1982 Offley Boa Vista | FINE+RARE Wines

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2013 is already being written about even though the grapes are only just in and, in most cases, fermenting. We are some distance from the finished product, so calling the quality of the vintage in many cases is a little like speculating on the career prospects of a two-year-old. But we do it nonetheless (and, of course, my two-year-old will ...

ON November 5, 2013

A Mixed Vintage

When Bud Cuchet and I visited Bordeaux in early October all looked set fair for a very good vintage. There are few better barometers of a vintage’s quality than the faces of the men tasked with making and selling the wine, and there were smiles all round as we inspected the vineyards in the beautiful October sunshine. Sadly, whilst we ...

ON April 18, 2013

Does vintage matter?

Each year we focus on the new vintages released from Burgundy, Bordeaux and elsewhere. In an era when truly bad vintages are a thing of the past, Gavin Smith wonders whether in fact it's the hand of the winemaker that reigns supreme At the time of the latest vintage release from Burgundy, it is always the year’s conditions that dominate ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON November 19, 2020

Vintage Port 2016

Not since 2011 have so many Port houses declared a vintage year. The good news is that the 2016s have been defined by their “purity and refinement” and the universal declaration indicates high quality across the board. The bad news is that production levels are down. For the Symington Family Estates Port houses, including Dow’s, Graham’s and Warre’s, production is ...

ON April 27, 2018

Barolo 2017: vintage report

With the release of the 2017 Barolos fast approaching, Gavin Smith spoke to some of the region’s leading producers – Giovanni Angeli from Massolino, Giuseppe Vaira from Vajra, Emanuele Baldi from Prunotto and Ferruccio Grimaldi – about the vintage, its extreme conditions and the surprising results The world’s fine wine regions famously exist where the climate is just warm enough ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON February 12, 2021

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

Vintage Charts

ON November 5, 2013

A Mixed Vintage

ON April 18, 2013

Does vintage matter?

BY Gavin Smith,

ON November 19, 2020

Vintage Port 2016

ON April 27, 2018

Barolo 2017: vintage report

BY Gavin Smith,

ON February 12, 2021

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