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The August 2024 Auction: Part 1
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"Possessing a fine bouquet of Kirsch and briary scents, it developed light hints of spearmint the 2nd day. Smooth, medium weight and generously fruited with waves of off-dry dark cherry, almost syrupy in the middle, but with enough acidity to keep it in synch. Right up there with the Dow and Graham's at the top of the 1980 vintage. Suave and filled with 2-3 decades of fine drinking ahead, this 35 year old Vintage Port shows extremely young for its age, yet is beginning to really hit its stride and gain more complexity. The persistent finish is loaded with sweet berry and mocha flavors and this 1980 emerged as one of the best bottles of this VP in recent years."
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"Possessing a fine bouquet of Kirsch and briary scents, it developed light hints of spearmint the 2nd day. Smooth, medium weight and generously fruited with waves of off-dry dark cherry, almost syrupy in the middle, but with enough acidity to keep it in synch. Right up there with the Dow and Graham's at the top of the 1980 vintage. Suave and filled with 2-3 decades of fine drinking ahead, this 35 year old Vintage Port shows extremely young for its age, yet is beginning to really hit its stride and gain more complexity. The persistent finish is loaded with sweet berry and mocha flavors and this 1980 emerged as one of the best bottles of this VP in recent years."
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.
One of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions, famed for fortified Port and, increasingly, powerful dry reds. Its terraced schist vineyards and native grapes yield wines of concentration and character.
Covers powerful dry reds and fortified Port from native varieties grown on the valley's terraced schist slopes.
Portugal's finest red grape, giving deeply colored, floral and structured wines central to both Port and the Douro's dry reds.