Churchill's, Quinta da Gricha Vintage Port

Très bon et bien fait, un exemple de vin assez simple mais savoureux. Très bon bu sur 3 jours.

From a 375ml bottle. On the nose ample ripe jammy dark fruit. Full bodied, sweet and smooth, showing good ripe and a bit jammy dark fruit with gentle tannic bite and firm acidic structure. Delicious stuff. This felt overall very clean and balanced for a LBV.

Tasting new samples back in the UK Ripe, deep red/dark nose - very good lift. Notes of raspberry and a spicy floral quality. Lovely sweetness on the attack, feels pretty together (not tight), lots of richness but clean and fresh. Definite cork of black cherry and almond - nice defintion but less expressive than a month ago at the property. Easy-going tannins - barely even thought to write about them! Will drink very well young but has some fine underlying …

Dynamic feel to the nose (chalky frame?) good focus, a speckled and chalky fragrance, notes of dark flowers, blue/black fruit… pretty and expressive, elderberry too. Great freshness (and some menthol vapour). The palate is intense and notably concentrated (wow) – amazing freshness and purity, tantalising acidity and sweetness. Superb lift, clean and fresh, very well-defined. Juicy, lovely tannins. I love this!

Visited the vineyard in April and bought two bottles of the 2005. The Douro valley is incredible, as the vineyard itself. A small hotell where it is full service and you feel that it's only you and the scenery. Will for sure go back. Tried one of them last Friday. Decanted for 2,5-3 hours before drinking. Very fruity, long way to be fully matured (in my opinion). Dark red fruit and berries. Oak as well as some alcohol strength. Very …

I can't help loving this wine young as it is. Typical Churchill's, not too sweet. Fresh nose with a note of wild garrigue herbs - just as Jonny Graham explained during a tasting in Utrecht (NL) in the 90'ies. Disclaimer: I have been following Churchill Graham port for the last 25 years or so, consistently loving them.

Pungent nose, herbal, fresh fennel, mint with fresh brambles and plums. Almost smells like you’re standing in a lagar. Sweet but no cloying, summer pudding fruits, a little tannic grip. Quite soft. Lovely fruit, doesn’t have the concentration of proper vintage so think it’ll probably be worth revisiting on its 10th birthday.

Older nose with burnt orange and rubber. Fun! Edgy. Forces thought. Has beats and darker notes, blackberry and leather. Nice grip and precision. Complex and dynamic. Flesh - earth - latex. Really compelling and delicious.

Churchill's Port tasting @ winery (Porto, Portugal) : Black fruits, very young, fruity. Tannic finish. Needs 15 years. Barrel aged 2 years in oak.