2015 Port Vintage Report
Abundant rainfall marked the start of the viticultural year, replenishing depleted soil water reserves. This was to prove crucial due to the very dry winter, spring and summer that followed which was the hottest and driest of the last 36 years. It was the hottest June of the last half-century resulting in exceptionally low yields at harvest time. The conditions leading up to the harvest were excellent and a little late rain followed by sunshine just before picking offset some of the heat stress to produce some of the best grapes in memory (particularly Touriga Franca). The vintage was exceptional but held back from declaration.
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Niepoort Port, 2015
Vintage Port, Douro BIOMA Vinha Velha- Half Bottle ***19/20 Points-(JH) Jancis Robinson.com***
This 2015 Bioma “Vinha Velha”, Vintage Port Wine from Niepoort is a single vineyard Vintage Port from aged vines at Vinha da Pisca (mostly + 80 years old), which is cultivated organically. A hot site, which produces impressive tannins, it formed the backbone of Niepoort Vintage Ports for many years. However,the best parcels were set aside for this wine in 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008 and (known then as Pisca) in 2007. Like Niepoort Vintage Port, Bioma was 100% foot trodden with 100% stems. It was then aged in pipes (550 litre)and will be bottled in the third year after the harvest (2018) which, says Niepoort, is what happened in the “old days” when wines were shipped to England in pipes, and bottled later. …
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Price: £85.00
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Taylor Fladgate, 2015
Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
9 Litre Salmanzar , RARE BOTTLE FORMAT
92 Points- Silver- Decanter 2024
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The Taylor's Vargellas Vintage Port 2015 is a prestigious wine from one of the most renowned producers in the Douro Valley. Known for its exceptional quality and longevity, this terroir driven vintage port is crafted from grapes exclusively grown on the Quinta de Vargellas estate.
Managing Director Adrian Bridge commented on this release; "The 2015 harvest has produced an excellent Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port, showing all the balance and elegance that are the hallmarks of the property. Although the 2015’s are already expressive and appealing on the nose, they also have the structure and completeness to allow them to hold up extremely well in bottle. …
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Price: £895.00
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