Grahams Port Colheita 1974 - 4,5L
€ 2,600.00
| Producer | Graham’s |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão |
| Ageing | Colheita: decades in oak casks, 4.5-litre bottle |
| Alcohol | 20%vol | pH: 3.35 |
| Serving | 14°C Keeps at least 8 weeks once opened |
Colheita 1974 ‘The Artisan’: from the year of the Carnation Revolution, from field blends at Malvedos.
Tasting note
Beautifully polished mahogany, like a deep oloroso, with a copper core and a pale bronze rim. Sultanas, quince preserve and notes of caramel, vanilla and ginger. Silky and sensual, with soft, tingling tannins supporting structure and vitality, and a long finish of peppery spice, tea leaf and thyme.
The story
On 25 April 1974 an army-led coup ended half a century of dictatorship in Portugal. In the turbulent climate that followed, the family decided not to bottle a Vintage Port, but many of the year’s wines were so good that they were selected to age in cask. For Peter Symington it was only his fifth harvest in the Douro. He guided this wine’s long ageing and later handed that responsibility to his son Charles.
This Single Harvest Tawny (‘The Artisan’) comes almost entirely from field blends in the Malvedos vineyard. Despite the unrest, the harvest went peacefully: in October 1974 Michael Symington noted that many considered it one of the finest harvests in recent years.
Food pairing
Delicious with lightly sweet, creamy or nutty desserts such as crème brûlée, with dried fruit or as an aperitif.
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.
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