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Wine Description
The Story
Over the centuries Warre's has made memorable wines which have earned for it First Growth status alongside a very small group of other elite producers. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Warre’s produced some of the greatest Vintage Ports ever made such as the 1870, 1887, 1896, the great 1904, the legendary 1908 and several more, all of which played a very significant role in establishing Port as one of the world’s finest wines.More recentl...
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...
