Dow’s Vintage Port 1980

Purchased from an immaculate local private cellar. Stored perfectly since release.

Immaculate condition for the age, showing dark, ruby red in the glass with notes of creamy black fruits; blackcurrants and blackcherries with liquorice and chocolate. Remarkable structure with noticeable tannins and acidity finishing long and luscious. Decant and enjoy over a long evening!

“Very dark crimson still with only a hint of age on the rim. Intense nose with a hint of mint. Complex, round and integrated with plump plummy fruit but a dry, peppery finish. A sort of Hermitage style of vintage port. A vintage unfairly overshadowed by 1977 – although it’s a very irregular vintage with some poor examples. Lovely dry sign-off but lots of fruits as well as the tannins. A bargain! Very vigorous.” 18.5/20, Jancis Robsinson