2000 Graham's Vintage Port - 20%

Decanter.com – 96 pts – RM, SJ, DW: *The 2000 growing season is known for quality over quantity. A mild, dry winter led to early bud burst before April and May brought unusual amounts of rain. This caused disruption to fruit set and a small harvest, but summer delivered some stability with good weather stretching right into September and through the harvest, ultimately with excellent fruit quality and fermentations under near ideal conditions. RM Strangely withdrawn on the nose, though perhaps just in a phase – it’s much better on the palate with fresh berry fruit, firm tannins and lovely overall depth. Balanced, not especially big, but very nicely structured. SJ Lush and majestic palate. Indulgently concentrated but well balanced, with cooked black fruit, chocolate and nutmeg spice. Incredibly long, with many years ahead. DW This is a full, ripe, sweet, juicy and expressive example with blueberry appeal, leather/ spice notes and freshness, as well as notable tannic tension.* - 10/2022

Falstaff Magazin – 100 pts – DV, BH, PM, OK, US: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frisches schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, dunkle Herzkirschen, frische Orangenzesten, feine Schieferwürze, sehr puristisches, junges Bukett. Komplex, saftig, vollreife Kirschen, feine, tragende Tannine, zartes Nougat, mineralisch und anhaftend, verfügt über Eleganz und Länge, ein Wein der Extraklasse.* - 11/2020

Vinum Magazin – 18/20pts: *Blickdichte, schwarze Farbe mit intensiven, violetten Reflexen. Ausladende Frucht in der Nase mit medizinalen Noten, Cassis, Schokolade und Tabak. Weißer Pfeffer am Gaumen, sehr gut stützende Säure- und Tanninstruktur. Cassis, Kirsche und Himbeere. Langer, kompakter Abgang.* - 10/2020

Vinous.com – 95 pts - NM: *The 2017 Graham’s Vintage Port was picked from August 28 at Malvedos, though production is one-third less than the previous year. Here the Touriga Franca was particularly early ripening. It has an expressive nose, a mélange of red and black fruit, fig jam, dates and touches of clove, aromatics that are very seductive if perhaps just missing the intellectual capacity of the Dow’s. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins, a gorgeous Graham’s with hints of espresso and cloves that tincture the multi-layered fruit that veers towards black rather than red towards the finish that fans out without a care in the world. This is perhaps one of the more flamboyant Vintage Ports that is likely to drink earlier than the Dow’s, yet that takes nothing away from what is a beautifully crafted Graham’s. Total production is 5,250 cases.*