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SMITH WOODHOUSE
Smith Woodhouse is a specialist producer of premium quality Ports. The uniformity of this quality is underpinned by Smith Woodhouse’s own Madalena vineyard from where the wines are largely sourced. This small Quinta (vineyard property) has the highest “A” quality rating and is located in the Rio Torto district, acknowledged as one of the finest Port growing areas. Over the coming years, the recently acquired Quinta do Vale Coe...
Vintage 1977
The 1977 wine vintage in Portugal was an absolute monument, legendary masterpiece, and a historic triumph, universally celebrated as one of the greatest Vintage Port years of the 20th century. Following a beautifully temperate summer, a flawless, sun-drenched autumn heatwave in the Douro Valley allowed the grapes to achieve optimal sugar concentration and powerful phenolic ripeness. This textbook climate prompted a massive, near-unanimous decl...