For decades, Ports with age indication were limited to 10, 20, 30 and 40 years. More recently, producers have begun to market 50-year-old Ports, and today almost all of them include a 50-year-old Tawny in their portfolio.
But the latest novelty is 80-year-old Ports. This is a very recent trend, but one that is gaining many fans.
We started by getting to know Lamelas and Quinta da Devesa Tawny and White. Exceptional wines!
Then it was Quinta do Vallado's turn to launch its 80-year-old wine on the market. A wine with a highly complex and rich aroma, with nuances of wood, dried tobacco leaves, coffee beans, dried fruits, cloves, exotic woods, and some iodine so characteristic of very old Port wines. Tasting this wine is a memorable experience and reminds us that it was well worth the wait, and that time has transformed this wine into something even more special.
More recently, it was the turn of the iconic Graham's and Taylor's.
In the case of Graham's, this is a limited edition of 600 bottles, a blend carefully crafted by Charles Symington in honour of his father, Peter Symington. A rare, elegant and historic wine because it also celebrates 200 years of Graham's.
Taylor's has launched its Victory Port 80 Years. Also a limited edition and a tribute to the end of the Second World War, celebrated with 1945 numbered bottles. To create this extraordinary wine, Taylor's drew on its vast reserves of very old Port wines, carefully preserved in its cellars.
These are mesmerising wines, deep amber in colour, with a creamy texture, marked by layers of complexity that will delight true connoisseurs of old Port wines and, above all, those looking for very exclusive wines. Shall we give it a go?
