Fine Ruby Ports Size of Bottle Trade Sales Price   Sandeman Partners’ Ruby 75cl £7.59   Cockburn’s Ruby 75cl £7.93   Dow’s Ruby 75cl £7.84   Warre’s Warrior 75cl £8.84   Cockburn’s Special Reserve 75cl £9.33

Late Bottled Vintage Ports Late Bottled Vintage Port is port from a single vintage. Keeping it in its barrel for five years ages it much faster and so it can be drunk as soon as it is bottled. Size of Bottle Trade Sales Price   Croft LBV 75cl £9.13   Dow's LBV 75cl £9.54   Taylor’s LBV 75cl £9.93   Cockburn's LBV 75cl £10.79   Graham’s LBV 75cl £11.04

Tawny Port Tawny Port is aged in wood and should develop a smooth and silky feel in the mouth and a tiramisu – like flavour. Size of Bottle Trade Sales Price     Taylor’s 10 year old Tawny 75cl £14.31

Vintage Port If it has been a very good year and there is not a world depression, the best Port is bottled after just two years in the barrel. It is then almost black in colour and turns one’s tongue black at tastings. Twenty years or so later it is ready to drink but needs decanting because of its heavy sediment. The 1977 vintage is only just ready to drink, is the vintage of the century and so not cheap. The 1985 vintage is just about 20 years old so is ready. Vintage Ports are available to order.

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