Joe Flo

9.5

Needs a few more years. — 6 months ago

Connor Smith

9.2

Sanlúcar de Barrameda was the port that Christopher Columbus set off from in 1492. Just 1 year earlier, duties on wine exports from Sanlúcar had been abolished to take advantage of English merchants desperate for new supply after the loss of Bordeaux.

It began a centuries-long romance between Sherry and English wine lovers, as immortalized in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2, when Falstaff glorifies sturdy Spanish 'sack' over thin Bordeaux 'claret' and Rhine 'hock'.

But the honeymoon, quite literally, was not to last. Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon drove a wedge between England and Catholic Europe, and left English wine lovers in need of a new source once again. But Sherry fanatics wouldn't have to go entirely without. When Sir Francis Drake sailed into Cádiz and burned the Spanish fleet in 1587, he carried away 2,900 butts of Sherry - enough to supply London for years - as his most famous prize.

(This is adapted from notes for Le Dû’s Wines ‘History of Wine 1453AD-Present’ seminar, where this wine was poured) — 5 years ago

Тамара Еланина

9.5

Выдка 20 мес в старых дубовых бочках
Falstaff 93
Насыщенный рубиновый цвет. В ароматике присутствует тон лакрицы,черных ягод,перца,сливы,табачные нотки. Вкус сочный и элегантный с гармоничными танинами и активной структурой — 8 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.3

Crisp and delicious. — 2 years ago

Vlad Naum

9.0

Really nice blaufrankisch! — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Really in a nice place! — 7 years ago

Тамара Еланина

9.1

Выдка 11 мес в стали
Falstaff 93
AG 91
Аромат цитрусовых,цветочный,апельсин,ананас и сладкие травы. Вкус полный с нотками специй. С хорошо выраженной минеральностью. Сильно выражены сухоцветы,трава и фрукты — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.5

Cough syrup, dark cherry — 5 years ago

with Mark, Julia and 1 other

Chris Stenseth

9.4

Wild pepper, raspberries, pomegranate and rose petals on the nose. Beautiful complexity and lingering finish. — 6 years ago

with Ulrik

Stephan Lappas

9.4

Österreich Autochthon.... Mega!!! Rotgipfler kann so genial sein. Bye the way, 96 Falstaff-Punkte. Absolut d'accord! — 7 years ago