Croft Vintage Port 2009 is now available at our visitors’ center!
Join us for a tour of the wine lodges followed by a tasting of Croft 2009 Vintage (€6) made up entirely of wines from Quinta da Roêda. All the wine was made in traditional lagares and displays the distinctive scented quality and rich round fruitiness which are the hallmarks of the estate’s wines.
At the end you can take advantage of the special declaration offer price of €59,95*
*offer valid until Dec 15th 2011
Press comments:
Luís Antunes, Revista de Vinhos, Julho 2011 – “Fruta azul muito pura, folhas frescas, lagar, flores silvestres, muito complexo, definido, fresco e sedutor. Vivo na boca, com taninos firmes, tudo polido e envolvente, textura seca, focada. Muito longo.” Pontos 17,5
Rui Falcão, Revista Wine, Julho 2011 – “Cor negra muito escura. O nariz surge muito anisado, hesitando entre um ataque decididamente floral e o fundo de copo muito mais especiado, com sugestões almiscaradas pouco comuns em Vintage tão jovens. Suave e aveludado, muito mais ameno que o esperado, onde os taninos comparecem bem embrulhados na seda da fruta.” Pontos 17
Neal Martin, www.erobertparker.com, May 2011 – “The Croft 2009 reaffirms my opinion that this is really a house on the up, putting the pre-Taylor years when quality had declined firmly behind them and returning to the former glories of the 1920′s and 1930′s. Given its price, Croft comes highly recommended. The 2009 Croft has a very pure pretty bouquet with ripe blueberry and dark plum-scented bouquet. Fine definition although not quite as complex as I remember the 2007 at the same stage. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, supple tannins, moderate acidity, harmonious with a plush blackberry, crème de cassis and spice-tinged finish. Good potential, although I think the 2007 has an intellectual edge. Tasted May 2011.” Score 93
Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com, May 2011 – “Sweet, generous blackberry and cherry fruit dominates the nose. Rich, bold palate with some fruit concentration and nice structure. Freshness and ripeness here: a lovely Port.” Score 92–94/100
Jancis Robinson, Purple Pages, May 2011 – “Blackish crimson. Mellow, well-behaved nose. Very soft, ripe and sweet. Quite different from the Fonseca and Taylor in terms of build – less concentrated. Then the tannin and, especially, acidity rise up and take you unawares at the end of the palate. Just very slightly scrawny on the finish with a tiny hint of greenness. I’d lash out on one of the more serious ports from this stable.” Score 17. Drink 2020-40
Will Lyons, The Wall Street Journal, May 2011 – “Dark black/purple, on the nose it is unmistakably softer and more open than the previous two with just a hint of spice. On the palate the tannins are vividly present and there is a long, dry finish.”
Richard Mayson, richardmayson.com, May 2011 – “Again, very good colour; lovely plummy aromas, minty, quite showy for a young VP; very sweet, still a bit raw with some firm tannic grip rising onto the finish, soft and flattering, very much in the new Croft style. A lovely wine for the medium term.” Score 17
