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Pure grape aromas that remind me of fermenting must but then goes to stems and dried flowers. Full-bodied, medium...
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The 50 Year Old Rare Tawny is a symbol of Penfolds heritage, typifying collaboration and shared creative expression....
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Well-proportioned, showing fine balance and grip to the fresh boysenberry, red plum and wild cherry flavors. Intense...
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Even better, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Pure Roussanne (100% Roussanne) offers a vibrant, clean, medium to...
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A consistent Purple Angel that really delivers the carmenere’s plushness when ripened well. Dark olives,...
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The essence of grapes. Full-bodied and tannic, yet very classy and refined. It's got grip, but rather than smashing...
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A blend sourced from three Fonseca estates all in the Cima Corgo. It’s closed and dense on the nose with underlying...
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#1 Top 100, 1997. In a word, superb. It's full-bodied, moderately sweet and incredibly tannic, but there's amazing...
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Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that...
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A refined, super-pretty young vintage Port with fabulously fine tannins. Medium to full body with an off-dry, silky...
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Full saturated ruby. Inky, brooding aromas of syrupy black fruits and violet. Dense, thick and tactile, with superb...
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Fonseca has scored in both the 1991 and 1992 vintages. The 1992 is a majestic young port that should ultimately...
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Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that...
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Carmenere Port Blend Mencia Pre-Arrival Wine

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.


Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.