CROFT VINTAGE PORT 750ML 2017
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Description
CROFT VINTAGE PORT is a distinguished fortified wine from the Douro Valley in Portugal, renowned for its rich and complex flavor profile. This port typically exhibits deep notes of dark fruits, such as blackberries and plums, along with hints of chocolate and spice, thanks to its maturation in oak barrels.
This vintage port pairs excellently with a variety of foods. It complements strong cheeses like Stilton, rich chocolate desserts, and berry-based dishes. It can also enhance the experience of a charcuterie platter featuring cured meats and nuts.
Expert Reviews
Blueberry, blackberry and dried violets on then nose that follow through to a full body, firm and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. This shows grip and some green, wet earth undertones on the finish. Stuctured. Try in 2026.
The predominantly south-facing Quinta da Roêda provides the cornerstone of this vintage Port, the best from Croft since the 1960s - and it's well priced too. It's surprisingly demure on the nose with underlying plump, juicy plums and cherries. It's similarly voluptuous on the palate initially - in true Croft style - with a wonderfully ripe, broad tannic core rising in the mouth. It's dense and rather gorgeous all the way through to a fresh, vibrant finish.
The 2017 Vintage Port is a field blend aged for approximately 20 months in French oak. It comes in with 97 grams of residual sugar. This was only seen before bottling previously. Now, with some bottle aging, it looks super, superior to the 2016, also reviewed, and a fine 2017. It is, of course, extremely young. It's tight but not astringent (at least with decanting); the fruit is as if just crushed, and it is beautifully balanced. This is not even close to showing all it has. Throw it in the cellar. You can drink it now, but you'll just be wasting it. Right now, this and the 2016 are close, but I predict this will pull ahead with every passing year.