GRAHAM’S VINTAGE PORT 2000

W. & J. Graham’s Vintage Port 2000

With typical Graham’s rich and sweet fruit this has good weight and plenty of depth. Showing great complexity now, very delicious. “Freshly picked orchids with loads of ripe, clean fruit and then turns full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful in the mouth with big velvety tannins. It lasts for minutes on your palate. There’s great balance and class to this young vintage Port now, but it is a wine that merits decades of cellaring to show its true potential.” – 98/100, Wine Spectator

VARIETIES: Major Grape – Touriga Nacional, blended with others Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francêsca, Tinta Barroca
REGION: Quinta dos Malvedos, Douro Valley, Portugal
AGEING: –
GUARDING POTENTIAL: 25 – 30 years
SERVE: Serve slightly chilled. Once open, enjoy within 8 weeks
FITS TO: Pairs wonderfully with richly flavored cheeses such as Roquefort, Stilton and Gorgonzola, Molten Chocolate Fondant, Roasted Salted Chestnuts, and even Sticky Glazed Ribs
CRITICS SCORES: 98/WS, 98/JS, 94/RP

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Vintage Port | Range | W. & J. Graham’s – Symington Family Estates

This outstanding Vintage displays many of the aromas typical of Graham’s, including ripe plum and esteva (gum cistus). In spite of its youth it is has already achieved a wonderful smoothness on the palate. Graham’s 2000 Vintage is full and rich, with fresh blackberry and red plum notes. Despite the hallmark Graham sweetness in the mouth the finish is long and clean.

Founded in 1820 by William and John Graham in Portugal’s Douro Valley, for two centuries Graham’s has cultivated its reputation as one of the greatest names in Port. The quality of Graham’s Port relies on the finest grapes, primarily sourced from five iconic quintas in the Douro Valley: Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua, Quinta das Lages and two others, Quinta da Vila Velha and Quinta do Vale de Malhadas, which are privately owned by members of the Symington family.