"A perfect simple flavoured port perfectly fit for high temperatures and lazy laid-back summer afternoons"
(Photo from Gall & Gall)
Late bottled vintage means that it is a mixture of different ports from the same year, which subsequently mature for 4-6 years before bottling. As stated on their website, the vintage is “from two of the best vineyards in the Douro Valley that also produce Dow’s Vintage Ports: Quinta do Bomfim, old vines on stone-walled terraces. Quinta Senhora da Ribeira, remote mountain vineyards in the Upper Douro”.
Nose
Shy, mild, round. Kind of a port-light. Notes of raspberries, some strawberries, a few other berries. They were scarce with putting the fruit into this one. Diluted berry sauce. No intenseness in the nose. Still a nice nose though.
Taste
It starts with some tannins, but those fade away quickly. Diluted raspberry juice, and I think somebody accidentally dropped a tiny piece of strawberry in it. Goes down very easily. Crisp, light, fresh.
Overall
This is one for the summer, and perfectly fit for high temperatures and lazy afternoons. So are you craving for raspberry laziness? You should take this easy laid-back port.
- Review 2017-082
- Port
- Dow's
- Dow's (Symington Family Estate)
- Vintage 2009
- Bottled in 2009
- No barrel aging
- Natural colour
- Non chill-filtered
- 20
- Undisclosed number of bottles
- ±16 (37.5cl bottle)
- Hard to find
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Scores
• these are my personal views, so do not take them too seriously… nothing beats tasting these for yourself •
- Raspberry juice
- Strawberry
- Diluted berry juice