Symington announces Quinta Vintage Port from six estates
Port giant Symington Family Estates has announced that it will produce 2023 Quinta Vintage Ports from its top six Douro estates. The move will see the wines bottled in May and available from mid-June.
Four of the Quinta Vintage Ports will be released en primeur this year: Quinta do Vesúvio, Dow’s Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos and Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim. The two remaining Ports – Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha and Cockburn’s Quinta dos Canais – will remain ageing in their cellars for future releases.
Charles Symington, head winemaker at Symington Family Estates, sees the 2023 vintage as the strong year for the producer's Quinta Vintage Port.
“Our ability to maximise the potential of the 2023 conditions depended on a well-planned picking schedule, agile teams and favourable weather. Our reward is these beautifully balanced 2023 Quinta Vintage Ports, which represent the finest expression of the year.
“These wines are made from the best-performing plots of vineyard at each estate, which we’ve brought together to create excellent, terroir-driven Quinta Vintage Ports with great ageing potential”, he said.
Quinta Vintage Ports are released when quality is more localised at specific vineyard parcels at Symington's estates. This differs from a classic Vintage Port which is announced when there is consistent quality across the entire Douro region. A classic Vintage Port was last declared in 2019, when it was decided the 2017 vintage met the high quality standards for such a release.
Moderate conditions in 2023 allowed for balance ripening in the Douro, where abundant winter and spring reinvigorated the soil and a mild summer led to steady maturations. Even amid a dry July and August, the vines grew well with an early September rain enhancing fruit quality further.
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