Dow´s 1994 Vintage Port

Name: Dow´s 1994 Vintage Port
Brand: Dow’s (Symington Family Estates)
SKU: 12453
Availability: InStock

€160.00

The 1994 is one of the finest Dow’s Vintage Ports of the second half of the twentieth century. It was widely acclaimed by wine critics and writers soon after its initial release, earning consistently high scores.

For only the second time after the original en primeur launch, the Symington family have decided to release a restricted quantity from their own maturing stocks in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. This wine has perfect provenance having matured solely under the ideal conditions of the Dow vintage cellars, whose location benefits from the moderating maritime climate of the nearby Atlantic Ocean.

Categories: Dessert Wines, Douro, Gifts Suggestions, Portugal Tags: #Dessertwine, #Douro, #Portugal Producer: Dow’s (Symington Family Estates)

Tasting Notes from Pinto Wines

Colour Opaque Ruby

Nose Very fresh, focused fruit on the nose with distinctive aromas of blackcurrant and some liquorice notes

Palate On the palate, the wine is very seductive, muscular, and taut with Dow’s typical peppery tannins, well integrated in the fruit and underpinning the incredible structure

Fact Sheet
Size	75 cl
Grape Variety	Port Blend Red
Alcohol %	20%
Style	Full-bodied with concentrated fruit and firm tannins
Estate/Producer	Peter Symington
Country / Region	Portugal / Douro
Vintage	1994
Vinification	Hand-harvested in small crates to preserve berry integrity.Grapes are carefully sorted, removing underripe or damaged fruit. Grapes are destemmed and crushed, often in traditional lagares (granite troughs).
Cellaring/Ageing Potential	Irresistible to drink now but with another two or three decades of life ahead of it.
Closure	Natural Cork

Food pairing: Blue Cheeses, dark chocolate desserts

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16ºc-18ºc

About the Producer

The name of Dow’s has been closely linked with the finest ports from the Douro Valley for over two centuries. Since 1912, five generations of Symington winemakers have lived and worked at Dow’s vineyards at Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, producing many memorable wines including the only Vintage Port made this century to receive a perfect 100-point score.