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As has become traditional, we will report here any news we become aware of relating to declarations of Vintage Ports from the 2018 vintage.
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AHB wrote:As has become traditional, we will report here any news we become aware of relating to declarations of Vintage Ports from the 2018 vintage.

First to declare is Sogrape, who will be releasing Sandeman, Offley and Ferreira.
Well this is good news, I’d like to add Sandeman and Offley to my cellar if the budget allows.

Are there any indications that these are SQVPs? I have no idea what those houses are likely to produce.


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rich_n wrote: 17:40 Sat 11 Apr 2020Well this is good news, I’d like to add Sandeman and Offley to my cellar if the budget allows.

Are there any indications that these are SQVPs? I have no idea what those houses are likely to produce.
From the few statements I've seen, it looks as though these are full house declarations and not single quinta releases.
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rich_n wrote: 17:40 Sat 11 Apr 2020Well this is good news, I’d like to add Sandeman and Offley to my cellar if the budget allows.

Are there any indications that these are SQVPs? I have no idea what those houses are likely to produce.
From the few statements I've seen, it looks as though these are full house declarations and not single quinta releases.
Oh well that is even better news! I’ll be intrigued to see the early tasting notes.


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Symington:

"It has selected two wines to release en primeur in 2020 – Quinta do Vesuvio and Dow’s Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, with each of these estates having delivered "unique expressions of the lifted aromas that characterise the year", said Symington.

The other Quinta Vintage Ports produced in 2018 – Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Bomfim, Quinta da Cavadinha and Quinta dos Canais – will age in the Symington cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia for future release, it added."

From Harpers - https://harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.ph ... ports.html
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On the live-stream tasting this evening, Johnny confirmed that Churchill will be bottling a Quinta da Gricha 2018 but not a full Churchill blend.

He also announced that Churchill's will be introducing a 40 year old blend next year, when Churchill celebrate their 40th anniversary.
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AHB wrote: 21:01 Tue 14 Apr 2020
He also announced that Churchill's will be introducing a 40 year old blend next year, when Churchill celebrate their 40th anniversary.
Does that mean they have bought In some older tawny to help produce an average age of 40YO? If so I wonder who/where provided that. Either way, I am sure it will be very good as I have enjoyed their other tawny blends.
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Doggett wrote: 22:11 Tue 14 Apr 2020
AHB wrote: 21:01 Tue 14 Apr 2020
He also announced that Churchill's will be introducing a 40 year old blend next year, when Churchill celebrate their 40th anniversary.
Does that mean they have bought In some older tawny to help produce an average age of 40YO? If so I wonder who/where provided that. Either way, I am sure it will be very good as I have enjoyed their other tawny blends.
Remember that "40 Year Old Tawny Port" has nothing to do with its actual age. It's a flavor profile and nothing more.

Most TWAIOA do have an average age that is significantly older than what's on the bottle, but it isn't required. All Churchill's needs to do is acquire stocks that allow them to create a blend that tastes like a 40 Year Old is supposed to taste. The age matters not.

I even know a story of a producer who submitted a sample for testing that was slightly younger than the number on the label, but it was rejected because it tasted too old.
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Niepoort will not declare a VP or Bioma VP
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Just seen a FaceBook announcement from Ramos Pinto that they will be declaring a Quinta do Bom Retiro 2018 Vintage Port. That's now added to the list with a link to the Portuguese article in Revista de Vinhos.
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Doggett wrote: 22:11 Tue 14 Apr 2020Does that mean they have bought In some older tawny to help produce an average age of 40YO? If so I wonder who/where provided that. Either way, I am sure it will be very good as I have enjoyed their other tawny blends.
The Case do Douro has vast stocks of surplus single harvest (and blended?) Ports going back many decades. That is a regular source of old tawnies for smaller producers and I suspect is where most of the recent proliferation of aged white Port has come from.
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Taylor's have just declared. 3 in a row!
http://taylor.pt/en/news/taylors-declar ... ntage-port
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akzy wrote:Taylors have just declared. 3 in a row!
http://taylor.pt/en/news/taylors-declar ... ntage-port
Wow, that’s got to be a first! Or at least the first time for a long time. I’m sure someone can tell me if this has been done before...
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rich_n wrote: 09:49 Thu 23 Apr 2020 Wow, that’s got to be a first! Or at least the first time for a long time. I’m sure someone can tell me if this has been done before...
It's possible. According to 'The Book', there is a possible (JDAW rightly so describes as unlikely) 1859 Taylor's. If so, then there was at least 4 vintages in a row. 1857 is also unlikely, in which case, that's 5 possible years in a row.
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Oscar told me that he will also bottle...
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I have just been advised Quinta da Devesa will be bottling 2018 as their first production of Vintage Port.
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On an Instagram interview this afternoon, with themomsomm, Sandra Tavares said that she and Jorge are in the process of blending their Vintage Port but she was expecting they would be releasing a 2018 Vintage Port.
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Axel P wrote: 19:43 Tue 05 May 2020 Sogevinus Vintage 2018_packshot small.jpg
Thank you. Added to the list.
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Oscar confirmed last night that Quevedo would be declaring with a release of 5,000 bottles:

https://youtu.be/zQB52LHtHAA

Just after the 14 minute mark.
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On their 2018 Vintage launch call on Thursday 14th May, the Symingtons shared the news that the 2018 Ports would be bottled in 75cl with some 150cl also being filled. There would be a very small number of larger formats filled with Senhora da Ribeira and with Vesuvio.

No halves will be filled with 2018 Port.

They also shared with us that the Quinta das Canais is 80% Touriga Nacional and that the yields at Bomfim were very small indeed, less than 1kg of grapes per vine.
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Gran Cruz will also bottle 2018 VP under their brands Ventozelo, Dalva and Cruz.

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I've just posted tasting notes for my first tasting of the Vesuvio and Senhora da Ribeira 2018 Vintage Ports.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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