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Croft : Vintage Port 2016

Name: Croft : Vintage Port 2016
Brand: Croft
SKU: 4017/16
Price: 579.1666666666666 HKD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.46 (140 reviews)

Duriense

Port

- Red - See details

Parker | 94

J. Robinson | 16.5++

Wine Spectator | 97

J. Suckling | 97

HK$597.40

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HK$597.40 / Unit

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Packaging : 1 Bottle (75cl)

1 x 75CL

HK$597.40

6 x 75CL

HK$3,475.00

In-Stock

DeliveryFree standard delivery over HK$5,000
Guaranteed provenanceWines sourced directly from the producing estates

ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

Marks and reviews

/100

Robert Parker

Mark Squires

The 2016 Vintage Port is a field blend with 104 grams of residual sugar. When last seen this was in good form. Let's check in. Darker in its flavor profile than the 2017, this is more rhubarb, plums and blackberries. The tannins have moderated a bit, but obviously this is not exactly tamed. It is coming along fast enough so you can dive in now (or soon) with some decanting, but it certainly will show better at the end of the decade (or later).

/100

James Suckling

Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium sweet. Hints of resin. Opulent yet restrained. Shows ripe and beautiful fruit with clarity. Try in 2025.

/100

Vinous

Neal Martin

The 2016 Croft Vintage Port has a taut bouquet at first that demands a good 20 or 30 minutes to get into its stride. It eventually reveals scents of blackberry, bilberry, chimney soot, clove, and just a hint of scorched earth in the background. The palate is spicy and vivacious on the entry: black fruit, clove, white pepper and curry powder (almost like a Balti!). I love the personality imbued into this Croft, a Vintage Port that seems to be wearing its heart on its sleeve. Excellent. Production is 3,050 cases.

Description

The opulence and simplicity of a Croft Vintage Port

The producer

Founded in 1588, Croft is one of the oldest and most prestigious Port Houses. Croft has earned its reputation due to its outstanding Tawny and Vintage Ports as well as its diverse range of Old Port. For over 400 years, this estate has passed down both excellent craftmanship and style from generation to generation. A pioneer at heart, the Croft House has also established itself due to its various innovative and bold creations.

The vineyard

Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port comes from the Quinta da Roêda: a large expanse of terraced vineyards on the north bank of the Douro River in Portugal. The estate's very old vines are rooted on slopes above the village of Pinhão.

The wine

Presented as a Classic Vintage, the 2016 Croft Vintage Port is one of the historic Port trading house’s iconic products.

The vintage

Despite a hot summer, the temperatures in 2016 enabled the grapes to reach both optimal and even maturity, resulting in berries that were perfectly healthy and presented a great aromatic expression. The musts suggesting a great finesse with regards to the tannins.

The blend

Port Blend.

The tasting

Nose

The aromatic palette reveals the richness of delicious, jammy strawberry and blackcurrant notes, while aeration reveals grassy notes reminding us of the signature fragrance of Quinta da Roêda’s old vines.

Palate

Elegantly classic in style, Croft Vintage Port 2016 is defined by its opulent aromatic expression, exuding the perfect balance of pure fruit. Bursting with flavour, the palate opens with notes of red berries, evolving towards a tannic framework whose fine, tightly packed grains provide structure and volume. A great Vintage Port.

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