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SKU 955459
$79.94/bottle
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2021 was not a widely declared Vintage Port year. It was great for unfortified dry wines, a cooler year, but smallish properties like Quinta do Passadouro tend to produce it every year. That’s the case of the 2021 Vintage Port, selected from their 36 hectares of vines in the Vale Mendiz, mostly old vines. The grapes were foot trodden in the traditional stone lagares, and the wine matured in wooden casks for 18 months before it was bottled. This is more wine and less Port; it doesn’t have the sucrosity of a classical vintage year. It has a perfumed nose, with violets, aromatic herbs and rockrose (a recurrent descriptor in the zone). It has 19.5% alcohol with moderate sweetness and 88 grams of sugar; it’s ripe and primary but lacks the power and concentration from the warmer years. It’s fresh, straight and delineated, less generous, with finesse and balance. With time, it develops a note of tomato vine, and the alcohol becomes more noticeable. 6,660 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.
Region
Porto
The magnificent city of Porto - the capital of Portugal - is located near the mouth of the beautiful Douro river, in the beating heart of the Douro wine region. The Douro region has been regarded as one of the most important viticultural region of Europe for several centuries, and was the third region to be officially recognized and protected as a wine region, with laws having been passed in the mid 18th century regarding its status. Porto is, of course, most famous for the production of Port wine, an aromatic and slightly viscous tawny colored fortified wine, with a fascinating history of seafaring, experimentation and innovation. The vineyards used in the region for the production of Porto's wines contain up to a hundred different grape varietals, resulting in the wide range of Port wines on offer today.
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2021 was not a widely declared Vintage Port year. It was great for unfortified dry wines, a cooler year, but smallish properties like Quinta do Passadouro tend to produce it every year. That's the case of the 2021 Vintage Port, selected from their 36 hectares of vines in the Vale Mendiz, mostly old vines. The grapes were foot trodden in the traditional stone lagares, and the wine matured in wooden casks for 18 months before it was bottled. This is more wine and less Port; it doesn't have the sucrosity of a classical vintage year. It has a perfumed nose, with violets, aromatic herbs and rockrose (a recurrent descriptor in the zone). It has 19.5% alcohol with moderate sweetness and 88 grams of sugar; it's ripe and primary but lacks the power and concentration from the warmer years. It's fresh, straight and delineated, less generous, with finesse and balance. With time, it develops a note of tomato vine, and the alcohol becomes more noticeable. 6,660 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
Winery Notes
This wine displays a beautiful deep blue-violet color. It remains compact, with a base of ripe, juicy and intense fruits. The flavors evoke violets, plums and prunes, capturing the essence of Vale de Mendiz terroir. A touch of dark chocolate adds attractiveness while maintaining a delicate, fresh quality. The wine displays very mature tannins and solidity in the mouth. Its finish is marked by delicacy and balance.
