Made in a sweet, open-knit, precocious style, Delaforce's LBV reveals a dense ruby/violet colour as well as sweet, accessible black cherry/blackberry fruit with hints of smoke, earth, & truffles. This lush, medium to full-bodied, juicy, succulent effort will last for 15+ years. ...

The subtle vanilla & toast aromas have combined beautifully with plum fruit to evolve into an extraordinarily complex nose: deep blackcurrant flavour, cedar, cigar. Similar flavours ride on top of a well-balanced palate that has firm but mature tannin, very full body & cleansing mineral acidity. ...

Almost black in colour, Delaforce Vintage Port is packed with blackcurrant & dark red berry fruits. ...

Rich aromas of cassis & spice with intense liquorice & blackberry flavours on the palate & fine, lingering tannins. Optimal ageing potential. From premium Stellenbosch vineyards, the Delaire Graff Botmaskop is a meticulously handcrafted blend of noble red varietals. Whole berry fermented to ensure gentle extraction of flavours & matured in 50% new French oak for 16 months, the Botmaksop is a classically styled blend. Powerful, yet elegant & polished, it displays aromas of dark berry fruit, spice & cassis. The softness of tannins & balance in structure complete this wine on the palate. ...

Uplifting & beautifully weighted. Polished red berry fruit is crisp & spicy. Good acidity & finely honed tannins complete the palate experience. ...

Light golden wheat colour. Layered expressions of citrus & tropical fruit with subtle layers of honey & almonds in the background. Balanced & superbly structured, the flavours are complimented by a delicate minerality. Procured from old Swartland dry land bushvines, this Chenin Blanc is characterized by a complex & intense concentration of flavours due to its low yielding vines. Layered expressions of citrus & tropical fruit surrender to subtle notes of honey & almonds. Matured for 10 months
- 60% in 400 litre French oak & 40% in 2500 litre Foudre barrels
- this wine is balanced & superbly structured.

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This juicy, ripe & approachable Shiraz with its ruby colour & violet tints has a spicy white pepper undertone as well as lavender & dark red fruit aromas of mulberries. It is characterised by versatility, demonstrating a smooth & soft palate with a savoury finish. ...

The Extra de Grande Champagne bottle is an original decanter, designed & blown for Delamain. The shield on the decanter comes from an original plate made by Henry Delamain in 1762 at his delftware factory in Dublin for the wedding of his nephew James Delamain to Marie Ranson. Matured in well seasoned Limousin oak, Delamains Extra de Grande Champagne is older than Pale & Dry XO & Vesper XO. Showing deep maturity & a full-bodied bouquet, it is the perfect expression of an old Cognac from Grande Champagne. Brilliant amber topaz with a wonderful soft golden clarity. The palate is full, deep, mature & mellow with a powerful perfume & length of fragrance. ...

Delamain's vintage Cognacs originate from the Grande Champagne district, the central part & the first growth of the Cognac appellation. These spirits mature more slowly & achieve greater longevity than Cognacs from the surrounding districts, & develop greater finesse & delicacy. The Grande Champagne 1960 was the first vintage to be secured in Delamain's old vintages cellar; the first bottling was drawn from it at the end of 1992. The Grande Champagne Cognacs from prior vintages are from casks which have been kept in Delamain's cellars since shortly after their distillation, & the oldest of these have been transferred from cask to glass demijohn to arrest their maturation. This cellar is strictly controlled by the BNIC. Situated in Jarnac, on the banks of the Charente river, it benefits from an ideal degree of hygrometry for the ageing of Cognacs. These Cognacs are acquired almost without exception from bouilleurs de cru, small growers who vinify the wines from their vineyards & themselves distil the wine into Cognac. Delamain & Co. is pleased to offer these Cognacs of extraordinary rarity, quality & absolute genuineness. The bouquet is characterised by undergrowth & chocolate notes, enhanced by apricot & orange aromas. On the palate, its aromatic complexity & its power are developing into a lingering liquorice & fruity finish. ...

Nose: Figs, ripe cherries, walnuts, almonds. 7$67 (: Rich & fruity with lively spicy notes. ), 1, 6+ Long & lingering, with vanilla Very few cognacs are made from a single vintage. Most, necessarily, include Eaux-de-vie from several vintages & terroirs in order to achieve consistency & balance. Delamain, however, is one of an exclusive number of houses, authorized to produce Vintage cognacs. Every year small lots of these Vintage cognacs are chosen for bottling, one cask after another when we are certain that they have fulfilled their promise of perfection. The Delamain Vintage 1979 is a 40-year-old, single-vineyard cognac from the hamlet of Malaville at the heart of the Grande Champagne region. The 1979 is a wonderfully complex cognac, rich & rounded. The small number of bottles from this vintage, only 238, will not & cannot ever be replaced. ...