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This blend of Sangiovese and merlot comes from the famous and fertile land Feren'ca Mate vineyard. It is extremely aromatic and spicy, subtly releases notes of ripe fruit, anise and fresh rosemary. With a full and well built body, is silky on the palate, shows great structure and complexity . - Dried berries and flowers on the nose follow through to a full body, with fine tannins and a fresh finish - outstanding. Give it a year or two to come together.
- This is a huge wine, deep red violet with dark fruit aromas, and firm structure. It has a full-bodied, long finish. Excellent with richly spiced dishes, strong cheeses, roast or grilled meats, tuna, salmon and chocolate.
- This is a huge wine, deep red violet with dark fruit aromas, and firm structure. It has a full-bodied, long finish. Excellent with richly spiced dishes, strong cheeses, roast or grilled meats, tuna, salmon and chocolate.
- This sweet wonder is really beginning to hit its stride. It rewards the palate with gorgeous layers of plum and caramel. Pairs well with mature cheeses, dried fruits and nuts .
- Ficklin Vineyards has always been a family owned producer of premium, medal-winning Ports. Finding the winery to taste our wines and tour the adobe building that is home to our Port Library and solera is worth the effort. We are at 30246 Avenue 7-1/2, Madera, CA 93637. Just 1/2 mile north of the corner where Road 30 meets Avenue 7; follow the sign.
- Ficklin Vineyards Tawny Port. Ficklin Vineyards Tawny is gentle and sweet and represents a great tradition... Wood aging has given the wine depth and complexity, a soft golden hue and a sugary fruit taste that masks its tannin and alcohol. It shows to good advantage when served with blue cheese or fruitcake.
- Bright dusty raspberry, sandalwood incense, and violet aromas follow through on a supple entry to a fruity sweet medium body with a crisp raspberry juice and violet candy fade.
- Chocolate milkshake and cherry bonbon aromas follow through on a round, bold entry to a sweet medium-full body with tangy currant, cocoa, and raisin notes and a long finish. A delicious after dinner treat.
- Luscious and strong with lots of ripe blackberry, black currant, and vanilla flavors, with notes of oak and hazelnut .
- Delectably luscious with strong notes of black berry, currants, vanilla, and kirsch cherries
- Oxidized on the nose with aromas of nuts, raisins, wood, liquorice and yellow apples. Good depth and complexity . Sweet but with a good acidity. High intensity and a long, slightly warm finish.
- This has an abundance of cherries and blackberries on the palate. A fresh and vibrant everyday Port wine that's made for enjoyment upon release.
- Golden amber with a pale green tinge at the rim which denotes great quality and class. Very complex on the nose with a powerful fragrance that belies its age. The palate is a gamut of flavors, ranging from delicate fruit and raisins to burnt toffee and chocolate. The persistent aftertaste is sheer pleasure.
- An impressively concentrated wine from this firm owned by Barros. There’s a dark toffee flavor that runs parallel to fine acidity throughout. The aftertaste is fresh, but still full of concentration.
- A toasty burnt character of almond accompanied by delicate dry fruits on the palate with a slight dry touch on the finish.
- Red with notes of Yellow-Brown, intense on the nose with hints of almond, baked fruit, and caramel. Soft and full bodied with medium sweetness and an intense long finish of dried fruit, nuts, and toffee.
- This Tawny Port offers a rich and delicate nose, with intense aromas of dried fruit and vanilla. These persist on the palate with a harmonious balance between polished tannins and sweetness, which combine for a long and desirable finish.
- LBV Port is made from the fruit of a single year and is aged for four to six years before bottling. This wine has a more intense fruit aroma of cherry and vanilla, with perhaps a hint of toffee and a lovely warm finish.
- Full rich madeira wine imported from Madeira Island, Portugal. Full rich madeira is sweet and produced by fortifying the wine earlier in the fermentation process. Brown-amber hue. Peach and caramel aromas. Smooth, viscous, full-bodied palate. Sweet fruit up-front flavors with a spicy finish. Use anywhere you would drink tawny port. The Beverage Tasting Institute gives it 85 points and rates it a Best Buy.
- this Aged Tawny Port is a blend of older wines, which offer complexity and younger wines, which bring fresh fruit flavors and vibrancy. During their long maturing period in oak casks, Aged Tawnies undergo subtle color changes: the deep red hue which characterizes Port's youth gradually gives way to a paler reddish amber color.
