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Vintage
Vintage Port is the outstanding wine of an outstanding year. Perhaps on average only three times in a decade is the weather suitable for the declaration of a Vintage year and only a small handful of vineyards in the Alto Douro produce wines of the potential to become Vintage Port. Professor Sainsbury in his famous Notes on a Cellar Book wrote: ?There is no shipper?s wine that I have found better than the best of Dow 1878 and 1890 especially.?
1963 $299.99 very limited
"This is a wonderfully silky and rich wine. Deep and concentrated raspberry and cherry character, with a hint of spice. Full-bodied and very sweet, with layers of fruit and a long finish.--Dow vertical. Drink now." 92 The Wine Spectator 12/31/99
1970 $184.99 limited
"I have always been a fan of this very fine and well-made Port. Truly balanced in character, with focused flowers, spice and cherry. Full-bodied, with a sweet palate and a fine texture.--Dow vertical. Drink now." 94 The Wine Spectator 12/31/99
1980 $67.99 very limited
"A forgotten wine that has always been outstanding. Firm and tight, with raspberry and allspice character. Full-bodied and sweet, with a long, long finish. Approachable now.--Dow vertical. Best from 2002 through 2008." 91 The Wine Spectator 12/31/99
1983 $65.99 very limited
"Very stylish and big, with a classy balance of fruit and tannin. Deep ruby-purple, with a multidimensional nose of perfume and grapes, full-bodied, tannic and tightly knit." 94 Wine Spectator Web
1985 $74.99 very limited
"An attractive 1985 that's starting to show well, with aromas of cherry, spice and nut. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, sweet aftertaste.--Dow vertical. Best from 2001 through 2010." The Wine Spectator 12/31/99
1994 $99.99 limited
"The massive 1994 is unquestionably the finest Dow I have tasted since the 1977. This opaque purple-colored wine is not as developed or flamboyant as Fonseca, but it is super-concentrated and multi-layered, with huge masses of fruit and some tannin in the finish. This is a slightly drier style than Fonseca or Graham's, but it appears to be a classic, majestic, enormously constituted 1994 that should age effortlessly for three decades or more. It is one of the stars of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2030." 96 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #107
1997 $61.99-750ml limited $29.99-375ml limited
"Super. I love the nose of this young Port, which shows raisin, spice and a little stemminess. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with loads of ripe tannins and a long, long finish. Really racy and exciting. Even better than when tasted from barrel. Best after 2006." 95 The Wine Spectator 1/29/00
2000 $59.99

Quinta do Bomfim
This quinta classified ?A? grade, forms the core of Dow?s famed Vintage Ports. In ?non-declared? years, the quinta produces wines of consistently high quality, which are selected and bottled as Dow?s Quinta do Bomfim. These wines are treated in all respects as Vintage Port and therefore should be stored lying down and decanted before serving. Quinta do Bomfim wines are normally ready to drink from about its tenth year but will also benefit by keeping for many more years.
1995 $35.99 available
"Slightly heavy but impressively concentrated, this is a very ripe young Port with plum, raisin and spice aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, very sweet, with sugar-coated, thick tannins. Best after 2004." 90 The Wine Spectator 4/30/98
"Saturated deep ruby. Aromas of cassis, blackstrap molasses and sassafras. Smooth, stylish and intensely flavored; in the classic crisp, drier Dow style. But very stylish port, finishing long, firm and minerally. 90 Steve Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 3/4-98

Quinta da Senhora da Ribiera
Quinta da Senhora da Ribiera takes its name from the little chapel between the Quinta house and the river, and was originally acquired by Dow's in 1890. The vineyard consists almost entirely of steep walled terraces, some of which are amongst the earliest to be built in the Douro. The vineyard covers 21 hectares of south-facing hillside with 62,000 vines. The average age of these is over 25 years, and typically each vine yields only three-quarters of a kilo of grapes. This low yield, combined with the hot dry climate, consistently produces wines of tremendous depth of color and complexity, distinguished by their violets and Esteva aromas and tannic structure.
1998 $49.99 very limited
"A knockout?It grows into a gentle giant, with the potency of oregano, as though of Esteva on steroids, hard to get all of it in the mouth or the brain at once. The wine is gripping, both voluptuous and tight, tasting like an old field blend of the varied Douro vines, wild as crushed berries and herbs. Cellar it to see what it may become perhaps the wine of the vintage." 94 Wine and Spirits Magazine 4/02
2001 $52.99

Rare Tawny
Peter and Charles Symington select young wines of great style and body for setting aside and maturing in oak, over many years. During the ageing, the Ports gradually lose the full, deep red color of their youth and take on the classic amber hue, which gives them their name.
10 year $29.99 available
"Bright and beautiful honey, toffee, caramel and a touch of nuts. A vibrant, sweet Port of lovely, delicate structure. Can't put it down." The Wine Spectator 1/31/96
20 year $48.99 limited
"Complex aromas of toffee, roasted nuts, lead pencil, orange peel and caraway seed. Intensely flavored fruit is silky but nicely delineated; offers a fresh flavor of orange peel. Not at all thick, but brisk and vibrant. Finishes clean and long, with hints of smoked nuts and marzipan." 90 Steve Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 3/4-98
30 year $94.99 limited
"Plenty of caramel, toffee and coffee aromas and flavors. Medium- to full-bodied, very sweet, smooth, succulent finish. Mellow tawny." The Wine Spectator 1/31/96

LBV
These wines come from the same vineyards that, in a year when a Vintage is "declared", produce Vintage Port. However, as they are bottled between the fourth and sixth year after the harvest, they mature more quickly and are ready to drink much sooner. Dow?s LBV is a full rich Port with spicy ripe fruit flavors and an elegant aromatic nose. Well rounded on the palate and has the traditional Dow?s drier finish which makes it one of the finest LBV Ports available.
1997 $20.99