Quarles Harris

Vintage Port, Douro

Established in 1680, Quarles Harris became a subsidiary of Warre in 18th century. Since then, Quarles Harris has continued making good Ports under the Symington's ownership. Peter Symington, has a simple saying to remember about Quarles Harris: "Unless they are good we don't bottle them, having ensured that tradition and expertise is passed from generation to generation thus maintaining the excellent reputation of Quarles Harris.

An elegant, dense purple-colored offering, this 1997 offers up sweet aromas of melted licorice intermixed with blackberries, black raspberries, and cassis. Soft, precocious, and pure, this medium-bodied, suave, graceful port should be approachable in 4-5 years and last until 2040. …
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Price: £59.00
Stock: 8 in Stock

Vintage Port

Quarles Harris Vintage Port 2000 is a rich, classically structured wine from one of the long-established Symington family houses. The 2000 vintage is widely regarded as one of the best early-millennium declarations, delivering depth, purity and impressive ageing potential. Now with 25 years in bottle, this Port is entering a superb drinking window, showing both youthful energy and the first signs of mature complexity.

The nose is expressive and inviting, offering aromas of black cherry, damson and cassis intertwined with notes of dark chocolate, violet and a touch of liquorice. Hints of warm spice and subtle eucalyptus bring further lift, making this a beautifully aromatic and layered vintage expression. …
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Price: £59.95
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Quarles Harris Vintage Port

The 1994 Quarles Harris is a wine that exemplifies the quality and tradition of Port production. It's a wine that offers both immediate pleasure and the potential for further aging, reflecting the best of what the Douro Valley can produce.

Tasting Notes The 1994 Quarles Harris has a delicious smooth, plump and juicy, blackberry fruit flavour, with just a hint of spice A strong, almost earthyness to the palate holds the blackberry fruit, with good ripe tannins, which lingers and improves. The richness of the berry fruit leads to a vibrant and solid finish.

Serving and Food pairing
Vintage Port is best served slightly below room temperature, around 16-18C. …
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Price: £79.00
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Vintage Port

***18/20, Jancis Robinson***

Healthy ruby with a brick rim. Quite subtle already; there is some perceptible evolution of colour and flavour here. Mineral rather than fruit flavours dominate. Very big and full. Very, very sweet indeed - in fact I thought it was from a Portuguese house. This wine delivers a pretty good combination of power, interest and, especially, sweetness. This is not a wine to be ignored! But it's a very particular style....without enormous tannic reserves. Jancis Robinson
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Price: £119.00
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