Twenty years ago two aged barriques of fortified Tawny were given to me by a friend. Each year the wine had been blended using the solera system and the blend has been going since 1962. From the time I became custodian of this wonderful legacy the same tradition has been followed, but now the wine is stored in French oak hogsheads.

Every year only 3% of the total stock is bottled and that 3% in turn is replaced with a newer vintage. The result today is this powerfully elegant 50 year old blend.

Andrew Millis