Donor: Richard Albert
Value: $115
MinBidIncr: $10
Auction Closes: 8pm PT
This offering comes from the generosity of Richard Albert, the hidden cellar whisperer
Here’s what Cellartracker users are saying and even yours truly tasted this on a trip to Porto last year at the winery, sorry Bodega.
10/22/2022 - I WROTE: (Edit)
Fairly dark with slight bricking. Bit of heat on the nose with woody notes and dried fig. Mouthcoating. Black fruit, fig jam. Nice.
9/23/2023 - PSPATRICK WROTE:93 Points
Master class “Wines from the Douro and beyond” with Luis Carlos Fernandes of Symington Estates (Hochschule Geisenheim, Germany): Wine 10. The first vintage of Graham’s Vintage Port that was produced with mechanical treaders (robotic lagares). Complex aromatics. Good ripe red and black fruit, plum, herbal notes, some eucalyptus, spices, some liquorice, and black tea, with good acidity, round tannin, and superb length. Quite fresh. A great vintage for Graham’s!
6/10/2023 - MOTZ WROTE:95 Points
Quinta do Bomfim, Pinhão: The most feminine and polished of the flight.
The perfume conveys an essence of balanced sweetness. Red and purple flowers and berries, coco powder, carob, baking spices, berry liqueur, potpourri, and black rock minerality. Probably the prettiest bouquet, if not the most intriguing.
Sensual! The wine graces the entire palate, with seductive textures and intriguing nuance. Quite velvety. The elegant back and finish do not deliver the same intensity and the Dow or the Vesuvio.
This bottle had fifteen or more years of evolution and life. Improvement seems possible. 95-96.
1/3/2023 - SHANE B LIKES THIS WINE:96 Points
Fabulous balance and restraint, lower sugar. Decanted and drank intermittently over 24 hours. Peaked around 8-12 hours but almost as delicious at PnP when there was more menthol heat. Cork was in perfect condition in spite of suboptimal cellar conditions over the 20 years since I purchased the 750ml bottle, occasionally reaching mid 70s F during summer months before I installed cooling. Poured it through a screen to remove the substantial tar-like sediment. Menthol, dark cherry, pomegranate, spicy Vietnamese cinnamon, mace, cocoa, vanilla toffee - and subtle dried mushroom hints as noted by another user. Probably early tertiary flavors due to accelerated aging in suboptimal cellaring. I was surprised at how different our tasting experience was compared to professional review notes that indicated more floral and fruit character.
9/2/2022 - REDHEAD6971 LIKES THIS WINE:96 Points
Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Graham’s “Vintage Port”
Varietal: Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua, Quinta das Lages and two others, Quinta da Vila Velha and Quinta do Vale de Malhadas, exact quantities unknown.
Area/Appellation: oporto Portugal
Vintage: 2000. Price: $40/ 375 ml. Taken from my Anton’s Vintage Wine and Spirits personal inventory.
Color: burnt ruby. Legs: slow
Nose: tar, burnt caramel, butterscotch, lanolin, cream brûlée
Palate: Rich crème brûlée, burnt caramel, butter scotch nuts Toffee,
chocolate, cherry.
Finish: Oh my goodness. Rich, vibrant, smooth, lifting more butter scotch, crème brûlée, burnt caramel, chocolate covered cherry, toasted nuts, toffee, coffee. Wow and this is from a 375 ML bottle a half bottle stored in a passive part of my cellar.
Comments: A big, pleasant surprise. The balance is awesome. I mean it is right on where it should be and this is from a half bottle.
Pairing Suggestions: peanut caramel butterscotch tart. Crème brûlée, Chocolate vanilla torte. Cacao 80% or higher.
Score in terms of Vintage: 96
Score for the Wine: 96
Value for the Money: outstanding excellent
Date Tasted: 08/31/2022
Tasted by: ACK
