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Wine Description
The Story
Quinta da Roêda forms the backbone of the Croft Vintage Porto, produced only in years when vineyard conditions are optimal and warrant a “declared vintage.” Wines from Quinta da Roêda are characteristically plump, full and vigorously fruity, with the hallmark aroma of the gum cistus bush—a character that informs the Croft house style. The grapes are trod by foot in granite lagares to minimize the release of harsh, bitter compounds from skins a...
Vintage 1985
The 1985 vintage in Portugal is remembered as a exceptional, classic campaign that delivered a universally declared, legendary Vintage Port harvest alongside outstanding, long-lived table wines from the Douro and Bairrada.
Following a cold winter and a mild spring, a hot, dry summer with ideal late-season temperatures allowed grapes across the Douro and northern regions to achieve complete phenolic maturity, optimal sugar concentration, and...
