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Wine Description
The Story
The epitome of bottle-aged Port.
Opulent wild blackberries, fragrance of violets, scents of flowers and wild herbs, rockrose, mint, hints of spice, bottled in their time capsule and left to mull over for years. The finish is long and persistent. It never really finishes, in fact, because just as it starts to, you’ll take another sip. We are not satisfied with anything less than perfection. And nor should you be. So, we only ‘declare’ a Vint...
Vintage 1896
In Portugal, the 1896 wine vintage was a legendary, watershed year that is highly revered in wine history.
Just like Spain, Portugal’s famous Douro Valley was recovering from the devastating phylloxera root louse epidemic of the late 19th century. The 1896 harvest was celebrated as the first massive, truly healthy, and exceptionally high-quality crop since the blight hit the region.
Vintage Port Quality
The year 1896 produced magnifi...
