Large UK Port offering

[Roy Hersh]

George Rhys
Southwick Court Fine Wines Limited
2 Spice Court, Ivory Square
Plantation Wharf
London, SW11 3UE
Tel : +44 (0)20 7801 2432
Fax: +44 (0)20 7228 6677
Web: http://www.es-finewines.com

May 2006 Vintage Port Offer:

Fonseca: Price per case/bottle Score
Under Bond.



1963 5 cases £1850:00 98/100

A grand slam. Deep ruby with a slightly red edge, intense black cherry and raspberry nose, full-bodied, with masses of fruit, full tannins and an extremely long finish. This can age indefinitely.98/100 JS

1966 2 cases £1150:00 97/100

1970 10 cases £895:00 96/100

Deeply colored, with smoky mint, tar and fruit aromas, full-bodied, with concentrated fruit flavors and plenty of tannins.96/100 WS

1977 5 cases £1050:00 100/100
Until recently this wine was understated and closed. Now it has opened into a mammoth wine with so much fruit that it crushes your palate. Deep ruby, with ripe raspberry and cherry aromas, full-bodied, with layers of concentrated, sweet raspberry flavors, tons of tannin and an incredibly long finish. Perhaps as great as the '48. Best from 1998 through 2000. 100/100 JS

1980 1 case £360:00 *** MB
1983 10 cases £440:00 90/100
1985 5 cases £470:00 90/100
1992 10 cases £550:00 97/100

1994 5 cases £980:00 100/100

Hold on to your hat. This is the best Fonseca since 1977, and it's probably even better than that classic vintage--more like the breathtaking 1948. Mind-blowing, with masses of color, aroma and fruit flavor. Smells like fermenting berries, boasting loads of crushed grape, violet and berry character. Big, full-bodied and very sweet, with tons of tannins and a sweet finish. Tannic and huge, it's a long-term, great Port. Best after 2012. 8,000 cases made.100/100 WS

1997 10 cases £495:00 95/100
2000 10 cases £500:00 95+/100
2000 5 cases Halves £570:00 95+/100
2003 10 cases £440:00 97/100
2003 5 cases Halves £450:00 97/100

Taylor

1935 2 bottles £580:00 ***** MB

1948 1 case £6995:00 100/100

I have had this numerous times and I have always been bowled over by its great quality. It is teeming with plum aromas and flavors. Deep ruby-red, with coffee, cocoa, violet and plum aromas, full-bodied, with ripe fruit flavors, medium tannins and a balanced finish. Very firm and refined, it will age on and on 99/100 JS

1955 2 cases £2950:00 ***** MB
This is still very good indeed. It is a racy wine with a fruit bowl of flavors. Medium red with a garnet edge, chocolate and vanilla aromas, medium-bodied, with sweet berry flavors and a lovely finish.Wine Spectator.

A vast deep,high toned,spicy nose:fairly sweet,full bodied,packed with fruit,extract,tannin and acidity ,still retaining its backbone and a good classic bouquet & flavour **** Michael Broadbent.

1960 1 case £795:00 **** MB

1963 3 cases £1395:00 97/100

A big wine with superb balance, a shining example of this exuberantly fruity vintage. Deep ruby, with violets and coffee on the nose, full-bodied, with dried cherry flavors and plenty of tannin, balanced and long on the finish. 97/100 JS

1966 5 cases £950:00 **** MB

1970 10 cases £795:00 98/100

Clearly lives up to Taylor's superb reputation. Deep ruby, with intense violet and chocolate aromas, full-bodied, with gorgeous fruit flavors, full but well-integrated tannins and an extremely long finish. Amazing balance and finesse. Still needs time.98/100 JS

1977 10 cases £795:00 98/100

There is an explosion of fruit and tannins in the mouth but at the same time this wine is in total harmony. Deep dark ruby, with blackberries and violets on the nose, full-bodied, with masses of blackberry flavors, full, hard tannins and a very long finish. Will age for decades. 98/100 JS

1980 2 cases £420:00 88/100
1983 5 cases £420:00 89/100
1985 25 cases £460:00 90/100
1985 2 cases Halves £570:00 90/100

1992 8 Halves Halves £45:00 100/100
1992 2 cases £995:00 100/100
Taylor's 1992 Vintage Port is unquestionably the greatest young port I have ever tasted. It represents the essence of what vintage port can achieve. The color is an opaque black/purple, and the nose offers up fabulously intense aromas of minerals, cassis, blackberries, licorice, and spices, as well as extraordinary purity and penetration. Yet this is still an unformed and infantile wine. If Chateau Latour made a late-harvest Cabernet Sauvignon, I suspect it might smell like this. In the mouth, the wine is out of this world, displaying layer upon layer of concentrated black fruits backed by well-integrated tannin and structure. This is a massive, magnificently rich, full-bodied port that will be far more flattering in its youth than were such Taylors as the 1983, 1977, or 1970. It possesses awesome fruit, marvelous intensity, and lavish opulence, all brilliantly well-delineated by the wine's formidable structure. This monumental 30-50 year port is a must purchase for port aficionados.! Also noteworthy is the fact that the 1992 Taylor commemorates the 300th anniversary of this firm, as evidenced by the special bottle Taylor used for this port. 100/100 RP


1994 5 cases £980:00 100/100
When tasting young vintage ports, Taylor is always the most backward. Yet potentially, it has the capability to be the most majestic. This classically made, opaque purple-colored wine is crammed with black fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high tannin and a reserved style, but it is enormously constituted with massive body, a formidable mid-palate, and exceptional length. It is a young, rich, powerful Taylor that will require 10-15 years of aging. Compared to the more flashy, forward style of the 1992, the 1994 has more in common with such vintages as 1977 and 1970. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2045. 97/100 RP


1997 5 cases £500:00 94/100

2000 5 cases £550:00 98+/100
2000 8 cases Halves £560:00 98+/100

Among the most saturated blue/purple/black-colored examples of the vintage, Taylor's 2000 tastes like a young vintage of Chateau Latour on steroids. Aromas of graphite, blackberry liqueur, creme de cassis and smoke jump from the glass. Spectacularly concentrated and enormously endowed, with sweetness allied to ripe tannin, decent acidity, and layer upon layer of fruit and extract, this is the leading candidate for the port of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2040. 98+/100 RP

2003 10 cases £450:00 98/100

The 2003 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port improved each time I raised it to my nose or mouth. It displays a black color and a salty, graphite-laced nose packed with sweet black fruits that is reminiscent of a stellar vintage of Chateau Latour. With air, notes of molasses, burnt sugar, spices, and jammy plums emanate from the glass. Full-bodied, hugely dense, immensely rich, as well as thick, this behemoth is also amazingly balanced and harmonious. Raisins, molasses, licorice, black cherries, plums, and a distinctive note of violets are found in its complex, seamless character. Its interminable finish reveals additional notes of chocolate, kirsch, red as well as black currants, dark cherries, and rose blossoms. Armed with exceptional power, depth, and purity, this Taylor will proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest ever crafted by the Fladgate Partnership. Projected maturity: 2035-2060. 98/100 RP

Warre

1960 1 case £725:00 *** MB

1963 10 cases £995:00 92/100

Recently removed from a university college.
Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodied, with rich, velvety fruit flavors, full, soft tannins and a powerful finish. 92/100 WS



1966 5 cases £750:00 91/100
1970 15 cases £550:00 88/100

1977 20 cases £425:00 92/100

This house makes rather restrained yet rich, flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod. Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique mineral-scented character that gives them their own complexity and style. The 1977 is quite powerful, very deep and intense, particularly for Warre. 92/100

1980 25 cases £340:00 **** MB
1983 10 cases £340:00 88/100
1985 10 cases £360:00 91/100
1991 10 cases £295:00 **** MB
1994 10 cases £425:00 91/100
1997 2 cases Halves £300:00 94/100
1997 15 cases £300:00 94/100
2000 10 cases £325:00 91/100
2000 10 cases Halves £325:00 91/100
2003 10 cases £375:00 92/100

Croft

1963 10 cases £850:00 90/100
1966 1 case £695:00 90/100
1970 3 cases £420:00 89/100
1977 25 cases £420:00 **** MB
1985 8 cases £320:00 **** MB
2000 10 cases £295:00 90+/100
2003 5 cases £395:00 93/100

Sandeman;The following vintages are from the cellar of the late David Sandeman.

1934 2 bottles £320:00 94/100
1945 6 bottles £495.00 95/100
1958 11 bottles £85:00 *** MB
1963 1 case Magnums £925:00 96/100

This may be one of the most underrated '63s made. Its deep red color gives little indication of the wine's age, and there is an abundance of youthful, rich fruit on the nose and palate. Full tannins and an assertive finish back up everything. Will still improve with age.96/100

1977 10 cases £420:00 *** MB

Dow

1963 5 cases £1150:00 92/100
1970 10 cases £695:00 94/100

1977 10 cases £495:00 94/100

Impressively hard and powerful, but very closed for the moment. It should age for many decades. Dark ruby, with rich raspberry and earth aromas, full-bodied, with an excellent balance of full tannins and generous berry flavors.

1977 1 case Magnums £495:00 94/100

1983 25 cases £360:00 94/100
1985 10 cases £360:00 **** MB
1991 25 cases £295:00 ***** MB
1994 25 cases £395:00 96/100
1997 4 cases £375:00 90/100
2000 20 cases £355:00 94/100
2003 5 cases £375:00 92/100

Graham

1955 1 case £3495:00 ***** MB
1963 2 cases £1650:00 96/100
1966 10 cases £895:00 95/100
1970 5 cases £795:00 94/100

1977 10 cases £600:00 93/100
Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has probably been the most consistent producer of great port in the post- World War II era. Their tawnys are quite good rather than exceptional, but their vintage ports are truly sublime and sumptuous. 93/100

1977 1 case Halves £650:00 93/100

1980 20 cases £375:00 *** MB
1983 25 cases £420:00 92/100
1985 5 cases £480:00 96/100
1991 10 cases £325:00 94/100
1994 10 cases £450:00 96/100
1997 5 cases £295:00 94/100
2000 10 cases £480:00 98/100
2000 1 case Halves £490:00 98/100
2003 5 cases £395:00 95/100

Quinta do Noval
1963 5 cases £795:00 **** MB
1960 2 cases £550:00 *** MB
1966 2 cases £725:00 91/100
1985 4 cases £295:00 86/100
1997 1 case £1250:00 100/100
2000 5 cases £595:00 96/100

Cockburn

1963 6 cases £795:00 **** MB
1970 15 cases £440:00 86/100

1983 5 cases £480:00 97/100
A big, tough Port for long-term aging. It underlines what people mean when they say a great young vintage Port should overpower one's plate with fruit and tannin. Inky color, with perfumed cherry and berry aromas, full-bodied, with tons of tannins, intense cherry and berry flavors and a lingering finish.

1985 2 cases £290:00 *** MB

Gould Campbell

1975 25 cases £225:00 ** MB
1977 20 cases £365:00 **** MB
1983 25 cases £285:00 **** MB




MB Michael Broadbent.

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All ports are offered subject to remaining unsold and to final confiramtion E&OE

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May 2006