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Dow's Vintage Porttext
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Dow's Vintage Port 2003

Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalBig black tea leaf, floral nose with black cherry jam, spicy, licorice, stewed fig aromas with lots of pepper and mint. Intense palate with plenty of tannins and structure. Huge black cherry jam, black berry, licorice, tea, peppery, clove, candied fig flavours with a smoky note. Long, well balanced with good acidity and not too sweet but very young. Will require 12-15 years more in bottle to fully mature. One for the cellar.Tasted: 26 August 2006Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$85.00750mlspecialty listing
Producer: Symington Family Estates - Dow's PortDistributors: The Bacchus Group Inc.
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Roriz - Tinta BarrocaCSPC: 274688UPC: 5010867205246