Winemaker Notes

Only three to four times a decade are the climatic conditions ideal in the Douro Valley to produce a sufficient quantity of exceptional wines which will allow shippers to ‘declare’ a Vintage. Vintage Port is aged in oak casks for two years before being transferred unfiltered to the bottle, where it has the potential to mature for decades.

Professional Ratings

• 95DecanterRipe, dense, heady fruit on the nose with more to give. Rich and plummy with good purity and definition backed by ripe tannins and a big, ripe, well-structured finish. Finishes with a flourish.
• 90Robert Parker’s Wine AdvocateAn under-rated producer, Smith-Woodhouse has turned out a port with an impressively saturated dark ruby/purple color. This powerful port is moderately sweet, forward, rich, and full-bodied, with nicely integrated alcohol and tannin.