Dows Quinta Do Bomfim Vintage Port Wine, 75 cl

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Ports aged in the Douro tend to react to the great heat of the summer months by gaining over-strong caramelised flavours. Any questions about collection, opening times and how to find us, can be found on the contact us page.

Süßer Gaumen, karamelliger Touch, dezente Tannine, schokoladiger Nachhall, etwas Mokka im Rückgeschmack. It is more compact, a bit more standoffish compared to some of the other single quinta 2018s that I tasted. Abundant fruit flavours are present, with hints of maple, raisins and ripe blackberries give elegance and poise to this wine. Its steep, south-facing slopes receive ample sunlight, reasonable rainfall and fresh breezes for perfect ripening of the grapes.The unique terroir and state of the art wine-making ensures that these wines are rich, opulent and with great tannic structure in true Dow's style. Dow’s is one of the legendary estates in Portugal, and for us their Bomfim is the most accessible single Quinta vintage Port, and offers a wonderful feminine note whilst also having the ability to age for a very long time. The Dow’s blenders will select particular wines that are set aside and destined to become these great Old Tawny Ports.

Building on the preceding Silva family and Dow family’s legacies, the current owners of Dow, the Symington family, bring with their ownership the experience of having worked in Dow’s vineyards at Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira and the Quinta dom Bomfin. Dow's is particularly renowned for their vintage ports, which are made from the finest grapes and aged in oak barrels for several years. The palate is seriously big and voluptuous with medium to high acidity and a medium to firm level of fine tannins. Dow’s Old tawny Ports are drier than most (although they retain the classic richness of all Port wines).

Over the centuries, the Dow winemakers have evolved a style that suits the house’s key vineyards; fermentations are a little longer, resulting in a drier Port Wine that has become the hallmark of Dow’s. The Dow’s Vintage Ports come with a fine tannic structure enhanced by bitter chocolate and spicy black pepper flavors. The wines from Senhora da Ribeira are among the finest in the Douro and complement the wines from Bomfim in the composition of the Dow’s classic Vintage Ports. Dow’s LBV is full-bodied, rich but perfectly balanced with soft peppery tannins and with a fine acidity that ensure perfect balance on the palate. Please use this section to instruct your driver on a specific place to leave the package(s) if the recipient is out, such as ‘If out leave with neighbour’.