Quinta do Sibio, 1900 Vintage Port
Vintage Port
Bottle size: 75cl
Price:
£1,200.00
Description
Quinta do Síbio, today part of Real Companhia Velha, is one of the historic estates of the Douro Valley. The property traces its origins back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and has long been associated with traditional Douro viticulture on steep schist terraces.
The 1900 vintage is regarded as one of the classic declared years of the pre-First World War era. Many leading shippers declared the vintage, and surviving bottles are now exceptionally rare. Produced entirely by traditional methods — foot-trodden in granite lagares and matured in wood before bottling — these wines represent a style of Port from a period long before temperature control or modern winemaking techniques.
Now over 125 years old, a well-preserved example offers a unique opportunity to experience mature Vintage Port at its most evolved: typically pale tawny to mahogany in colour, with complex tertiary aromas of walnut, dried fig, tobacco leaf and polished wood, and a delicate finish.
Condition
Good
