Port

A well aged Tawny port from Cockburn's, the leading port brand in the UK, this has been aged a full two decades in old oak casks and arrives in stylish contemporary packaging - very unusual to see a port in clear glass.

A 20 year old Tawny Port from the folks at Ramos Pinto, rich and with the edges of youth firmly rubbed off.

A delightfully smooth, soft and silky tawny port from Taylor's, aged for twenty years in oak before bottling. Medium-bodied and silkily-textured, but rich and complex in flavour.

A delicious old long-aged tawny port from a very classy producer.

A 20 year old tawny port from Graham's, ruddy in colour and starting to develop the richness that comes from ageing port in wood.

From the historic Graham's house comes this lovely port from the very highly-regarded 1997 vintage. This should be excellent in a few years.

A 1997 vintage port from Taylor's. 1997 was another great year for port production, leading to a general declaration by the major houses, and should be matured in the bottle for a few more years (as of 2011) before drinking.

A bottle of 1991 vintage port from the splendid Graham's house.

A 30 year old tawny port from Graham's, matured in oak casks for a concentrated flavour with more restrained sweetness than in younger wines.

A 1985 vintage port from famous producer Taylor's. It has developed very well since bottling, and is drinking brilliantly now, but will improve even further if you have the self-control to cellar it for a few more years.

A superb 30 year-old tawny port from the legendary house of Taylor Fladgate and Yeatman. Wonderful complexity allied with a delicate touch make this a superb wine for the end of a meal.

A rarely seen vintage from Warre's, the 1972 probably needs a few more years of aging to reach its peak. Unfortunately these bottles aren't labelled.

Warre's excellent 1970 vintage port, which as of 2011 is developing very well and already tasting pretty good. This was also a special year for Warre's other than the excellent harvest, as it marked their 300 anniversary.

The 40 year old Tawny release from the famed port house of Graham's - the oldest in their regular range.

A spectacular tawny port from leading producer Taylor's, this has been aged in wood for forty years, and those four decades of careful maturation have produced a port of incredible complexity on the nose and matchless drinkability on the silky-soft palate.

A 1994 vintage port from Taylor's. 1994 was a great year for port, with most houses declaring a vintage - one of the best years of the 20th century. It's drinking well in 2011, but could do with a few more years in the bottle to reach its peak.

The 1994 vintage port from massive wine house Fonseca. This one is a bit on the brash side still, but looks like it will age excellently. One to hide in the cellar for a while.

A well aged and highly rated vintage port from Taylor's that is drinking well already (2011) and should continue to develop for a few more years.

A really unusual gem here - a long aged tawny port dating back to 1855, two casks of which have been discovered by Taylor's and vatted together to produce one of the fortified wine events of the decade. Incredibly rare to see a pre-phylloxera port, let alone one in such reportedly amazing condition - this is sure to get plenty of tongues wagging.