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Happs Fortis Margaret River Fortified 2012

Posted: July 4, 2018

Aged red fruit nose with chocolaty notes. Rich and sweet in the mouth with good spirit integration.

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919 Wines Latin Collection Ruby Riverland Fortified NV

Posted: September 6, 2017

Chocolaty berry fruit and some secondary maturation with very well integrated spirit.

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Pertaringa Rampart Vintage McLaren Vale Fortified 2015

Posted: June 29, 2017

Thick VP style with a heady spirituous fruit cake nose and excellent sweet blackberry palate. Be even better with time. 5+

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Mistletoe Petite Muscat Hunter Valley Fortified 2011

Posted: June 15, 2017

A sound light fortified with a spicy spirit lift and a lovely mouthful of unctuous floral and raisin flavours.

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Myattsfield Nancy Myatt Fortified NV

Posted: June 9, 2017

A beautifully luscious nose of caramels, apricots and citrus peel. Super sweet liqueur style of palate – lovely and clean.

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Baileys of Glenrowan VP 140 Vintage Fortified 2013

Posted: April 20, 2017

Excellent red hues with elegant, spicy berry and chocolaty elements on the perfumed nose. Great depth and length of dark fruit/licorice flavours and fine powdery tannins. Good brandy selection.

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St Anne’s Foundry Fortified NV

Posted: April 20, 2017

A classic, attractive, ageing tawny style. Muscat characters mingle with toffee and nutty elements.

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919 Wines Limited Release Vintage Riverland Fortified 2006

Posted: April 20, 2017

A powerful hit of Ribena and chocolate-like aromas and the beautiful aged nose. Palate offers a big mouthful of intense brambly flavours. Nice acid line. Sweet on the finish.

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919 Wines Limited Release Vintage Riverland Fortified 2009

Posted: April 20, 2017

Delightful perfumed style. Excellent colour. Black tea and cassis fragrances with licorice notes. Rich mouthcoating cassis fruit flavours. Great acid/tannin balance.

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919 Wines Limited Release Vintage Riverland Fortified 2013

Posted: April 20, 2017

Lovely intensely rich berry fruit and chocolaty aromas and flavours. Perfumed lift to the nose and beautifully soft in the mouth.

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919 Wines Latin Collection Ruby Riverland Fortified NV

Posted: April 20, 2017

A well made fruity ruby style with nice balance of aniseed with dark plums and licorice characters. Easy drinking.

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Gralyn Estate Tawny (New Bottling) Margaret River Fortified NV

Posted: April 4, 2017

An excellent style with complex musky/toffee aromas and a youthful, generously flavoured palate.

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Gralyn Estate Tawny Margaret River Fortified NV

Posted: April 4, 2017

A simple style of tawny with subtle oakiness. Has fresh aromas of raisons and citrus with nice nuttiness. Beautifully aged palate has a seamless balance of nutty rancio flavours. Good acidity.

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