Christmas Port 2024 Top Ten

Who wouldn't want to be sitting in Porto right now, a small glass of fortified wine to your right and a bowl of salted almonds to your left ?                                                
With so many ports to choose from for Christmas, we have selected our favourite Top Ten. To see the full range of our Ports please click the link at the bottom of the page. 
  
Churchill's Reserve Port 
£23.00 per bottle 
A bloomin' good port. Dense, rich and plummy port with a mulberry like fruit and good levels of tannin. 
                                                                                                    
Dow's 1991 Vintage Port 
£80.90 per bottle 
Review "The firmly-structured, moderately tannic, impressively coloured and concentrated 1991 Vintage Port offers a classic display of black fruits, liquorice, and chocolate aromas and flavours, as well as a full-bodied, muscular style with considerable tannin and firmness." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 1995.
Parker Rating 90 Points (Outstanding)
                                                                                                             
Martinez 1997 Vintage Port 
£52.55 per bottle 
A classy Port, full-bodied and brimming with fruit flavour and silky, fine tannins that kick in on the finish. A subtle wine that takes you by surprise.
                                                                                                   
Croft 2011 Vintage Port 
£61.15 per bottle 
Deep purple black colour. The complex seductive nose has the archetypal Croft opulence but displays impressive depth, background and reserves of aroma. A rich, powerful fruitiness provides the backdrop for heady scents of blossom and rock rose. Luscious ripe berry fruit flavour surges though the palate. The wines velvety texture is underpinned by taut, muscular, perfectly integrated tannins which provide stamina with an attractive firmness and vigour to the finish. More virile and structured than some recent Vintages from this classic house, the 2011 nevertheless displays all the rich ripe fruitiness and exotic scented character associated with the Croft house style.
James Suckling 95 Points
                                                                                                      
Quinta do Noval 1997 Port 
£264 per bottle 
100 points Wine Advocate

"The 1997 vintage port is the greatest Quinta do Noval I have ever tasted. The wine of the vintage, this black/purple-colored port boasts fabulous aromatics (espresso, blackberries, licorice, tar, and flowers), followed by massive concentration, full body, and levels of depth and richness. Gorgeously sweet, stunningly concentrated and full-bodied, this profound vintage port should be legendary. Quinta do Noval's production normally approaches 4,000 cases, but in 1997, only 1,200 cases were produced, so it will be extremely limited in availability. (RP)

Churchill's 2003 Vintage Port 
£96.30 per bottle 
"Full, dark colour with a strong purple hue. The nose is closed but powerfull and complex with an underlying aroma of concentrated ripe berries. On the palate there is good intensity, excellent natural acidity and a very fine long finish. A well balanced wine that reminds me in style of a blend of the 2000 and the 1994 Vintages." - Johnny Graham, 2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Churchill's Late Bottled Vintage 2019 Port
£28.00 per bottle 
Late-Bottled means bottled after 4, rather than 2, years in wood. The LBV is a rich concentrated port from one good harvest which has been aged for 4 years in wood. The word "traditional" indicates that it has been bottled without any filtration or refrigeration to allow the port to continue to develop in the bottle. After 2 more years in bottle it is then released for sale. It is now ready for drinking but can be kept, if preferred, for a few more years when it will take on more vintage port characteristics.

 

Churchill's Crusted Port (Bottled 2007) 
£33.50 per bottle 
Churchill's Crusted Port is even closer in style to Vintage Port than their traditional LBV. It presents a dense, concentrated wine for far less than the price of a Vintage Port.                                                                                                               
Churchill's Dry White Port 
£30.00 per bottle 
Clear and bright orange-brown. Quite rich, nutty nose with hints of raisins. Off-dry, rich palate with nutty flavours and a long, fruit finish. It is delicious served chilled straight from the fridge on its own, with smoked salmon, pate or sushi. Show off by using this as your aperitif /arrival drink instead of Champagne or mulled wine.
                                                                                                             
Fonseca 20 Year Old Rich Tawny Port 
£50.50 per bottle 
This tawny port has an average cask age of twenty years, it is a mature wine of deep amber color with russet highlights. The bouquets complex marriage of ripe, plummy fruit, warm cinnamon and butterscotch notes and subtle oak nuances are confirmed on the palate, which is full and voluminous, with a velvety texture carrying into a long, elegant finish.
                                                                                                         
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