94 Points! Price: £15.86 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	Dead Arm Shiraz 75cl 2004 Saturated violet. Pungent tobacco- and espresso-laced cherry, cassis and blackberry aromas, with a hint of mocha. Beautiful dark berry, vanilla and Indian spice flavors expand and gain sweetness with air. The lushly tannic finish positively explodes with sweet raspberry and mulberry flavors, with dark chocolate and exotic blood orange notes adding a vibrant quality. An impressive return to form for d'Arenberg's flagship red. Stephen Tanzer’s 94 Points! Price: £29.32 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	Dead Arm Shiraz 2004 Magnums Saturated violet. Pungent tobacco- and espresso-laced cherry, cassis and blackberry aromas, with a hint of mocha. Beautiful dark berry, vanilla and Indian spice flavors expand and gain sweetness with air. The lushly tannic finish positively explodes with sweet raspberry and mulberry flavors, with dark chocolate and exotic blood orange notes adding a vibrant quality. An impressive return to form for d'Arenberg's flagship red. Stephen Tanzer’s 94 Points! Price: £65.74 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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	d’Arenberg The Daddy Long Legs Extremely Rare I've only had this wine once and have still got the bottle - the back label states "only 120 half bottles will be released in any one year, bottles straight from the barrel with no filtration, it can be kept safely for some time after opening." This unique old wine is so named because for many years a half-forgotten group of barrels were held in storage hidden in a corner of the shed, completely covered in the webs of the Daddy Long Legs spiders who were its guardians. This wine is over 40 years old and only a very small quantity has been bottled making it a very nique release. The solera of old wines from the 1950’s was commenced in 1966 and each year parcels of new wines were added until sometime in the 1970’s. d’Arry Osborn always made this tawny style wines from ultra ripe bush vine Grenache in a very traditional way by fermenting the fruit in open fermenters with the cap submerged and arresting the fermentation when there is still plenty of unfermented sugars present by adding grape spirit. Once pressed off, the wine is placed in old wooden casks and forgotten about except for the odd topping up of the barrels due to the rate of evaporation. In 2005 only 5 barrels remained as the angels had taken their share from these old barrels (evaporation) The remaining wine is hugely concentrated. During aging it is largely water, alcohol and unwanted volatile acidities and aldehydes that evaporate; therefore leaving behind a wonderfully rich, concentrated wine. The wine is extremely old and exemplifies a classic Australian style. The colour is of an aged wine with a soft tan appearance and tinges of green towards the edge. There is a huge array of characters in this fortified ranging from walnuts, dried raisins, caramels, toffee, molasses, caramelised cumquats and lime, melted butter and after a moment aromas of beef stock, dusty hessian, and dried herbs appear. Overall the aroma has amazing concentration. The palate has superb intensity and is fresh with flavours of baked figs, butterscotch, toffee and dried fruits such as pear and nectarine. As it opens more and more characters appear balanced with great rolling rancio length from the time spent in barrel. Robert Parker comments "96 Points The extraordinary non-vintage Extremely Rare Tawny Port called the Daddy Long Legs emerges from a solera of old tawny made between 1928 and 1984. Its medium dark amber colour is accompanied by an amazingly expressive bouquet of fig liqueur intermixed with marmalade, roasted nuts, caramel, and black tea. Unctuously thick yet possessing good underlying acidity, its sweetness is neither heavy nor cloying. This is an explosively rich, aromatic, spectacular fortified wine that is impossible to resist. Chester estimates that there is only enough for two more bottlings, bottlings are carried out every other year. We don't expect to receive any more stock of this wine. Price: £395.00 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
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