Cellar Selection Port from a superstar small producer
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2016 Quinta do Crasto Vintage Port 750 ml
- Curated by unrivaled experts
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The Rare Port Trifecta
Superb producer + standout vintage.
When it comes to cellaring vintage Port, any bottle you consider MUST meet those crucial criteria.
Today’s 2016 Quinta do Crasto Vintage Port passes that test with flying colors…and It also happens to be one of the greatest Port bargains we’ve ever offered here at Wine Access.
From a superstar 400-year-old producer and one of the best seasons in the past two decades, this outstanding bottle earned 96 points and Cellar Selection honors from Wine Enthusiast, rubbing shoulders with bottles that cost triple digits.
Collectors know full well that Quinta do Crasto is one of the smaller stars whose Ports stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those of the better-known houses, like Warre’s, Graham’s, Taylor Fladgate, Croft, and Fonseca. The winery, which was founded in 1615, has been guided by proprietors Leonor and Jorge Roquette’s family since 1910.
Situated in Cima Corgo, an hour east of the city of Porto, Quinta do Crasto’s vineyards are classified as grade “A” by the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP). On south-facing banks of the Douro River at approximately 2,000 feet elevation, 60-year-old vines are planted in schist soils on terraces supported by hand-set stone walls.
Aged two years in large Portuguese oak vats, bottled unfined and unfiltered, this bottle will cruise for the next two decades, and beyond.