(Port) Wine of the month December 2020: Graham The Stone Terraces Vintage Port 2015

This is the only non-declared year (at least from the Symintons) where a “Stone Terraces” Vintage Port was bottled. Due to this fact, the 2015 is pricewise somewhat “under the radar” as the Category Premium Vintage Port will be much stronger in the near future. Symington’s enologists Charles Symington and Henry Shotton picked two top spots of Graham’s prestigious Quinta dos Malvedos to source the grapes for the Stone Terraces Ports. Even against top 2017 Vintage Ports this Stone Terraces 2015 shows perfectly well and has everything for a long and bright future ahead: Brilliant deep dark color. Complex fruity bouquet with a basket full of berries, cassis and chocolate – extremely seductive. Firm tannins and perfectly supporting acidity on the palate, fresh red-berry fruit, cherry and chocolate. Long and balanced in the aftertaste. The challenge now is to leave some of the 4.800 bottles in the cellar... 19/20

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