Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
A prestigious old-vine red from a once-abandoned terraced vineyard, dense and mineral with graphite and savoury spice, built for long ageing.
Cuvées
Barca Velha
5.0
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Portugal's most iconic dry red, made only in exceptional years from Douro Superior fruit: a structured, ageworthy wine with cedar, tobacco and a long mineral finish.
Chryseia
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A refined, Bordeaux-influenced Douro red from the Symington and Prats partnership: silky and polished, prizing elegance and freshness over power.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A plush, approachably fruited Vintage Port from one of the oldest Port houses, built around the Quinta da Roeda estate.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
The driest of the classic Vintage Ports, built around Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira fruit, with a firm structure and a notably dry, savoury finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A structured Vintage Port from Portugal's most historic native house, with concentrated dark fruit and a firm ageing spine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Fonseca's source estate in the Tavora valley, declared in off years, with the house's opulent black fruit and minty lift.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Fonseca's Vintage is the lush, exotically fruited counterpoint to Taylor's: opulent black fruit and a perfumed minty lift over firm structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
The richest and sweetest of the classic Vintage Ports, built on the warm Malvedos and Tua fruit, with opulent black fruit over a firm spine.
Niepoort Batuta
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Niepoort's flagship old-vine Douro red, from very old field-blend vineyards: concentrated yet fresh, with graphite minerality and fine-grained structure for long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A pioneering elegant Douro red from old field-blend vines, fresh and mineral with red-fruit purity and savoury spice rather than weight.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A classic, fresh-styled Vintage Port from this artisan family house, with pure black fruit, fine tannins and a notably fresh, lifted structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A well-priced single-quinta Vintage Port from this family producer at Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A concentrated, oak-aged Cima Corgo red from the Amorim estate, structured and fresh with dark fruit and cedar spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Quinta Nova's top old-vine red, dense and mineral with cedar and graphite, made only in the best years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
The flagship old-vine red from the Gaivosa estate in the cooler Baixo Corgo, structured and mineral with a long fresh finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Pacheca estate, with black fruit and a firm structure for ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A polished estate red from the large historic Romaneira property between Pinhao and Alijo, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and cedar spice.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A fresh single-quinta Vintage Port from the riverside La Rosa estate, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A benchmark old-vine field-blend Douro red, ripe yet structured, balancing dark fruit and savoury spice with the estate's signature freshness and ageability.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
A single-vineyard old-vine field blend from a plot of pre-1920 vines, dense and structured yet fresh, with graphite minerality and a long savoury finish built for the cellar.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
One of the rarest and most legendary wines in the world, from a tiny block of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, declared only in exceptional years and capable of ageing for generations.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A pure, elegant single-quinta Vintage Port from the famous Pinhao estate, with fine tannins and graphite-edged black fruit built to age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An award-winning oak-aged red from the Pego estate above the river at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured with dark fruit and cedar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An oak-aged Pinhao valley red, ripe and structured with dark fruit and cedar, from the architect-designed Portal estate.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Sandeman's flagship Cima Corgo estate at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
An organic single-quinta Vintage Port from the Tedo-Douro confluence, with black fruit and a firm ageing structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
One of Portugal's most sought-after dry reds, from the historic Douro Superior estate where Barca Velha was born: powerful yet refined, with cedar, graphite and a long structured finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Vallado's flagship old-vine Douro red, named for Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira: concentrated and structured yet fresh, from low-yielding old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An old-vine field-blend Reserva, ripe and structured with savoury spice and the estate's hallmark freshness.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A powerful single-quinta Vintage Port from the grand Douro Superior estate, foot-trodden in granite lagares, with dense black fruit and a mineral, ageworthy structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A structured Vintage Port from one of the most recognised Port houses, with concentrated black fruit and a firm spine for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's declared Vintage is the firm, structured benchmark of the style: dense black-fruit concentration over grippy tannins built for decades in bottle.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
The most elegant and floral of the Symington Vintages, built on Quinta da Cavadinha fruit, with fine tannins and a fresh, perfumed character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
The wine that launched Wine & Soul, from a tiny plot of ancient field-blend vines at Vale de Mendiz: dense and mineral yet fresh, a benchmark of the modern Douro.