Graham's, Vintage Port, 2024

Charles Symington thinks this vintage of Graham’s could be “one of the best ever made”. A very bold statement from a house that is hardly bereft of great wines. Stylistically, it is cut from similar cloth as Fonseca, but perhaps carries it with a little more elegance, and a more red fruited and savoury character. A Cima Corgo driven Port, primarily reliant on Quinta dos Malvedos whose fruit accounts for 3/4 of the blend. The high proportion of Touriga National in the blend delivers quintessential Graham’s power, while Touriga Franca endows rose and citrus blossom, along with tobacco. Mint, eucalyptus and garrigue join and permeate in waves. The palate has a juicy black cherry and a plummy fruit profile that is flecked with vanilla, nutmeg and clove. Slate minerality and beautiful floral and rock rose aromas sustain the long finish. This is a wonderfully stylish Graham’s that will only improve.