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Dow's, 2010 Vintage Port

Senhora da Ribeira (Was £49.95 Now £44.95)

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 20%

Dow's, 2010

Price:

$57.69 USD

Out of stock

Description

The winery at Senhora da Ribeira has recently been extensively restored and the grapes continue to be trodden by foot in the original stone lagares. Three of the innovative robotic lagares have now been installed at the winery, and Vintage Port is made there in ‘non-declared’ years and released en primeur.

Senhora da Ribeira’s wines are some of the finest in the Douro and they complement those from Bomfim in the composition of Dow’s classic Vintage Ports. The quinta’s high proportion of old vines (45% are over 25 years old) is of critical importance. The old vines are very low-yielding, producing on average less than 1Kg of grapes each, giving intense and concentrated musts which are ideal for classic Vintage Port.

As with Quinta do Bomfim, the best Ports from Senhora de Ribeira are used to make Dow’s Vintage Ports in the great and rare ‘Declared’ years. In the good year’s when Dow’s does not ‘declare’ a Vintage, the best wines of ‘The Lady of the River’ are bottled as Dow’s Quinta de Senhora da Ribeira Vintage Port. They will tend to mature a little earlier than the very rare ‘Declared’ years, but can be every bit as good as some other Vintage Ports.

Condition

Excellent

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