Quinta do Crasto's Vintage Port is an absolute treat. Perfect for drinking on its own, or alternatively, pair it with blue or other strong and mature cheeses.
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Quinta do Crasto's Vintage Port is an absolute treat. Perfect for drinking on its own, or alternatively, pair it with blue or other strong and mature cheeses.
Excellent concentration and aromatic depth, where outstanding notes of ripe wild fruits, spice and soft spice stand out. Fresh tannins of firm texture to taste. It finishes long and elegant.
Old Vines are gently crushed without destemming, then foot trodden in traditional stone mill. Subsequently wine spirits are added, stopping the fermentation. It's then aged in Portuguese oak barrels, where it remained for about 2 years.
Quinta do Crasto can trace its roots back to the 17th Century. It was purchased by Constantino de Almeida, in 1910. ln 1981 Almeida’s granddaughter Leonor took over the Quinta, determined to restore and revitalize the family estate.
Quinta do Crasto not only has some of the most breath taking views in the beautiful Douro Valley, but it has mastered the art of making red Douro table wine a thing of beauty - Quinta do Crasto is one of the finest estates for red wine in Portugal.
Opaque purple in colour, this Port shows excellent concentration of aromas, with hedgerow fruit, delicate notes of spice and hints of cacao. Immediately mpressive on the palate, with real intensity...
SKU: 09446117