This outstanding wine is made up of 70% Grenache and equal proportions of Syrah, Cinsualt and Mourvèdre. The vines are 40 years of age on average and the yields are a very low 15 hl/ha. the wine has been brought up in concrete for 22 months and does not want for pedigree, purity and power.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer, February 2012
This small biodynamic Domaine is new to our list and is for me symbolic of the quality and style of the wines from the relatively recently promoted …
…structural definition. A seductive golden colour then a surprisingly forward nose which marries honey, acacia, brioche and truffle; it is on the palate that the identity of the year really starts to sing, with minerality providing a taut and still precocious texture. Beneath this the ripe fruit is slumbering; its ultimate manifestation will herald unparalled complexity and profundity. Similar to the 88 but I suspect it will, over time, be even better.
( Simon Field MW)
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That is the question................soon to be answered.
Vintage Port is a fascinating example of a category which has gained a fanatical following amongst a relatively small constituency of wine connoisseurs, most of them based in Great Britain and latterly the USA. Berry Bros are lucky enough to be the largest single importer of Vintage Port into the UK, and to have a treasured stock of early London ( BB&R) bottlings of celebrated vintages in the Family Reserves. For all …
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…than satisfactorily evolution over the medium term and beyond. Forest floor and black cherry notes cede to a firm, slightly earthy mid-palate and a broad, gently smoky finish. General Manager João Nicolau de Almeida attributes the spicy complexity of the young wine to the addition of the varieties Tinta da Barca and Sousão to the blend for the first time.
Simon Field MW, Port Buyer
…honesty and harmony that is very promising indeed.
Simon Field MW, Port Buyer
The 2011 Croft does not disappoint. Afresh and vibrant nose of black raspberry and blueberry sits alongside a beautifully alluring perfume of violets. The palate is full, yet elegant and refined, with great balance and just the right amount of sweet pepper spice on the long length.
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In Cockburn, Symington Family Estates have awakened a sleeping giant. Up until the 60s, Cockburn's Vintage Ports were considered amongst the very finest, a wonderful Port house, blessed with some of the best vineyards in the Douro. Now into the second year of Symington ownership, the focus upon quality has been re-kindled.
The fruit is supremely attractive; concentrated but cool, pure cherry and dark red fruit sits alongside spicy notes of …
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…convinced that it will be their best ever and the evidence from the glass is persuasive. The blend is dominated by equal shares of Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca with a little Souzão (as they spell it here it seems) added for good measure. Crushed blueberry, dark cherry, cloves and spice all presage a wine of extraordinary quality and unprecedented capacity to age.
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A joint venture between Symington Family Estates and the Prats family, the 2011 Roriz is a fuller-styled successor to the finely tuned 2007, showing similar earthy notes under a mint-fresh purity of elegantly refined fruit. The overall high quality of conditions through 2011 will ensure this lasts as long as many of the sturdier examples, being noteworthy for grace rather than brawn.
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One of the most expressive Ports at this very early stage of evolution, this exudes generous, sweet and rich fruit. It is very luscious with floral hints delicately intertwined; it is an uncomplicated, fruit forward Port, and is all the more attractive for it. It may be less heady and serious than some but the admirable accessibility is the character to which Smith Woodhouse enthusiasts always return. Like welcoming an old friend, this is an easy and eminently …
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