Great value Christmas Ports to try

One of very few organic Ports. Exuberant dark cherry and ripe cassis – big, bold and upfront fruit. Firm, ripe peppery tannins and a long finish. Reserve Ports do not get better than this.

Vinous, expressive and youthful, with baked molasses, toffee and candied orange aromas welcoming a great depth of flavour, with a satisfying marriage of sweetness and alcohol.

M&S winemaker Sue Daniels has blended this youthful ruby Port with Taylor's for almost 20 years, delivering the rich, sweet, black-fruited elements of a vintage Port without the price – or the need for decanting. Grapes are foot-trodden in traditional lagares and the wine ages for three years in vats. Smooth and warming – perfect with cheese, chocolate or on its own.

While vintage Ports are bottled two years after the vintage, Late Bottled Vintage Ports (Ruby Port from a single year) often spend up to six years in barrel before bottling, meaning they are ready to drink on release. This is a classy example from a famous shipper, offering high-toned red berry and bramble fruit, mint chocolate tones and textured, dusty tannins.

You may wonder why a Port is featured here in September, but Port is just not for Christmas, especially when it is a lighter style such as this one and full of deliciously ripe cherry and macerated strawberry aromas. It has a very refreshing palate and is surprisingly light and easy drinking, with a smooth texture, pure and concentrated black fruit, and a nice spicy finish. This is made exclusively for Booths by a small family house, Quinta de la Rosa, and comes in a very smart 50cl bottle. One to enjoy with blue cheese or even dark chocolate.

40 year old tawny is always lovely to drink, as the constituent wines have spent so long in oak barrels that the water content has partially evaporated, concentrating the flavours. This has developed a lovely intense palate with flavours of caramelised nuts and burnt orange rind. There is a high level of acidity which cuts through the richness. Absolutely delicious and good value for the style.

Warm aromas of coffee, red fruit and cocoa, followed by soft yet rich and spicy flavours of nutty red fruit, flowing onto a gently spirity finish.

This generous, heart-warming Christmas treat, made by Symington Family Estates, is sure to keep the party going. A pronounced nose of roasted hazelnuts and dried figs, complemented by sourdough and raw almonds. Bruised apple and burnt sugar on the palate, leading to a lingering maple syrup finish.

Launched in 1972, Bin No27 is a Reserve Port aged for about four years before bottling vibrant, dense berry fruit on nose and palate, plummy in style with enveloping richness and a gentle, peppery finish.

Great value for a 10-year-old Tawny, this is a lovely style of wine to enjoy all year round, not just over the Christmas period. Stick a bottle in the fridge and it'll easily keep for a month or two after opening. Spicy and forward with generous dried fruit and toffee flavours. Tawny is incredibly versatile - serve slightly chilled, with hard cheese, nuts, or desserts – or on its own.

Lean and quite youthful in style, with crunchy strawberry fruit on the nose and palate, charged with more than just a touch of spicy tannins on a heady finish.

This LBV is made for Tesco by Symington Family Estates, one of the key players in the region. LBV is a very popular style with people buying up Port for the festive season, as it is usually well priced and offers a 'baby' version of the full-blown vintage Port in a read-to-drink style, thanks in part to the additional time spent in oak - this example has spent six years in wood. It is super-sweet and plummy, with flavours of macerated black fruit and a good pinch of black pepper. Match this with a pungent cheese for a real treat.