Wine and Port Vintage

Vintage Summary and Recommendations: Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 2020 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 2020 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!

The 2020 vintage was undoubtedly one of the most challenging in recent history. The Covid pandemic that began in 2019 continued to ravage 2020 with everything from picking, tastings and ultimately sales affected.

Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:

Quinta das Carvalhas 2020 Vintage Port

Barbaresco 2020 Massolino

Bodegas Toro Albala 2020 Don Px Cosecha 2020 Sweet Montilla Moriles

Quinta da Devesa 2020 Touriga Nacional Douro Red

 
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France: In France, the 2020 Bordeaux vintage was particularly disrupted by the pandemic as Covid put a halt to the normal tastings and events that surround the En Primeur campaign. However, despite the complications that arose from Covid, the Bordeaux vintage is looking surprisingly promising.
 
Italian: The 2020 vintage in both Tuscany and Piedmont was marked by favorable conditions, leading to high-quality wines with excellent aging potential.

Piedmont
In Piedmont, the year began with rain in May and June, causing irregular fruit set and slightly below-average yields. However, a consistently warm summer allowed grapes to ripen fully, resulting in a timely harvest. The harvested fruit was healthy, producing wines that are elegant and aromatic, with fresh acidity and firm tannins. These characteristics suggest excellent aging potential for the 2020 vintage.

Tuscany
Tuscany experienced a growing season that began with a cool start, followed by a hot, dry summer. These conditions culminated in a favorable harvest period in late September. Early assessments indicate that the 2020 vintage is among the stronger ones since the standout 2016 vintage. Notably, wines like Tignanello have received positive reviews, with the 2020 release priced competitively relative to previous vintages, suggesting potential value for collectors and enthusiasts.

Overall, the 2020 vintage in both regions reflects a combination of favorable weather patterns and careful vineyard management, resulting in wines of high quality and promising longevity.
 
Portugal: A hot summer and a pandemic led to a small production of very good concentrated wines. The Douro experienced above average temperatures for most of the year with a record July, a worrying sign of global warming. This resulted in harvesting at the end of August - a couple of weeks earlier than usual. Yields are low at the best of times but 2020 produced only a tiny crop of super concentrated grapes. Factor in labour shortages, social distancing logistics issues caused by the pandemic and the production was tiny. Those producers who did produce a vintage Port generally made a stunningly dark, concentrated wine similar to the 2009 vintage. Symington Family released a small quantity of Graham and Warre's Old Vines. Noval declared as did Quevedo and a few others. Notable exceptions were Taylor-Fladgate who produced single quintas that will be released in future years and Sogrape who did not produce a vintage port for Offley, Ferreira or Sandeman.

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