2009 Croft | FINE+RARE Wines

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£181.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

The 2009 Croft has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry, black plum, and touches of glycerine and graphite that are well-defined but persistently broody. The palate is full-bodied with a burly, powerful entry. There is real structure and presence here – a Croft packed full of spicy black fruit with white peppers generously sprinkled over the finish. This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend – or might trip over its untrammeled ambition! Tasted May 2013. eRobertParker.com.June, 2013

Score: 94-/100Neal Martin

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Product Details

Country

Portugal

Region

Port

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol %

Product Type

Fortified wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Portugal

Region

Port

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol %

Product Type

Fortified wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 94-/100Neal Martin

A Whistle-Stop Tour of WhistlePig

ON January 10, 2019

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ON April 27, 2018

In the Studio with Bill Amberg

ON August 29, 2018

May 2013 - Market Report

ON May 2, 2013

Rare Collectibles from the FINE+RARE HOME Hong Kong

ON August 10, 2018

Country

Portugal

Region

Port

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol %

Product Type

Fortified wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Portugal

Region

Port

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol %

Product Type

Fortified wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window