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Voted Wine Spectator "Wine of the Year" 2014.
The label is missing from this very rare bottle of vintage port but is easily identified from the date stamp on the cork. The shipper (Dow's) is identified from the embossed bottle. No signs of seepage and the fill is in the neck. An extra wax seal has been applied at some point in it's life and a small part of this has been chipped.
1962?.... Not declared by all the port houses but Dow's and Quinta do Noval Nacional have produced a stunning wine from the 62 harvest.
Why?....Vintages are only ‘declared’ when the quality of the fruit, the quantity available and market demand meet. It may take up to two years after harvest for a vintage declaration to be made, and even when one Port shipper judges the conditions sufficient for Vintage Port, other shippers may not necessarily agree. This scenario is highly unusual, though, and has only occurred a handful of times in history, like in 1962.
The quality of grapes used in Vintage Port is one of this style's distinguishing factors. The grapes, typically grown in the Cima Corgo sub-region of Douro, are left to achieve full ripeness before they are picked. This is Vintage Port’s first step in what will usually be a long life before consumption. It is often said that no other wine requires as much time in bottle to balance itself as Vintage Port: the minimum bottle-ageing period is considered to be 15 years, with the finest examples capable of vitality well after 50 years.
I hope you enjoy this bottle as I have it's twin.
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