Graham's Crusted Port 2013
€ 30.87
| Producer | Graham’s |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, en oude stokken in veldmengsel |
| Ageing | Up to 2 years in cask, at least 3 years in bottle, unfiltered |
| Alcohol | 20%vol |
| Serving | 16-18°C, open 2 hours ahead and decant carefully (sediment) Store lying down, at a constant temperature away from direct light |
Crusted Port 2013: blackberries, plums and rockrose, in the style of a Vintage.
Tasting note
Opaque purple with a deep ruby rim. Intense and lush, with ripe blackberries and dark plums, rockrose and hints of cigar box. Black fruit and dark chocolate on the palate, with firm tannins and a long finish.
The story
A Crusted Port is made in the style of a Vintage, but blends two or three harvests, here 2009, 2010 and 2011, from Graham’s own quintas. The wine ages for up to two years in oak casks, is bottled without fining or filtration, then ages at least three more years in Graham’s cellars. The year on the label is the bottling year. Graham’s is one of the few houses still making this style.
Food pairing
Ideal with chocolate desserts, especially dark chocolate, with Cheddar, Gouda and Brie, and with spicy dishes of red meat, game, lamb, veal and pepper steak.
The producer
Graham’s was founded in 1820 by the Scottish brothers William and John Graham, textile merchants who accepted a consignment of Port in Porto as payment of a debt and then devoted themselves entirely to Port. In 1890 they built their lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia and bought Quinta dos Malvedos, the heart of their Vintage Ports ever since.
In 1970 the Symington family bought Graham’s. The grapes come from four of the house’s own quintas in the Douro: Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua, Quinta da Vila Velha and Quinta do Vale de Malhadas. Malvedos lies on the north bank of the Douro, with south-facing vineyards.
