Dows 2006 Quinta do Bomfim 375ml

Dows 2006 Quinta do Bomfim 375ml

€34.95

The palate provides some contrast, with vibrant and sweet fruits, although it remains rather spicy, with liquorice and soot, and it is still loaded with peppery tannin. It has a very rich texture in the middle, plush and broad, more so than would usually be expected for Dow’s I think, with a fabulously creamed confidence cut with good acidity and a fine peppery energy on the finish. All in all this is a very impressive result in a challenging vintage, and while it can be enjoyed now I suspect it has a few decades in it yet. 95/100

Body

Full
Country

Portugal
Colour/Style

Red
Grape Variety

Touriga Nacional

Description

For over two centuries the name of DOW has been associated with the finest Port from the vineyards of the Upper Douro Valley. Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st, the Symington family has built on the legacy of the preceding Silva and Dow families. Generations of Symington winemakers have worked at the Dow’s vineyards: Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, creating from them Dow’s superbly concentrated wines that are intense and tannic when young, maturing towards a superlative racy elegance with age and scented with violet and mint aromas. Dow’s attractive and distinctive drier finish is the recognisable hallmark of the wines from this great Port house.