Quinta do Crasto Vintage Port

In the glass

Aroma: gum cistus, wild blackberry, cocoa

Palate: structured, consistent tannin, polished

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.

What it pairs with

• Stilton
  Black fruit cut by blue cheese.
• Dark chocolate
  Cocoa and fruit.
• Roast game Find roast game on TableJourney →
  Firm structure for gamey meat.

History

Crasto declares a single-quinta Vintage Port in the best years alongside its still wines.

1. 1994 — Modern Crasto Vintage Port declarations begin

Facts

Producer

Quinta do Crasto

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca

Classification

DOC Porto

Oak

Foot-trodden in lagares, aged in vat then bottle-matured

ABV

20.0%

Price

EUR 45 to 80 at release

Drinking window

15 to 35 from vintage

First vintage

1994

Scores

• Wine Spectator 92 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2019)

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