Parker über:
Vintage Port
-- Parker: The 2018 Vintage Port, bottled in July 2020, is a blend of Touriga Franca (60%), Touriga Nacional (20%) and other traditional grapes for the rest, aged for 12 months in 100% chestnut vats this year. It comes in with 90 grams of residual sugar. On the heels of a great performance in 2017 comes another winner this year. With lifted fruit, this finishes fresh and lively but with silky texture and plenty of flavor. It's on the drier side, but very expressive. It never seems too lean, only elegant. A couple of days later, it shows off its pure power too and a certain flavor profile that has hints of dried, unsweetened caramels. This is a beauty, as this estate is making a statement these days for its Ports. It has plenty of room to improve in the cellar, and it could really use a decade or so in the cellar. There were just 4,400 bottles produced. 94/100