Name | Dow's Porto Crusted |
Type | Fortified |
Sub-Tipo | Crusted |
Region | Porto e Douro |
Official designation | Porto |
Harvest | 1999 |
Producer | Symington Family Estates, Vinhos, Lda. |
Alcohol Content | 20.00 |
Containers | 0.75 l |
Ageing | Aged in bottle in the Dow’s cellars in Portugal for three years before being offered for sale. |
Consumption | Crusted Port, although approachable at the time of release (i.e. 3 years after bottling), will repay the patience of allowing it to develop for 2-3 or more years in bottle. Offers an excellent value alternative to Vintage Port. |
Colour | Deep dark red colour. |
Aroma | On the nose packed with aromas of fresh plums, delicious blackcurrants and floral scents of violets and roses. |
Flavour | On the palate very vigorous and full-bodied with plenty of concentrated ripe fruit flavours and a long slightly drier finish. |
Awards | Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge 2003 Gold Medal - International Wine & Spirit Competition 2004 |