The cool, wet growing season of 2021 led many Port houses to choose not to declare that year, but there’s high quality in lighter-bodied wines with more floral characteristics. Meanwhile, the 2003 vintage for Port has been long overlooked, but a retrospective tasting of the year’s top Vintage Ports reveals an exceptional group of wines that still have long lives ahead. Read the full tasting report for scores and tasting notes, including top bottlings from Quinta do Noval, Graham and Dow.
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