Croft Vintage 2016

TASTING NOTES - Purple ruby core. Nose of strawberry and blackcurrant fruitiness. Notes of rock rose and eucalyptus. Palate of berry fruit flavour and dense mesh of close-knit tannins. Exuberant fruit, herbal aromas. 2016 VINTAGE - A classic croft vintage port, wonderfully aromatic with a rich fruitiness and an exotic herbal character. However, it has the poise and sense of proportion characteristic of the 2016 vintage. SERVE - Temperature 16 to 18c, Store bottle lying down, Decanting recommended. AWARDS - An elegant and aromatic vintage port awarded 97 points by James Suckling. PRODUCER - Croft is one of the most distinguished of all Port houses. Founded in 1588, it is the oldest firm still active today as a Port wine producer. The company is renowned above all for its Vintage Ports as well as for its range of wood aged reserves and tawnies, time-honoured styles refined by skill and experience passed down through the generations.