Kopke Vintage Port 2017
€ 87.00
| Producer | Kopke |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca |
| Ageing | Vintage Port (a single exceptional year) |
| Alcohol | 20%vol |
| Serving | 16-18°C, decant 6 hours in advance Keeps up to 2 days once opened |
| Scores | 94/100 Wine Spectator 92/100 Wine Enthusiast 17/20 Vinum |
A 2017 Vintage Port, a worthy successor to the great 2016 vintage.
Tasting note
Dark purple, with sweet fruit balanced by ultra-fine tannins and pleasant minerality. Elderberry and blueberry dominate the aroma and flavour, masking the tannins and complex slate aromas in the wine’s early years.
The story
2017 is a worthy successor to the formidable 2016 vintage. It is rare for the big houses to declare a Vintage two years in a row, but the quality was so high that 2017 was declared too.
The grapes come from the best and oldest low-lying plots of Quinta de São Luiz, right by the Douro, where half the vines are more than 75 years old. On the almost vertical terraces they naturally give small quantities of very concentrated grapes.
A good Vintage Port needs 15 to 20 years to reach its peak. The tannins soften, the full fruit steps back a little and makes way for cedar, leather, spice and toffee.
Food pairing
Delicious with foie gras, cheeses such as Gorgonzola and Roquefort, as an aperitif or as a dessert wine.
The producer
Kopke was founded in Porto in 1638 by the German merchant family Kopke, representatives of the Hanseatic League, and is the oldest Port house in the world. In 1922 the house bought Quinta de São Luiz, on the left bank of the Douro between Régua and Pinhão, with old vines of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão. Kopke is best known for its Colheitas and old tawnies, drawn from one of the deepest stocks of old Port in the Douro.
Since 2006 Kopke has belonged to the Sogevinus group, renamed Kopke Group in 2025. Since 2022 Carla Tiago has been winemaker and master blender for all Kopke Ports.
Critics & Awards
94/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Dec 2019
92/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Dec 2019
A dry style, emphasising blackcurrant fruit and dark, dry tannins. Impressive fruit, with acidity and a fresh, floral character. It will age well and is likely to be ready from 2028 (Roger Voss).
A dry style, emphasising blackcurrant fruit and dark, dry tannins. Impressive fruit, with acidity and a fresh, floral character. It will age well and is likely to be ready from 2028 (Roger Voss).
17/20 Vinum | Tasted: Oct 2020
90/100 Decanter World Wine Awards | Tasted: Jan 2020