Graham`s Quinta dos Malvedos 2018

Graham`s Quinta dos Malvedos 2018

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  • Vinous rating 95
  • Robert Parker rating 93
Graham`s Quinta dos Malvedos 2018
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75 cl

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Graham`s Quinta dos Malvedos 2018 is a vintage Port sourced from the esteemed Quinta dos Malvedos vineyard, which has been cultivating grapes in the Douro Valley since the mid-19th century. This wine showcases a blend of traditional Port varieties, matured for an extended period in oak. The result is a structured profile that includes flavours of red and dark fruits, complemented by hints of spice and earthy undertones. Known for its consistency, Graham`s continues to uphold a legacy of quality, being one of the few family-owned Port houses in the region.
95 Vinous
The 2018 Quinta dos Malvedos comes from a vineyard that contains top-notch Touriga Franca that Symington's believe performed particularly well in this vintage. It contains some of the fruit that occasionally goes into the "Stone Terraces" cuvée. It has a lush bouquet with black cherries, ash, cloves and a touch of autumn bonfire and is well defined, tempting kirsch scents that emerge with aeration. The palate is silky smooth on the entry, very harmonious with a sweet core of black fruit laced with white, Valrhona chocolate and cracked black pepper, lively but very cohesive on the sweet seductive finish. Great length - this is a very impressive Malvedos.
93 Robert Parker
The 2018 Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage Port, a single quinta, is mostly a 50/30 blend of Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional, with the rest evenly divided between Alicante Bouschet and Sousão. It comes in with 114 grams per liter of residual sugar. There is no Stone Terraces this year, so that dollop of fruit is incorporated here. Round and fragrant on opening, with a touch of eucalyptus on the nose and a cocoa-laced finish, this has a harder edge and more obvious concentration after aeration. It`s reasonably deep—at least for this group of 2018s—with just enough concentration to soak up the power. More importantly, it has broad and classic flavors. Its character is its selling point more than any abstract discussions of concentration or structure. Fans of Graham`s won`t be disappointed. It expresses Malvedos well. This wasn`t my favorite of the offerings, but its character made me at least put it in the top half of the these Symington 2018s. It will have plenty of time to come around, since this is one of the Symington Family Ports that will be released much later (probably seven to 10 years from vintage date). There were 8,600 cases produced. - Mark Squires

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