2015 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: 
Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 2015 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 2015 vintage, our top recommendations and region reports. Scroll down to see all of our wines currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for please call us on 01425 837177 or Contact Us. We would love to help you with your wine choice!
Overall, 2015 was a blinder of a vintage, especially for the classics. There are plenty of options for both drinking now or for cellaring later, so take your pick. Europe had an intensely hot summer and many regions were affected by drought, but luck seemed to be mostly on the growers’ side as the majority pulled through, delivering stunning wines. Any of these wines would make a fabulous 10 year old wine gift for an Anniversary or birthday.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
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Italian: In Piemonte an exceptional vintage was produced,with great promise thanks to healthy grapes and exceptionally regular bunches. In Tuscany, a cold and rainy winter preceded an irregular spring followed by exceptionally hot, dry summer weather, creating small bunches of Sangiovese, so yields were down across the region however concentration levels concentration levels are very good.
Portugal: Abundant rainfall marked the start of the viticultural year, replenishing depleted soil water reserves. This was to prove crucial due to the very dry winter, spring and summer that followed which was the hottest and driest of the last 36 years. It was the hottest June of the last half-century resulting in exceptionally low yields at harvest time. The conditions leading up to the harvest were excellent and a little late rain followed by sunshine just before picking offset some of the heat stress to produce some of the best grapes in memory (particularly Touriga Franca). The vintage was exceptional but held back from declaration.
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Vietti, 2015
Vietti - Castiglione, Piedmont ***94 Points- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaking: The grapes are selected from small vineyards spread in the Barolo region. The vines are between 8 and 41 years old, planted in a clay-limestone soil. Plants are trained with guyot method, with an average density of roughly 4500 units per hectare. All the different crus are vinified and aged separately with slightly different processes to underline the singular characteristics of each parcel and terroir. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel with daily cap submersion for extraction of flavor and color.
Aging: The wine is aged for roughly 30 months in oak and barriques; all parcels are then carefully blended before bottling. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 24 in Stock
Vietti, 2015
Vietti - Ravera, Piedmont ***96 Points- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaking: The grapes are selected from the single vineyard Ravera in Novello, planted with roughly 4500 units per hectare. The vines have an average age of 26 years with the oldest part planted in 1935. The roughly 3-hectare vineyard has a south-west exposure and a clay-limestone soil. Grapes are gently crushed and fermented for 4 weeks in stainless steel tank with skin contact. This time includes pre- and post- fermentative maceration with the traditional method of submerged cap. Malolactic is done in casks that will continue until late spring. The wine spends over a year on fine lees without racking it. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 4 in Stock
Vietti, 2015
Vietti - Lazzarito, Piedmont ***17/20 Points- JancisRobinson.com*** ***96 Points- RobertParker.com***
Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaking: The grapes are selected from the single vineyard Lazzarito in Serralunga d’Alba, planted with roughly 4500 units per hectare. The vines have an average age of 36 years. The 2-hectare vineyard has a south-west exposure and a clay-limestone soil. Grapes are gently crushed and fermented for 4 weeks in stainless steel tank with skin contact. This time includes pre- and post- fermentative maceration with the traditional method of submerged cap. Malolactic is done in oak.
Aging: The wine is aged for approximately 30 months between French oak barriques and Slovenian oak casks
Description: Deep garnet red in color. …
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Price: £189.00
Stock: 8 in Stock
Blandys
10 year Old Verdelho Madeira, 75cl
90 pts Wine Advocate
Aged Madeira lovers will enjoy this 10 Year Old Verdelho from Blandy’s – a refined, medium-dry style perfect for aperitifs, cheese boards or elegant sipping. Supplied in a stylish bottle, ideal for gifting or elevating your own drinks cabinet.
Tasting Notes:
This medium-dry Verdelho offers an expressive nose of dried apricot, orange peel, crystallised ginger, and toasted almond. On the palate, it balances bright citrus acidity with mellow notes of golden raisin, honeyed walnut, and a flicker of warm spice. Aged in seasoned American oak using the traditional canteiro method, it finishes long, nutty, and delightfully fresh
Serving Tips & Storage Blandy's 10 year old Verdelho is fined and does not require decanting. …
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Price: £34.95
Stock: Out of Stock
Blandys
4x 50cl Sercial, Verdelho, Boal and Malmsey 10 Year Old Madeiras
Clearance Offer | Old Design Was £85.95
Now £70
A fabulous gift comprising the four main styles of Madeira wine which makes for a wonderful tasting experience. A great introduction to the world of Madeira wine.
Blandy's Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine for over 200 years. The Blandy's are unique in being the only family of all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade to still own and manage their own original wine company. The family has played a leading role in the development of Madeira wine throughout its long history and members of the family continue to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that goes back to 1811. …
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Price: £70.00
Stock: Out of Stock
La Rioja Alta, 2015
La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 Selección Especial
*** 97 Points James Suckling ***
The 2015 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 Selección Especial is a remarkable expression from one of Rioja's most esteemed wineries. This vintage holds particular significance as it's the first time the "Selección Especial" designation has been awarded to the 904 label, highlighting the exceptional quality of the 2015 harvest.
Blend and Winemaking:
This wine is composed of 90% Tempranillo sourced from vines over 60 years old in Villalba, Briñas, and Rodezno, and 10% Graciano from the Montecillo vineyard in Fuenmayor. The grapes underwent meticulous selection, including optical sorting, and were fermented in stainless steel tanks. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: Out of Stock