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Black, saturated colour with a very tiny purple rim. Dark, savoury, rocky, peppery and mineral intense black fruit is the first impression.Becomes more scented in the glass, that wild herbal plant (cistus) that you get in the Douro. Becoming more fragrant with violets and wonderfully aromatic in a dark and elegant way. Nothing raisined at all just incredible concentration. Fresh, floral, smells both purple and rocky. Smells of the Douro. So mu...
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The Story
Over the centuries Warre's has made memorable wines which have earned for it First Growth status alongside a very small group of other elite producers. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Warre’s produced some of the greatest Vintage Ports ever made such as the 1870, 1887, 1896, the great 1904, the legendary 1908 and several more, all of which played a very significant role in establishing Port as one of the world’s finest wines.More recentl...
Wine Information
Warre’s 2020 Vinhas Velhas Vintage Port is made exclusively from the deep-rooted, horse-ploughed, 80 to 100-year-old mixed vines (field blend) at two of Warre’s estates: Quinta da Cavadinha (53%) and Quinta do Retiro (47%).
These magnificent old vines produced just 380g per vine at Cavadinha and 240g per vine at Retiro. It took three vines to produce one bottle of this Vintage Port –typically it requires just one vine.The cooler aspect of t...