This was the wine that gave rise to my current obsession with the wines of Jerez and Sanlucar and it is still one of my favourites – I have a dwindling stash put away but am treating myself after a tough weekend of slings and arrows of every variety (my last bottles were in May and August).

I am satisfied that the value is not just sentimental – it is attractive looking (no filters above – just look at that honey coloured nectar), enticing on the nose (nutty, sweetness and hay bales), delicious, complex, balanced and elegant.

Really an exceptional wine.