Red port blend - 50% Touriga Franca, 30% Touriga Nacional, 10% Sousão and 10% Alicante Bouschet
75cl * 20% ABV * Douro Valley, Portugal
Quinta dos Malvedos was acquired by Graham's Port in 1890, and has since become the cornerstone of their Vintage Ports. Drink now - 2050.
Producer's tasting notes
Typical Graham's in style with eucalyptus and mint predominant on the nose with a note of black chocolate. The palate has plenty of grip and concentration with a long, generous and velvety finish. The 2018 growing season was a rollercoaster, consisting of a winter drought, a deluge in spring and heatwaves through the final ripening period. The Touriga Nacional benefited from the added soil moisture and delivered the estate’s signature eucalyptus and mint notes. The late-ripening Touriga Franca from the estate’s higher-lying vineyards, thrived in the hot harvest days and contributed ripe black fruit flavours, while the Sousão delivered a wonderful freshness.
Critic Reviews
"This fine Port is balanced between plenty of firm, ageworthy tannins and great fruits. The style is elegant, rich and full of jammy black fruits, always with a dry core that will allow it to age for many years. This vineyard on the Douro River is always the core of a Graham's Vintage." 95/100 points, Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2020
"Lushly textured and laden with steeped plum, blackberry cobbler and blueberry reduction flavors, this is both broad and deep as it moves through, flashing hints of anise, violet, licorice snap and Christmas pudding along the way. Terrific range and definition."
96/100 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, February 2021
"Damson dark of fruit and colour and so intense it's almost coffee-like, although the nose dances with the scent of violets and graphite dust. Feisty, but real purity and freshness. Black elderberry fruit giving it a medicinal bitterness which just serves to make the wine even more exciting. The tannins have power but are already beautifully melded. It's so wrong to be drinking this now but it is so vibrant and full of energy that you could just about get away with it. Very good value"17.5 points, Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com, November 2024