Vermouth & Fortified

Lightly salty and yeasty on the nose with a subtle hint of almonds. Initially dry on the palate with a light touch of oxidative flavours. The yeasty minerality continues through tinged with a touch of lemon and more lightly toasted salty almonds. Light, tangy and refreshing, perfectly clean on the finish.

The aromas are delicate and complex, with notes of almonds and autolysis, whilst on the palate it shows savoury notes, with flavours of green apple, sea salt and toasty yeast. The extra body and structure comes from the fermentation in barrel.

This 5 Year Old Madeira starts life as fermenting must and is then fortified before undergoing its own very special maturation process. Made of predominantly Tinta Negra Mole Grapes, harvest begins from mid-August due to the warm southerly climate.

This is a naturally sweet sherry made from very ripe muscat grapes. The wine is aged in the traditional solera system, that the Spanish do so well. It is pale and amber in colour with little fleck of gold in the light.

Intense saline aromas, with rich concentrated notes of yeast, almonds and apple. Great texture, grip and minerality.

Light tawny colour, flavours of dry fruits and hints of citrus fruits. Medium weight in the mouth, elegant and long on the finish.

The exact recipe of Sprizzato is a closely guarded Priante family secret. The base of the liquid is a precise blend of sweet oranges from Sicily and bitter citrus fruit from Curaçao.

Great intensity of fruit on the nose. Pungent, fresh, plum and jam aromas. Excellent volume, wonderful mouthfilling wine. Fruit flavours on the mouth are also strong and fresh. raspberry, cherry, black plum. Good tannic structure. Long flavoursome finish.

The aromas are delicate and complex, with notes of almonds and autolysis, whilst on the palate it shows savoury notes, with flavours of green apple, sea salt and toasty yeast. The extra body and structure comes from the fermentation in barrel.

The Cape Vintage Reserve from De Krans is deep, rich, Port style fortified wine. Portuguese varietals were planted in Calitzdorp during the late 1970’s with Tinta Barocca being the first to find its way to the Klein Karoo. Now Calitzdorp is known as South Africa’s Port Capital with these varietals leading the way.

A dark, ebony coloured wine with pronounced tearing and a thickness to the eye. In the nose, its bouquet is extremely rich with predominantly sweet notes of dried fruits. Velvety and syrupy in the mouth and with a lingering, tasty finish.

Pale gold with an intense and complex aroma of ripe golden fruit, blending tropical aromas with crystallized orange, plus hints of spices. On the palate is full bodied with a mature luscious tone and finishes with a balanced freshness and a long lasting finish.

Aged in excess of 18 years in solera, this oloroso has an old gold colour with a wellrounded pungent nutty nose showing hints of spice, old leather and coffee. Immediately nutty on the palate, but with a tangy freshness that belies its age. Long and wellbalanced with a crisp finish.

The taste is predominantly sweet, but is balanced by both acidity and the increased level of alcohol. Often served chilled or over ice as an aperitif, poured over melon or with various dessert. Plessis Pineau des Charentes has a deep, golden colour. On the nose there are notes of fig, almond, prune, rancio, honey and spices.

This is a very youthful LBV, dark in colour with notes of red fruit, chocolate and spice on the nose. The palate adds an extra dimension and shows notes of rich mocha, black cherry and strawberry. Oak ageing adds a hint of vanilla.

Do you know the Bishop of Norwich…? Set to be the Liberators first ever seasonal offering, this single barrel of Cape ‘Port’, aged in cask for two years, could well become an annual release.

Cocchi Americano is an aromatized wine created in 1891 by Giulio Cocchi and since produced to the original recipe. The name “Americano” is due to the alcohol made bitter (“amaricato”) by the addition of herbs and spices in particular gentian flowers and leaves, Artemisia, Cinchona, bitter orange peel, elderflower and others.

To mark the 120th anniversary of when Giulio Cocchi first made vermouth, the production of Cocchi`s original Vermouth di Torino recipe was resumed in 2011. Unmistakably Cocchi in character, Vermouth di Torino is one of only two geographically protected AOC vermouths (the other being Chambery).

Cocchi Americano is an aromatized wine created in 1891 by Giulio Cocchi and since then produced according to the original recipe. The name “Americano” is due to the alcohol made bitter (“amaricato”) by the addition of herbs and spices and to the American habit of drinking vermouth with ice and soda.

An authentic and original Extra Dry Vermouth di Torino produced according to the recipe of the Chazalettes family, who moved from Savoy to Turin in 1860 and began producing vermouths and spirits in 1876. Citrus-peel freshness is beautifully balanced by the roundness of Piedmontese alpine herbs, accompanied by hints of juniper and other spices.