Ports and Dessert Wines (Food & Wine -- Wine) |
| Part # | Manufacturer | Product Name | Product Description | Price |
| SP-CHURVP-00 | Churchill | Churchill 2000 Vintage Port | [Wine Spectator: 95, Wine Enthusiast: 93] With massive, concentrated fruit, pungent aromas, remarkable gripand solid structure, the 2000 Churchill is one of the best offerings from this extraordinary vintage. The intense aromas of berries and black licorice lead the way to marvelous full-bodied flavors of crushed berries, plums, fine tannins and a super-sexy and seductive finish. Try it with the cheese course think blue, of course. How many times have we heard the rhetorical phrase Vintage of t | $54.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-CHURVP-97 | Churchill | Churchill 1997 Vintage Port | Dark and inky with intense ripe fruit and a slight earthy character. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with chocolate, blackberry and cherry flavors. Have it with the cheese course, of course.Johnny Graham had Port in his blood, but nowhere to go. The family Port business the famed Graham's had been sold, so he took his passion for Port to Cockburn's. For eight years, he worked in the tasting room, production, the vineyard finally working his way to Director. But he wanted to be his own boss and | $49.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-KRACN6-01 | Alois Kracher | Alois Kracher 2001 TBA Neusiedlersee Grande Cuvee Nouvelle Vague No. 6 (1/2 bottle, 375 ml) | [Wine Spectator: 94, Special size: 375 ml] The aromas of orange peel, ripe apricots and spice lead to marvelous flavors of apricot, hazelnut, butter and vanilla. It's powerful, yet elegant and harmonious backed by vibrant acidity. Try it with fruit and cheese or be decadent and pour some over a bowl of ice cream.So there I was sitting at my well-appointed desk (an old door precipitously placed on two unfortunately empty wine barrels), perusing the wine list of one of my suppliers when the name K | $49.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-KRACN7-01 | Alois Kracher | Alois Kracher 2001 Chardonnay TBA Neusiedlersee Nouvelle Vague No. 7 (1/2 bottle, 375 ml) | [Wine Spectator: 95, Special size: 375 ml] A wonderful range of vanilla, spice and honey on the nose, with hints of dried fruit and caramel on the palate. It's a creamy, ultra-sweet, highly concentrated and beautifully balanced Trockenbeerenauslese.You would think after two decades in the wine business, German wine names would roll off my tongue like buttah. You would be wrong. It's more like molasses. Having been reared in America's hinterlands and long before Hooked on Phonics I find some ne | $49.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-KRACN8-01 | Alois Kracher | Alois Kracher 2001 Welschriesling TBA Neusiedlersee Zwischen den Seen No. 8 (1/2 bottle, 375 ml) | [Wine Spectator: 96, Special size: 375 ml] A wonderfully intense Trockenbeerenauslese loaded with honey, candied citrus and apricot flavors. It's very sweet with lots of pungent spice character and lively acidity for balance. Perfect by itself or try it with a blue cheese.The Kracher estate is located in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria near the Hungarian border. The estate's vineyards are on the east bank of the Neusiedlersee, a long, shallow lake which is the key to the area's sensati | $59.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-MADMLP-03 | Madrone Mountain | Madrone Mountain 2003 Late Bottled Port (500 ml bottle) | [Special Size: 500 ml] The 2003 Madrone Mountain is one of the finest domestic Ports I've ever tried. It's extremely fruit-filled, yet the acidity keeps it in balance and reveals an elegance not often tasted in domestic Port. The 2003 is detailed and layered with dazzling mountain fruit and spice. It's a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, styled after a Taylor, Fladgate and Yeatman; not as sweet as many and far more complex than most. The 2002 is the perfect solo ending to | $24.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-MONTTM-04 | Montevina Vineyards | Montevina 2004 Terra d'Oro Moscato | Tired of the usual suspects? Then check out this rare little gem I discovered following a particularly gruesome tasting of, well, the usual suspects. It's bright and refreshing with an explosion of fruit aromas and flavors. The nose captures the essence of lemon cheesecake and honey, while the flavors are lush with fresh apple juice, orange blossom and jasmine. The key to this out-of-the-ordinary wine is its balance of low alcohol (10%), residual sugar (5.5%) and crisp acidity (.58). If you have | $14.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-PRESLP-00 | Presidential | Presidential 2000 Late-Bottled Vintage Port (1/2 bottle, 375 ml) | [Robert Parker: 89, Special Size: 375 ml] This rich, monolithic 2000 is crammed with glycerin as well as ripe blackberry and cherry fruit. Full-bodied and sweet ... it offers impressive fruit and fat.Robert Parker was Bobby on the spot with this Late-Bottled offering from quite possibly the most spectacular year ever in the history of vintage Port. Left in casks 4-6 years before bottling, the 2000 from C. da Dilva is a harmonious blend of smooth, ripe fruit flavors and it's all ready and rarin' | $7.99 Compare Prices |
| SP-PRUMAS-00 | S. A. Prum | S. A. Prum 2000 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese #7 Gold Cap (1/2 bottle, 375 ml) | [Special size: 375 ml 1/2 bottle] A wonderfully textured wine with tree-ripened peach, apricot and tropical fruit flavors. A superbly balanced, well-poised dessert wine that simply glides across your palate. Excellent with sharp cheeses, tarts or simple cookies.You can't throw a rock in Germany's Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region without hitting a Prum. They're everywhere and have been since 1156. The head Prum in S. A. Prum is Raymond Prum. He's 6'4, sports flaming red hair and is affectionately known as | $29.99 Compare Prices |