Sort of wine of earlier vintage? (5)
I believe the answer is:
elder
This clue is a double definition.
'sort of wine' is the first definition.
(elder wine)
'of earlier vintage?' is the second definition.
(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "White-flowered tree" , "Older person - one's senior" , "Shrub - church official" , "sort of statesman" , "Berry-bearing shrub" .)