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Croft Port Vintage 1994
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$126.20
The essence of grapes. Full-bodied and tannic, yet very classy and refined. It's got grip, but rather than smashing...
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Croft Port Vintage 2003
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$59.12
Chocolate, walnut and ripe berry aromas, with some figs and plums showing the heat of the vintage. Full-bodied and...
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Croft Port Vintage 2011
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$63.06
#13 of Top100, 2013. Effusively juicy, rich and concentrated, showing plenty of snap to the crisp and well-spiced...
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$63.70
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$63.70
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Region: Douro
The Douro valley in Portugal has long been one of Europe's most important and unique wine regions, with a history which stretches back over two thousand years to when Pheonician tradesmen and settlers first began planting grapevines in the rich and fertile soil found there. The region itself is something of an ideal location for viticulture, with mineral rich soils and plenty of moisture from the river, alongside long, baking hot summers which help the grapes reach full ripeness. Wineries in the Douro utilize a wide range of grape varietals for their distinctive and characterful wines, including red varietals such as Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Cao, and delightful white varietals such as Gouveio and the increasingly popular Viosinho. However, it is for the fortified wines of Porto which Douro is most famous for, and these are widely considered to be amongst the finest fortified wines in the world.
Country: Portugal
Most of us are quick to associate Portugal primarily with the excellent fortified wines which come out of the Porto area, but there is much more to Portuguese viticulture than just this. Perhaps the most popular still wines the country produces are the varieties from the Vinho Verde region, which uses grapes that do not achieve high doses of sugar, meaning the wines are at their best when young and full of natural, springy fruit flavors The wines of the Douro region have undergone many transformations in their flavor and character over the centuries; once regarded as a bitter wine, the exporters experimented with fortifying the wine with brandy. After several centuries, vintners found a balance in the modern age which is at once reminiscent of Port wine, yet with the structure and character closer to other fine Portuguese wines. Thanks to the appellation system of Portugal and the strict laws governing wine production, Portuguese wines continue to maintain their reputation for quality and the distinctive characteristics they carry.