CHRISTMAS DAY SWEET AND FORTIFIED

NV Gran Barquero, Pedro Ximénez, Montilla-Moriles, Spain

£9.99, 50cl, Waitrose GRAN BARQUERO is a classic version of this immensely sweet, fig, treacle and walnutscented wine. You can find a large range in this style at the moment as it goes with every Christmas dessert, and this one hits the ‘sweet’ spot in terms of value for money and sheer class. You only need a teeny glass to make a huge impact.

NV Curatolo Arini, Marsala Sweet Superiore, Sicily, Italy

£11.99, reduced to £8.99 until Jan 3, Waitrose WITH a flavour that summons up orange peel, figs, sultanas and honey, this wine is brilliant with a great deal of puddings from fruit tarts all the way up to Christmas pud. The price noted is for a 75cl bottle so the value here is extraordinary, bearing in mind this comes from one of the top Marsala estates.

2018 Bousquet, Fortified Malbec Dulce, Mendoza, Argentina

£14.95, 50cl, davywine.co.uk THIS is a total and utter oddity given that Malbec from Argentina is usually red and dry, not red and sweet. Like a Port crossed with a ripe red wine, and perfumed with mulberries, plums and espresso beans, this is wickedly delicious and goes perfectly with dark chocolate and after-dinner coffee.

2017 Berry Bros & Rudd, Sauternes by Climens, Bordeaux, France

£14.95, half bottle. bbr.com CHâTEAU Climens is one of the greatest sweet wine-making estates on Earth and this Sauternes, which is specially selected by Berry Bros, is nothing short of sublime. Slightly tangy with lime zest and orange peel under the silky honeyed bonnet, this is refreshing but deeply decadent.

NV Quinta do Noval, 10 Year Old Tawny Port, Portugal

£24.99, reduced to £19.99 until Jan 3, Waitrose; £19.95, reduced to £17.95, masterofmalt.com THIS flavour-packed, sophisticated Tawny has so much length on the finish it is extraordinary. Noval manages to retain a lot of impact in its aged Tawnies and this is what makes this wine perfect after a huge feast.