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  • Country ranking ?

    131
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now

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The Story

Dow’s Vintage Ports are only produced in years of exceptional quality and represent only a very small part of the total company’s production in that year. On average only two or three times every ten years are the weather conditions sufficiently good to allow for the making of Dow’s Vintage Port.

 

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Dow’s Vintage Ports have been landmark wines in virtually every great year, consistently setting the ...

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Vintage 1970

Port Vintage Report: An exceptional quality Vintage, with great fruit and tannin harmony, ensuring longevity. Almost all producers declared production. A lot of rain in January and February, followed by a cold and dry March. The weather started to become hot in April, favouring good blooming and grape maturity. Rain in August and at the beginning of September, but the harvest was made under dry and very hot weather, with the temperature reachi...

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Stunning vintage port. In arguments over top vintages for the Douro, I can never understand why 1970 doesn't feature far more prominently. And the Dow's is one of the best. Even better, this was a really good example. Mature, complex, spice, still bright and vibrant. Spice, plum, chocolate, hint of licorice. Excellent length. A delicious port, drinking beautifully but it has such a long future. Great stuff.
  • 94p

Tasted side by side with the Taylors, also decanted a few hours beforehand and tasted single blind. Also Oporto bottled. Even darker than the Taylors. Ruby rim. Young, spicy, plummy aromas. Black fruited, smoky. Very powerful, rich, and tangy. Tasting much, much younger than a 1970. Great balance. I think I like the Taylors a hair more to drink now, but might prefer the Dows in some years.

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Vila Nova de Gaia, Douro
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