Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Fortified |
Brand | Warre |
Vintage | 2016 |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Douro |
Grape | Port Blend |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
The 2016 Vintage Port is a 46/37 blend from old vines and Touriga Nacional, with Touriga Franca making up the rest. It was bottled in May 2018 with 113 grams of residual sugar. The fruit on this is gloriously expressive and concentrated. It's classic and delicious, but it doesn't show the power and structure of the top wines. Charles Symington called it very elegant. Or, say, understated and approachable. It is pretty delicious, though, and I have to give this some props just because it is. Don't expect it to be the best ager in the group.
Very complex with dried flowers and roses. Full-bodied, very layered and tightly wound. Chewy and powerful. Firm and off-dry. Needs five or six years to soften. Beauty.