2014 is thus very much a Touriga Nacional year. Picking dates were set for 25th September for Bomfim, Rio Torto, Senhora da Ribeira and other best districts. The drought that had lasted since Whitsun broke on the morning of the 10th September with three hours steady rains. Temperatures did not drop to more normal levels (30 C) until 12 September. Now that the dust has literally settled (the first rain for many months has just fallen) on our earliest ever harvest, we are pleased to report that the wines are very promising with purple-black colours and intense flavours. Very wet winter and spring followed by a dry hot summer and no rainfall from late June until 18th September. Vintage started 27 September in good weather, which broke on 4 October with heavy rains. June and July were warm and dry, though the effects of the dry winter were seen in the slow development of the vines. Not surprised to find the 1934s very good the wines show good colour and flavour. Otherwise, harvest conditions were excellent. 27 September 8 October 1980. Bad weather in spring and early summer which lead to desavinho (abortion of flowering and fruit set), followed by a drought which lasted from 25 June to 8 October, with intense heat in the first few weeks of September. More shipping infoShipping info, Free local delivery for orders over HKD $6000. Baums were high, 13.5 in many cases. Good levels of rain fell throughout the last quarter of 2012 and both January and February 2013 were very wet. The 2017 vintage produced exceptional ports in the Douro. Barroca at about 450 metres was really excellent and enjoyed the dry weather at this altitude. Lots of spice and candied peel. This complex Port needs to age for many years. Declared by almost all producers, it was an excellent vintage, with ripe, well-balanced, wines. Vintage Ports such as the remarkable Dow 1896, the 1927, 1945, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1980 and the Dow 1994 are all legends in the history of this great wine. In September 2006, Jancis Robinson MW wrote, One very exciting new bottling is Dows Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira 2004this single quinta bottling demonstrates superb quality with wonderful vibrancy. The Dows blenders will select particular wines that are set aside and destined to become these great Old Tawny Ports. Not much real heat in August or September, the grapes were a bit backward and the harvest later than usual, with river quintas and most of the Rio Torto starting on the 20th September, Madalena on the 22nd and Bom Retiro on the 28th. The cooler conditions slowed the vines pace, delaying the pintor (veraison) in the most precocious varieties. A dry winter and exceptional heat in May. This is much too early, and we may well pay for this later on. The Douro 1990 Vintage can be summed up in just four words production, enormous quality, excellent. Brewster, Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2006 (Wooden Box) (1x75cl), Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2010 (Wooden Box) (1x75cl), USA: (NY) In the Rio Torto the grapes were wonderful and in perfect condition when they came to the lagares. On the 16th the heavens opened, but luckily all our grapes were in. Declared by some shippers, but in small quantities. It has not rained at riverside quintas in the Douro Superior since May. Normal rainfall during the winter was followed by a cold wet spring, and summer not really starting until June. While some houses now release their single-quinta wines just two years after the harvest, others hold them until they are deemed mature. Harvest took place under ideal conditions: warm, mostly sunny days and cool nights. Great heat was noted in July, and the grapes very forward, ripe enough to eat. August saw two heatwaves during which weather stations recorded maximum temperatures above 40C. He noted: we held back and on the morning of the 15th [September] a storm hit the Douro which lasted until early next morning, the skies then cleared and temperatures dropped to ideal ripening conditionsperfect! By the time 1954 might have been declared the superb quality of the 1955 was apparent, so most producers opted for the 1955 declaration. This was largely beneficial, and we slowed the pace of picking from the outset of the harvest to allow the vines to make best use of the rain. The sugar graduations dipped for a few days after the rain before climbing steadily back to very satisfactory levels. From September 7th, above-average rain fell in the Douro Superior and ten consecutive days of rain then followed throughout the valley between the the 14th and the 23rd. This was partly due to the large yields achieved in the Douro this year, provoked by the very wet winter. By the afternoon of Monday 23rd September, with the pickers already in the vineyards picking the Barroca and some other varieties, the long-rang forecast began to show Atlantic rainstorms coming into the Douro on the afternoon of Friday 27th, with wet weather predicted to persist for 6 days. Bomfim started on Thursday 29th. The famous 1945, considered one of the greatest Vintage Ports, was produced following a dry growing cycle that closely resembles 2017 in terms of average temperatures, rainfall, yields and timing. The vines were in excellent condition going into August, but we were concerned that the normally hot dry month would stress the vines. As predicted, we started picking the Touriga Franca (usually a late ripening variety) at the same time as the Touriga Nacional at some of our estates, including Grahams Quinta dos Malvedos. At Bomfim we filled 8.5 lagares, which shows how little the grapes were producing. Conditions throughout were ideal, cool nights and never too hot during daytime. They will tend to mature a little earlier than the very rare Declared years, but can be every bit as good as some other Vintage Ports. The Making of a 100-Point Wine: A Vintage Port of Immense Concentration On the heels of declared vintages in 2016 and 2017 that seemed hard to top, one Port bottling from 2018 has earned our rare . There was some trouble with mildew in June, which was checked as the weather warmed up. The Barroca in some of the south facing slopes of the Upper Douro suffered with the heat, as might be expected; although overall the variety achieved a high level of phenolic ripeness producing classic powerful and robust wines. Grapes continued to come into Bomfim as late as 30th October. A few unsettled days, and clear again from 8th October on. The grapes are normally extremely ripe at the time of picking, a direct result of the low-lying position of the main vineyard. Dow Vintage Ports can be enjoyed when vibrant and young or they can be allowed to age for many years in bottle into a soft and delicate wine of velvet-like elegance. From 27th on, the strong sun and heat greatly helped to ripen the backward grapes. Late spring, dry summer, first two weeks of September were very hot, and some thunderstorms at the end of the month. Bomfim, which started on the 25th, made wines which needed a lot of work, though graduations were high, mostly around 13.5 14 but rising to 15 and even 16 on one or two occasions. Heat very great. The first declared Vintage for six years, the longest gap between declarations for decades, was an excellent, widely-declared year and produced richly coloured and aromatic wines of great promise. It is widely acknowledged amongst generations of Port producers that producing slightly drier Old Tawny Ports is far more difficult than producing sweet tawny Ports. Spice and pepper balance the black chocolate flavours and these are very evident in all Bomfim Ports. Very cold in January with heavy snowfalls covering the region, even in the river quintas, which is a rare sight. A good wet winter (much needed) followed by a dry spring and a hot dry summer. Many companies declared, but the wines were known to be somewhat light and dry. Picking had just started when Charles Symington ordered a complete halt to allow the most prized grape varieties more time to reap the full benefit. Shows oddles of potential. I think 2000 will produce very good wines in spite of the earlier weather (spring) conditions not being ideal. Stored in bonded warehouse with duty and sales tax suspended. Robotic lagares were used for the first time at Senhora da Ribeira and for the second year at Malvedos and proved their worth, particularly in the ability to evenly cool the temperature of the fermenting musts during hot Douro days. The late ripening Touriga Franca also performed very well. The warm days advanced grape maturation faster than expected and cooling the musts in the lagares was almost always necessary for each ferment. Fortunately the Douro is made up of many sharply contoured hills and valleys, consequently numerous vineyards were shielded from this onslaught and the storm only affected the above-mentioned areas, the rest of the Douro simply benefited from some timely rain. Old Tawny Ports need to be regularly tasted throughout the many years that they lie in the cellars. That these 13 days, from 21st September to 4th October were key to the great Ports made this year, there is no doubt.. Although risky, Symington Family Estates head winemaker, Charles Symington decided to hold off picking the most valuable grapes. The vintage started on 17 September at Quinta dos Malvedos in the Cima Corgo, in fine weather with cool nights. This was a year of low yields in the vineyards and it would seem, although it is early to say, that it was also a year of low juice extraction in the presses. Every year the winemaking team hope for a little rain just before harvest to freshen the grapes and soften the skins after the hot dry summer and in 2011 we had our wish: on the 21st of August we received very welcome rainfall followed by cooler and cloudy weather until the 1st of September when a little further rain fell and was followed by sun and warm temperatures. Limited availability. But the excellence of the Nacional has more than made up for this. An unusually long wet winter was followed by a spell of summer heat in mid April. What there is, is deeply concentrated and very like 2009 in style. The vines demonstrated a variety of natural responses to the conditions, including reducing grape bunch and berry sizes, which lessened the demand on the limited soil water reserves. I confirm that I am of legal drinking age in my country of residence. 2021 was a clear reminder that while the Douro is undoubtedly being shaped by the impacts of climate change, the weather continues to be unpredictable. We have every hope that some very good wines will have been made. From the Bomfim vineyard in Pinho, this vintage Port shows black jam . This last shower (17 September) allowed the vintage to begin most favourably on the afternoon of the 18th. Declared by all producers, 1896 was an exceptional vintage. Temperatures rose substantially as the summer progressed which greatly helped a generally difficult year. Quinta do Bomfim Vintage 1999 Wine Type Fortified Colour Red Country Portugal Region Douro Valley Appellation Port Sweetness Sweet Alcohol 20.00% It hardly lowered the graduaes (sugar graduations) and the mostos generally had very good colour and looked very nice as a result of the work they took. "A Vintage Port Against Which All Others Are Judged". They are best for drinking fairly young, rather than ageing. After the long summer drought the vines are all very dried up. Old Portuguese vines much affected by phylloxera. All the lagares took a lot of work and the sweetness of the lagrima (literally, tears, referring to the musts) was around about 13.5. After one of the wettest winters on record and flooding on the Douro, spring and summer were mild, and flowering and ripening took place under near perfect conditions. Very high sugar content, slow fermentation even after a tremendous amount of work. Some lagares made towards the end of the Vintage were fine. Graduao (graduation or scale of sweetness, i.e. Summer continued hot, and the harvest began generally early. While there are still grapes coming into the wineries, it is already clear that some very good wines have been made at the 2005 harvest in the Douro. Harvest began after that and continued in good conditions, though the grapes were not yet fully ripe, lacking sweetness and juice. In October, just as the harvest was beginning on the 3rd, there were 10 days of fine weather which transformed the situation. Furthermore, it fell evenly, allowing the soil to gradually absorb the precious water at properties such as Quinta dos Canais, Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira and Quinta do Vesvio, among others. Many of the Dows Colheitas available today have been aged for considerably longer and Dows has one of the finest collections of cask aged Ports in existence today. Wine profile: When young, Bomfim wines are purple-black, austere, complex and intensely concentrated; they are characterised by very fine peppery tannins. However uncomfortable it was for people in the Douro, the grapes responded well to the heat and caught up their maturation. There has been some uneven ripening due to the winter drought, but in general it can be said that some very good wines have been made. Sugar readings were very good, as high as 14.9. Some of the musts had very good colour and flavour. If well cellared the best wines could last for a few more decades. The winter of 2000/2001 was one of the wettest ever, with five months of heavy rains at Pinho the rainfall was double the average for the period. "One of the Finest Glasses of Port That You Will Ever Taste". Flowering took place under very good conditions during mid May, which turned out to be a particularly dry month. Except for one day of rain its been perfect vintage weather and fairly warm most days. Declared by all the major Port houses, Cockburn being the one exception, 1945 was a superlative Vintage, the quality in the Douro Valley reflecting that of most other growing regions in Europe and is one of the superb reference years by which all other Vintages are judged. We had no rain at all in July and August, not one millimetre for more than 8 weeks, and in August the average daily temperature was over 35 C. The lush canopy of leaves which developed early in the season helped to shade the bunches, but vines cease to photosynthesise when temperatures are over 35 C, so maturation was slowed, though the vines showed surprisingly little stress, due to the winters water reserves. We will in fact be finishing at many quintas on dates that would not be unusual to be starting! As a result, yields were substantially reduced compared to our July forecasts around 40% down at some of our estates. From what seemed like a perfect position to be in at the beginning of the vintage, the arrival of rain made for a challenging scenario. Generally declared, the wines from 1960 were elegant and flavourful wines, but will have more to offer if they are well cellared. Very few Ports can age for 30 long years and still show the complexity and flavours that can be found in Dows Thirty Year Old. Initially graduations were not particularly high, but due to the hot weather there was a certain amount of passa (slighly drying of the grapes) so that sugar readings often rose after fermentation started. Treat yourself to a picnic on our terrace overlooking the river filled with delicious Douro dishes, all served alongside a bottle of Altano Branco and a glass of Dows port. Unusually early spring with hot sunshine and 20 C in shade, and vines already budding. Because of the dry winter, there was less leaf cover than usual, which led to some sunburn.. Worldwide Delivery, alcohol restriction may applies. In 2003 the annual cycle of the vine was exceptionally good: very heavy rain fell from November 2002 into January 2003. There is every prospect of 1934 being a good vintage. Visit the on-site museum and tour the grounds before choosing from a variety of family-made ports and wines to taste on the terrace. After two drought years with 40% less rainfall than average, this years winter rain was of the utmost importance, giving our vineyards an abundant supply of water. By the end of March 2010 we had had rainfall in excess of 100 mm per month for six straight months a first since our records began in 1967. No rain just before vintage, but the grapes looked healthy and free of any disease during the year. We are now reaching the final days of the vintage here at Quinta do Bomfim, it is another beautiful clear day with mild temperatures, we have become so used to this type of weather over the last 6 weeks that we have almost started to take this for granted. Declared by all the major Port houses, 1977 is a classic vintage. Harvesting took place in very hot conditions. "Declared by Some Shippers, Despite the War". Maturation studies showed that sugar readings developed well at the end of August and beginning of September. Outstanding wines with superb poise and class, they will last for years if well cellared. This quinta, situated in the heart of the Port vineyards, always forms the backbone of Dow's Ports. These go with dense tannins that mark this wine out for aging. In the 1920s, the celebrated Oxford Professor George Saintsbury underlined Dows outstanding reputation when he wrote in his famous Notes on a Cellarbook (first published in 1920), There is no shippers wine that I have found better than the best of Dows 1878 and 1890 especially.. Vintage started 18 September, the weather was generally good but variable with some rain which did no harm. Total rainfall was double the aver- age for the period, but after three very dry winters in a row, this was actually quite welcome. However, it became very apparent that some classic wines were being made. It began to dry out at the end of April, the vines showing promise already. When the harvest started the fruit was in excellent condition, the grapes looking slightly raisined as good Port grapes should. It has a classic riverside location, with south facing vineyards, ensuring prolonged exposure to the sun. This was followed by excessive heat (38 in the shade at Pinho) and rather oppressive thundery conditions in the first half of September. Luckily, we had had a good flowering and fruit set in the spring, so yields were good, despite the drought plenty of bunches, though the berries remained fairly small. Price starts low and is sold to the highest bidder. Fortunately, despite a challenging growing season and a much adjusted and delayed picking schedule, those producers with excellent vineyard knowledge and confident decision-making, were rewarded with spectacular Vintage Ports. After the February rain there was a heatwave in April and the first half of May, which was followed by rain. 1985 Vintage will surely prove outstanding. The wines need to be racked from time to time during each year. Rich and concentrated figs and creamy chocolate. Quinta do Bomfim (meaning 'good end') was purchased by George Warre at a time when he thought that a shipper should take a closer interest in the production of Port, a move that was somewhat unconventional at the time. A little rain fell during the night of 5th-6th but not enough to do much good. Luckily the summer began fairly cool and it was not till mid August that it warmed up, with a couple really hot spells (upper 30s to 40 C) in mid August and again around 9th/10th September. 1hr & 2hr Delivery Rush delivery New York City*. Dows Vintage Ports are only produced in years of exceptional quality and represent only a very small part of the total companys production in that year. Most of these small holdings are notoriously under-equipped and their future is increasingly doubtful as their children flock to the cities to find easier work. Though the development of the vines was nearly a month behind, the flowering period was satisfactory. A further advantage is the consistency of the climate, blessed with a favourable combination of temperate and Mediterranean influences, respectively from Portugals Atlantic coast to the west and the Spanish plateau to the east. Although these three months were only marginally warmer than average, the lack of rain was extraordinary. Dows Nirvana will pair well with most dark chocolates but particularly well with chocolate with a cacao content of between 60% to 75%. Ser Gaumen, karamelliger Touch, dezente Tannine, schokoladiger Nachhall, etwas Mokka im Rckgeschmack. There can be no doubt that taken as a whole and across the whole spectrum of qualities from the Upper to the Lower Douro, the 1982 Vintage has certainly produced wines of above average quality from every point of view, including that of a very considerably above average sugar content of the grapes, thanks to the very welcome rain that fell throughout the whole district over the weekend of the 28th/29th August which allowed the grapes to swell and the juice to convert into a higher degree of sugar than has been seen for several years. On the palate, Dows Twenty Years Old Tawny is perfectly balanced, with notes of dried nuts and spice. Picking began fairly early, between 9 and 12 September with the grapes looking exceptionally good. In the Quintas and other good districts, grapes were exceptionally far advanced at the end of July; during August they ripened more slowly, but without any serious check, so that they are today just about correct for the time of year. A generally declared year, the wines from 2003 have a traditional tannic structure withattractive ripe fruit flavours. Despite (and in part because of) the incredibly low yields we have made some excellent Ports and Douro wines in 2018. Dow's Quinta do Bomfim Single Quinta Vintage Port Portugal, Port Blend Red from Single Quinta Vintage Port. Declared by a handful of shippers, Ernest Cockburn noted there were some fine examples of all that is best in Vintage Port.. Nascena (fruitset) had been large, but the year long severe drought reduced the size of bunches and size of the grapes themselves, many grapes raisinning without ever achieving full ripeness. Despite some rather terrible weather forecasts, we held our nerve and determined not to rush the Port harvest, but allow the grapes more time to mature. Vintage started on the 22nd. Fermentations took place under near ideal conditions, no cooling being required, in fact a little heating was needed due to quite cool nights. It has long been recognised that traditional treading produced some of the finest Ports, but there are some drawbacks involved in traditional treading; temperature control is difficult, there is a limit to how long people are willing to tread and they need to sleep. The wines are all perfectly clear and as far as I can see free from defects. The wines produced were generally of very high quality, with excellent structure, flavour and velvety tannins. From Dow's flagship vineyard, it is a sweeter wine than many of its kind, showing a caramel note and soft tannins. The picking in a great many places required a very rigorous escolha i.e. Not generally declared, but some excellent Single Quinta Vintage Port was bottled. Most doors are crafted of extremely durable Mesquite. Declared by all producers, 1908 was a great vintage with light, delicately flavoured wines. This rain during the critical ripening phase made all the difference in rebalancing the vines, putting maturations back on track and helping Baums to progress. In general the fermentations have shown excellent colour and nose. The quinta [Malvedos] produced only 54 pipes when we had hoped for 130 or so. In Porto shade temperatures were as high as 38 C, extraordinary for a city on the Atlantic coast. Inevitably, given the years particular conditions, the harvest started early. Heat in March brought on the vines very quickly, and flowering was in early May. Generally declared, 1975 Vintage Ports are attractive, elegant wines, though not likely to be as long lived as the 70s or 77s. Harvest began 23 September and weather throughout was cloudy with occasional rain, though not enought to delay the picking or prejudice the grapes. Harvest took place in dry conditions and although yields were low, it was soon apparent that great wines were being born, due to the intensely fragrant and concentrated musts and the enormous amount of colour visible during fermentation. The final vintage of the 20th century produced some strongly aromatic and intensely coloured wines of excellent quality. The mosto (must) from the first lagar looked very good indeed, ripe, and with good colour but no burnt flavour. The first week of September brought a heatwave with record-breaking temperatures above 40C. A small chapel dedicated to the Lady of the River (literally: Senhora da Ribeira) has stood here for centuries and gave the quinta its name. There is also present notes of Esteva contribution of the Touriga Nacional. This variety has produced concentrated and structured wines however perhaps due to the excessive heat in September the aromas are not as lifted as in other years. Over the centuries, the winemakers at Bomfim have evolved a style that suits this particular vineyard; fermentations are a little longer, resulting in a drier Port Wine that has become the hallmark of Dows. These dates were based on several preceding weeks of careful assessment of grape maturity and the scene was set for an exceptional year. The vineyard commands a magnificent north bank position, overlooking a broad sweep of the Douro, directly opposite another famous Symington owned vineyard: Quinta do Vesuvio. The wines took plenty of work, colour was excellent and there seems every reason to suppose that the 1947s will turn out very well. The weather broke on 5 September with over an inch of rain falling in the Cima Corgo over the course of three days. Sugar readings throughout the vintage were good and higher than the previous year. The yield was reduced because of the lack of rain and the dehydration of the grapes in August. 2003 was clearly a Touriga Vintage, the heat resistant Nacional enjoying the conditions, giving baums of around 14 with balanced acidity. Quinta do Bomfim 2018 Vintage Port One of the finest Douro estates, Quinta do Bomfim is at the heart of Dow's, providing the main structure for its legendary Vintage Ports since 1896. This was followed by a very wet April, with Pinho recording 78.8mm of rainfall significantly higher than the monthly average of 46.9mm. Unfinished and not yet bottled. And the always more backward quintas lying at higher altitudes, and the whole of the lower Douro and Altos have undoubtedly produced wines this vintage of outstanding quality for their districts. Serve slightly chilled in warm weather. Vintage started 19th September at Bomfim and many of the hotter districts.
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