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Italian: 1997 is undoubtedly a great vintage for Italian wines. Like 1982 and 1990 Bordeaux, it will have its critics because of its extreme style, but if wine is a beverage of pleasure, this vintage offers extraordinary wines.
Bordeaux: The 1997 vintage wines are characterised by being attractive, soft, user friendly with broad appeal. They have been quick to mature and, except for the most concentrated wines, should be drunk within the next few years.
Port: 1997 was one of the great port vintages of the decade and marked a general declaration of vintage. The vintage is characterised by full-bodied wines that will be at their best after 2015.
8 products found.
VINTAGE PORT
Deep red with no bricking, 80% opaque but with some fine particulate. Odd nose, very closed, but with some bramble and mint. Lovely texture on the palate, with a great balance and sweet fruit; firm acidity and firm chocolatey tannins. Lovely rounded aftertaste, full of cherries and chocolate. Very impressive
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Price: £34.95
Stock: 54 in Stock
Vintage Port
1997 Dow's displays a dark ruby/purple colour, attractive liquorice, chocolate, and roasted coffee aromas, medium to full body, sweet tannin, and a moderately tannic finish. This excellent vintage port should drink well until 2030+
Rating 90 Points Outstanding
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Price: £54.95
Stock: 11 in Stock
Vintage Port
Reviews: “Blackberries, liquorice, and melted asphalt stand out in this full-bodied, beautifully made vintage ports moderately intense bouquet…it is full-bodied, rich, concentrated and impressive.”
Robert Parker , Parker’s Wine Buying Guide, Sixth Edition 2003
"Plum and blackberry on the nose, with hints of dried violets. Wet earth. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, very chewy and rich. Long and caressing. Very layered and structured. Much better than I remember. Impressive."
James Suckling , Wine Spectator 2007
Drink 2015-2035+
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Price: £46.95
Stock: 8 in Stock
Vintage Port
Quinta do Vesuvio's saturated blue/purple colour is dense. Impressive in the mouth, with full body, sweet creme de cassis and blackberry liqueur intermixed with smoke, earth, and spice, this sensual effort possesses elegance allied to power and authority. Complex, fat, rich, and intense, it is an exceptionally stylish, graceful effort.
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Price: £49.95
Stock: 11 in Stock
vintage port
lovely lively colour, just picked cherries in the nose and in the taste.
No heavyweight, but just with the right weight to support the elegant style of this port.
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 2 in Stock
Vintage Port
*** 93 Points Robert Parker ***
"Charming, this dark ruby/purple-coloured wine offers a floral, exotic, flamboyant bouquet, a sweet, fleshy style, but not a great deal of weight or massiveness. Heady alcohol, sweet tannin, and a velvety texture make for a gorgeous finish. While I would have preferred to have seen more weight, structure, and intensity, this is an outstanding, albeit lighter than normal Fonseca." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 2000
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Price: £59.95
Stock: Out of Stock
Vintage Port
One of the greatest wines in this brilliant vintage. Drink from 2012 onwards. "Niepoort is to vintage Port what Krug is to Champagne. They are both small houses in a world dominated by large competitors, but they are producing outstanding wines that very few can match." - James Suckling, Wine Spectator.
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Price: £49.95
Stock: Out of Stock
Vintage Port
96 Points - Robert Parker
97 Points - Wine Journal
Reviews: "Saturated black/purple-colored, with stunning aromatics of blueberries, blackberries, licorice, and iron, this spectacular vintage port is one of the stars of the vintage. Extremely full-bodied, with silky tannin, spectacular concentration and purity, multiple flavor levels, and an evolved, forward personality, this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997 vintage port. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2030." Robert Parke Wine Advocate, 2000
"A deep black inky core with deep ruby rim. The nose dose not have the definition or the ripeness of the -92 yet it is cut from the same cloth. …
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Price: £62.95
Stock: Out of Stock
