2022 Port Vintage Report

The 2022 Port harvest can best be sumarised as producing small quantities of excellent Ports produced under some of the most challenging conditions ever recorded. Rainfall in the Douro was recorded as being 70% down on average between November 2021 and August 2022. Dry soils were exacerbated by higher-than-average temperatures. In July the Douro experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in Portugal an astonishing 47C in Pinhao. The impact on the vines was significant and the bunches and berries were smaller than usual but despite this the vines produced grapes whose phenolic ripeness was advanced, and the thin skins of the Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca suggested we could produce wines with good structure.

Harvesting began in late August, which for many producers was the eariest harvest ever. The outlook changed in the first week of September when average daytime temperatures dropped which allowed maturations to progress more evenly and gradually. A short spell of rain interrupted the harvest but those producers who managed the picking well produced some excellent wines.

27 products found.

Dow's, 2022

Dow's quinta da Senhora da Ribeira
3 x 75cl Bottle
Duty Paid Price
En Primeur Duty paid Offer | Delivery September 2024 ***96 Points- Revista De Vinhos***

Duty Paid Offer (includes Duty and VAT)

Famous for producing wines for Dow’s Vintage Port, Senhora da Ribeira produces exquisite Single Quinta Vintage Port in its own right. Despite 2022 being the earliest harvest on record, the old Touriga Nacional plots endured the heat well producing wines of elegance and poise.

Dow's Ribeira Tech Sheet


Tasting Note This wine is a perfect exponent of the year as defined by our head winemaker, Charles Symington with its perfumed, floral aromas and exquisite purity of fruit.
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Price: $243.42 USD
Stock: Out of Stock

Quinta do Vesuvio, 2022

Vintage Port
Case of 6 x 75cl Bottles
IN BOND PRICE
Delivery est Sept 2024

We are excited to announce the latest Vintage Port releases from Symington Family estate which includes the fabulous Quinta Do Vesuvio 2022. This offer is for 6x75cl IN BOND i.e. excluding VAT and shipping.

Quinta do Vesuvio Tech Sheet

Considered to be one of the most magnificent estates in the Douro Valley, Quinta do Vesúvio is the last major property in the region to produce its Ports exclusively using the traditional method of treading in granite lagares – an unbroken tradition since the winery was built in 1827.
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Price: $430.03 USD
Stock: Out of Stock