The 2015 collection of Vintage Ports are drawn from the finest estates of three of the most distinguished Port houses, Foncesa, Taylor and Croft.
The condition of the crop at the 2015 harvest will be remembered as one of the best of recent years. The 2015 Vintage Ports are immediately appealing and approachable, showing great elegance and complexity. Although suitable for early drinking, all three wines in this collection have the structure and stamina to hold up well in a bottle and will reward those preferring to age them in the cellar for future enjoyment. The selection offers the opportunity to enjoy three distinct but equally fine Vintage Ports from a single exceptional year.
Fonseca ‘Guimaraens’ Vintage Port
Fonseca was founded in 1815 and is regarded as on of the most stylistically consistent of the classic Vintage Port houses. Guimaraens Vintage Ports are made in certain years when a classic Fonseca Vintage is not declared and are generally more supple and approachable when young. An excellent choice for early drinking they nevertheless have a depth and stamina to mature in bottle.
Taylor’s Vargellas Vintage Port
Taylor Fladgate and Yeatman was founded in 1692 and has been family owned and ran throughout its history. The name Taylor’s is synonymous with Vintage Port. Taylor’s Vintages are recognised for their understated elegance in youth and for the inner strength and vigour which makes them among the most lasting of all wines. Quinta de Vargellas, recognised as on of the world’s finest vineyards, is known for it’s elegant, scented wines, with their fine focused fruit and well integrated sinewy tannins.
Croft Quinta Da Roeda Vintage Port
Croft is the oldest port house with a distinguished history dating back to 1588. The Croft family, originally wine merchants from York, played an active and prominent part of in the history of Port trade. Quinta da Roeda is accepted to be one of the finest of the Douro Valley estates. The rich scented wines of Rodea, with their plump fruity character, form the basis for the Croft vintage port blend and are the cornerstone of the Croft house style.
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