2009 Croft vintage Port wine

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2009 Croft vintage Port wine single bottle, the Wine Advocate scored 94 points, the 2009 Croft has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry and black plum

2009 Croft vintage Port wine

Tasting notes, The Wine Advocate, 94 rating
The 2009 Croft has a tightly wound smell of blackberry, black plum, and touches of glycerine and graphite that are well-defined but persistently broody. The palate is full-bodied with a burly, powerful entry. There is actual structure and presence here – a Croft packed full of spicy black fruit with white peppers generously sprinkled over the finish. This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend – or might trip over its untrammelled ambition! Tasted May 2013.

Croft Port wine is pleased to announce that it has declared the 2009 vintage. This price includes VAT and duty. 2009 will be remembered as a year of low yields. This was partly due to the small amount of fruit and the effect of the dry ripening season. Dormancy ended very early, with bud burst starting at Pinhão in the first week of March. The ripening season started with relatively cool weather, which continued throughout July, but in August, this turned to intense heat. There was almost no rain from July through to the harvest in September. These hot, arid conditions produced concentrated musts, rich in colour, tannins and sugar and by early September, the grapes had reached phenolic maturity.

Stocked stored in our warehouse in Derbyshire, we deliver to all of the UK
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All prices include the VAT and duty

Stocked stored in our warehouse in Derbyshire, we deliver to all of the UK
You can choose the delivery date as you Checkout
All prices include the VAT and duty

One of the original founding Port houses, Croft traces its origins to 1588 when the company was established in England by Henry Thompson, a member of the Merchants Company of York. The Croft family, who joined the partnership in 1736 and gave the firm its present name, served the Port trade with great distinction. Croft is one of the most famous Vintage Port producers. Its reputation derives from its ownership of Quinta da Roêda, one of the finest estates in the Douro Valley, and from such legendary wines as the Croft 1945, recognised as one of the best of that landmark year.

In 2001 this distinguished and historic firm was acquired by the owners of the Taylor and Fonseca Port houses and since this return to family ownership has consolidated its position as a ‘first growth’ Vintage Port producer.

Croft’s CEO Adrian Bridge commented: 2011 will mark the tenth anniversary of Croft’s return to family ownership. Our investments at Quinta da Roêda continue to enhance the reputation of this iconic vineyard and have borne fruit in the fourth vintage to be declared since we acquired the property. It therefore gives me particular pleasure to announce the declaration of the Croft 2009