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Wine Description
The Story
This exceptional old Tawny Port from a single year brings together the finest crafts of Graham’s long winemaking tradition. The wine was principally made from grapes grown at Graham’s flagship Douro Valley vineyard in northern Portugal, Quinta dos Malvedos. Following its first winter at the property, the wine was taken to Graham’s wine cellar, or ‘lodge’, which is very close to the Atlantic Ocean at Vila Nova de Gaia, just opposite the city of...
Wine Information
This wine shows a vivid, rich amber colour with a hint of a green tinge on the rim. On the nose an explosion of multiple aromas, a combination of caramel, nuts, hints of vanilla and cigar box.
Hugely concentrated in the mouth, this wine has a complex palate revealing honeycomb, exotic spices and crystalised orange peel flavours. It shows a delightful orange blossom freshness with a trace of molasses that lingers on the palate.
