NZ & International Fortified Wines
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Full tasting results 2023
Results of this Tasting
- Outstanding 4
- Excellent 6
- Very Good 9
- Good 5
- No Award 2
- Total Entries 26
5 Stars
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Sandeman 20 Year Old Port NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A medium colour in the glass with a tawny rim and lifted aromatics of toasted nuts, polished wood and lovely …
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Sandeman 40 Year Old Port NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A lovely gentle and well-aged example with vanilla butterscotch and raisined fruit on the nose that lures you into the …
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Taylor’s 50 Year Old Port Golden Age NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
In the 17th century Britain no longer had unlimited access to the great wines of France and for a time …
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Taylor’s First Estate Reserve Port NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
Deeply coloured with a touch of fade on the rim, the savoury nose is also full of bramble fruit and …
4½ Stars
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De Bortoli ‘Old Boys’ 21 Barrel Aged Tawny NV (NSW, Australia)
Surprisingly bold for a 21-year-old tawny, the nose is intense with rich raisins and butterscotch alongside vanilla and mocha aromas. …
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De Bortoli Show Liqueur Muscat NV (NSW, Australia)
Tawny-brown in the glass with an olive- green rim, this delightful muscat is heady and perfumed with ripe citrus, moscatel …
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Fonseca Porto Ruby Port NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A deep ruby colour with just a touch of fade on the rim, dark and red berries with brambles and …
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Fonseca Porto Terra Prima Organic Port Finest Reserve NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
An organic port is a rare find and this one is heady and rich and still quite youthful with firm …
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Gonzalez Byass Nectar Pedro Ximénez Dulce NV (Jerez, Spain)
A deep, dark, mahogany brown, treacly and dense on the swirl with concentrated butterscotch, coffee, chocolate and raisin aromas streaming …
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Sandeman 30 Year Old Port NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A pale tawny amber with aromas of browned apples, caramel and lovely savoury aromas on the nose. The palate is …
4 Stars
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Bin No. 27 Reserve Port Fonseca Porto NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
The style that Fonseca executes so well, this port is deeply coloured and so youthful. Fresh fruited and with great …
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De Bortoli Fine Tawny 8 Years Old (NSW, Australia)
Deeply coloured with tawny just showing on the rim. Raisined fruit and rich butterscotch abound on the nose alongside toasty …
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Fonseca Porto Aged Tawny Port 20 Year Old (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A deep medium colour with some browning on the rim, the nose here is delicately nutty with caramel, coffee and …
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Sandeman 10 Year Old Port (Douro Valley, Portugal)
Ruby-esque in colour with a tawny rim, this port is still youthful at a mere ten years old. Lighter than …
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Sandeman White Porto Beat NV (Douro Valley, Portugal)
Pale straw with fresh and dried tropical fruit aromas and a dash of nuttiness on the nose. Some sweetness but …
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Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Douro Valley, Portugal)
Deeply and densely coloured with some red tones still present, this wine has raisins, caramel and butterscotch evident on the …
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Taylor’s LBV 2018 (Douro Valley, Portugal)
A fabulous colour in the glass with just a touch of fade and a lovely intense fruit on the nose …
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Tio Pepe Palomino Fino NV (Jerez, Spain)
The only fino in the pack, this sherry is fantastically executed. The nose is full of typically fino notes of …
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Trinity Hill NV Touriga NV (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)
3 Stars
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Fonseca Porto Tawny Port NV (Douro Valley)
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Sandeman Rosé Porto Beat NV (Douro Valley)
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Soljans Estate Founders Tawny Port Barrique Reserve NV (New Zealand)
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Taylors Chip Dry Port NV (Douro Valley)
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Warre’s Warrior Finest Reserve Port NV (Douro Valley)