Port questions
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:09 pm
Hi,
I have noticed that some of the most famous Port houses bottle a flagship vintage Port as well as a single vineyard vintage Port.
Examples of the latter:
Dow’s Quinta do Bomfin
Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos
Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas
The price differential is quite significant between the “straight” vintage and the single Quinta vintage, with the former being much more expensive.
Why is this?
In most other vineyard regions, it would be the reverse, i.e. the more precise the geogrpahical location, the more expensive…
Also, I recently bought several bottles of Graham’s crusted Port. This says “bottled in 2015”. Should one assume that this means the wine therein is a blend of several vintages of unfiltered ruby port?
Best regards,
Alex R.
I have noticed that some of the most famous Port houses bottle a flagship vintage Port as well as a single vineyard vintage Port.
Examples of the latter:
Dow’s Quinta do Bomfin
Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos
Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas
The price differential is quite significant between the “straight” vintage and the single Quinta vintage, with the former being much more expensive.
Why is this?
In most other vineyard regions, it would be the reverse, i.e. the more precise the geogrpahical location, the more expensive…
Also, I recently bought several bottles of Graham’s crusted Port. This says “bottled in 2015”. Should one assume that this means the wine therein is a blend of several vintages of unfiltered ruby port?
Best regards,
Alex R.