Sweet & Fortified Wine

Great typicity, and a great finish, with really good versatility when it comes to matching with sweet dishes.'
Ramiro Fernandez, Galvin La Chapelle.

'An intense aroma of dried prunes and sticky dates leads to rich concentration on the palate, with wonderful intensity and some molasses notes. A match for sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream.'
Rebecca Mitchell, consultant sommelier

£15.71 Size: 75cl Gonzalez Byass UK

Wild strawberry and raspberry notes blended with oak influence, and with some sugar to create a balanced style.'
Miléna De Waele, Pétrus.

'A classic nose of fig, raisin and dried cherry, as well as some toffee and smoke, which follow through with depth and freshness on the palate. A lifted wine that's pleasant to drink.'
Zoé Donadio, Apricity Restaurant.

£19.06 Size: 75cl Jeroboams

Wonderfully balanced and bright, with a great touch of spice, this is an approachable wine, yet with depth and complexity. A great pairing option.'
Zoé Donadio, Apricity Restaurant.

'A complex, oxidative bouquet of nuts, caramel, and dried fruits.'
Francesco Di Fonzo, Kioku by Endo, Raffles London at The OWO.

'With its savoury aroma at the fore, this will pair wonderfully with salty cheeses and meats.'
Brian Chau Rodriguez, consultant sommelier.

£24.40 Size: 37.5cl Jeroboams

An inviting nose of dried fig and nuts pulls you in to this elegant, authentic wine, leading to a coffee note on the luxurious finish.'
Giancarlo Cuccuru, Lutyens Grill at The Ned.

'An intense wine, this is showing great development and richness, as well as freshness, with toasty aromas and good complexity.'
Vincenzo Arnese, Raffles London at The OWO.

£41.46 Size: 75cl Ocado

A very expressive nose, with lots of honey, nuts and dried fruit, leads to a surprisingly fresh and vibrant palate, and a juicy, long lived finish.'
Christopher Frayling-Cork, The Chancery Rosewood.

'Spicy and nutty, with a hint of paprika, this is a rich, delicious explosion of flavour.'
Giancarlo Cuccuru, Lutyens Grill at The Ned.

'Warm and rich, this is an elegant wine, with good balance overall.'
Vincenzo Arnese, Raffles London at The OWO.

£75.00 Size: 75cl Jeroboams

A really spicy, aromatic wine, with a lovely bruised dried fruit and honeyed walnut component. Delicious and moreish, with candied pecans on the finish. A great wine for blue cheese.'
Sam Weatherill, Etch.

'Complex on both the nose and palate, with beautiful candied ginger and orange notes, great texture and alcohol balance, all leading to a long and pleasant finish .'
Filipe Bhering Reis, Annabel's.

£34.22 Size: 75cl Jeroboams

Outstanding, and very complex, with lots of dried fruit and liquorice bark, and herbaceous too, with good length.'
Stefano Pasqual, consultant sommelier.

'A complex, layered wine with notes of bruised oranges, toffee, caramel and honey, and refreshing on the palate too.'
Adam Michocki, consultant sommelier.

'A combination of ripe and dried fruit, along with honey and liquorice.'
Bianca Potenza, consultant sommelier.

£78.00 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines

Dried apricot and marmalade alongside floral notes of orange blossom, all leading to notes of candied peel and confit of quince on the palate, as well as membrillo paste and caramelised pear, with a floral lift to the finish. Pair with an apricot tarte tatin.'
Rebecca Mitchell, consultant sommelier.

'Notes of Christmas pudding, as well as rum and raisin. There's great acidity to balance the sweetness too.'
Matthew O’Donnell, Number One at The Balmoral Hotel.

£21.24 Size: 50cl Alliance Wine

There's real depth of flavour here, with notes of almond and dried fruits, as well as incredible salinity and freshness. Extremely well balanced, with a beautiful texture.'
Zoé Donadio, Apricity Restaurant.

'Umami aromas, elegant and full bodied, with a long finish .'
Miléna De Waele, Pétrus.

'Notes of tobacco and almond, with a yeasty finish.'
Francesco Di Fonzo, Kioku by Endo, Raffles London at The OWO.

£21.14 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines

A balanced and complex wine that's showing signs of evolving.'
Klearhos Kanellakis, Jul's Restaurants.

'A rich character here, that feels luxurious on the palate, with a fine, slightly sweet finish.'
George Hersey, Adam Handling Collection.

'This is showing some lovely caramel and honey notes - a sticky wine that needs food.'
Konstantinos Katridis, The Fat Duck

£16.98 Size: 37.5cl Liberty Wines