Product Description
- Vintage Port - Red Portuguese Wine
- The 2012 harvest was exceptionally good and this fine Port is made from the best grapes farmed at Graham's five Douro vineyards. Charles Symington and Henry Shotton, who managed the Malvedos vineyard and winery, have made this wine in the style of the outstanding Graham's 2011 Vintage Port. After maturing in seasoned oak casks, this excellent Port is now already to serve and is perfect with cheese or dark chocolate. No decanting is required.
- Wine of Portugal
- Pack size: 75cl
Information
Allergy Information
- Contains: Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Tasting Notes
- Deep red colour. Lovely aromas of eucalyptus, fresh mint and Gum cistus. Very rich and full-bodied on the palate, packed with layers of red fruit flavours balanced by peppery tannins
Region of Origin
<Not Relevant>
Wine Colour
Red
Alcohol Units
15
ABV
20% vol
Current Vintage
2012
Producer
Symington Family Estates
Type of Closure
Other
Wine Maker
Charles Symington
Country
Portugal
Alcohol Type
Wine
Taste Category
Grape Variety
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca , Tempranillo
Vinification Details
- LBV is aged in casks and then bottled at between four and six years of age. This wood-ageing encourages the wine's development and thus, at the time of bottling, it has completed its maturation and is ready for drinking, without the need for decanting
History
- Founded in 1820 by W&J Graham's in Portugal's Douro valley, Graham's has developed over time an unmatched reputation as one of the greatest names in Port. For nearly two hundred years its Ports have been made by just two families, the Grahams (founders), and the Symingtons, owners of Graham's since 1970 and dedicated all the way through five generations to craft amazing Ports.
Regional Information
- Graham's Ports rely on the choice of the finest quality grapes, coming primarily from 5 Quintas in the upper Douro valley: Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua, Quinta das Lages (in the Rio Torto) and two others, Quinta da Vila Velha and Quinta do Vale de Malhadas, privately owned by a member of the Symington family. These Quintas enjoy an ideal combination of a hot & dry micro-climate, coupled with a unique schist soil that provide the best conditions for growing and optimal ripening.
Storage Type
Ambient
Storage Instructions
- This wine can be drunk now but will further improve if carefully stored for up to 1 year
Alcohol Unit Other Text
Wine Effervescence
Country of Origin
Portugal
Origin Free Text
Product of Portugal
Preparation and Usage
- The natural ageing process may create a light deposit. This will not affect the quality of this wine.
Name and address
- Bottled by:
- Symington Family Estates,
- Vinhos,
- LDA,
- V.N. Gaia.
Return to
- www.grahams-port.com
Lower age limit
Statutory Years : 18
Net Contents
75 Centilitres ℮
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