According to a very recent publication of Richard Mayson the Symington family has declared/ will declare 9! Vintage Ports. They are:
Warre VP '24
Dow VP '24
Graham VP '24
Graham Stone Terraces VP '24
Vesuvio VP '24
Capela de Vesuvio VP '24
Roriz VP '24
Smith Woodhouse VP '24
Cockburn VP '24
He tasted these wines in March 2026 after "internal'" decision to declare and published his notes today, (as he states) "after official declaration".
On the website of Symington Family Estates this is confirmed (message of 13-4-2026) for their 7 "classic" VP's , adding that small quantities of Roriz and Smith Woodhouse will also be declared.
As far as I know (I saw a picture) Quinta do Noval VP'24, Quinta do Noval Nacional VP'24 and Quinta do Passadouro VP'24 are also declared (no big surprise, ofcourse ).
Noval have finally made their official release announcement.
QUINTA DO NOVAL DECLARES 2024 VINTAGE PORT
Christian Seely, Managing Director of Quinta do Noval, comments:
“I am very happy to be able to announce the declaration of three exceptional 2024 Vintage Ports from Quinta do Noval:
Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port 2024, Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2024 and Quinta do Passadouro Vintage Port 2024.
Conditions throughout the 2024 growing cycle were particularly favourable. A rainy winter and a spring with good water availability replenished the water reserves in the soil and encouraged an early budburst in March. The beginning of the summer was cool, delaying veraison until July and favouring a slow and even ripening of the grapes.
August was dry and, although some of the younger vines experienced a degree of water stress, the older vines remained in balance thanks to the water reserves retained in the soils. In September, conditions remained mild, with cool nights, allowing the grapes to continue ripening slowly and evenly, while preserving freshness, aromatic purity and balance.
The grapes, harvested in perfect conditions, arrived at the lagares ripe, healthy and beautifully balanced, with pure fruit, freshness and good phenolic ripeness.
Several plots of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa and Sousão were particularly noteworthy. The Nacional vineyard itself, together with several old mixed variety vineyard
parcels, proved exceptional.
The wines show great purity of fruit, structure and aromatic depth. They are precise, refined and very well balanced, with a remarkable combination of elegance and intensity.
These are Vintage Ports that are already highly expressive in youth, yet possess the structure, depth and balance required for a long and promising evolution in bottle.”
Top 2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
2026: DR Very Old White, Graham Stone Terraces 2011, Quevedo Branco 1986 b.2026
Christian Seely, Managing Director of Quinta da Romaneira,
comments:
"It is a great pleasure to announce the declaration of this exceptional 2024 Vintage
Port: Quinta da Romaneira Vintage Port 2024.
The climatic conditions of 2024 were particularly balanced in to Douro, following several recent harvests marked by more demanding growing cycles, intense heat and periods of greater irregularity. The winter of 2023/2024 brought good rainfall, allowing important water reserves to be replenished in the soils. Spring and early summer unfolded in relatively cool and balanced conditions, with timely and welldistributed rainfall, encouraging healthy and regular vegetative development.
From July onwards, the weather became drier and more stable. Véraison took place in favourable conditions, allowing a slow and even progression of ripening. August was hot and dry, bringing some pressure on the younger and more exposed vines, but the older vines and better-rooted parcels benefited from the accumulated water reserves, maintaining a very fine equilibrium. The drop in temperatures, particularly
at night, in late August and throughout September, was decisive in preserving the freshness, aromatic purity and precision of the fruit.
These conditions allowed us to wait, patiently, for the ideal ripeness of each individual parcel, with a very positive phenolic evolution and no loss of balance. The grapes arrived at the lagares in excellent health, fully ripe, well concentrated and with a natural freshness that was immediately evident. In particular, several parcels of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa and Sousão revealed very high quality, confirming from an early stage the exceptional potential of this vintage.
The Quinta da Romaneira Vintage Port 2024 expresses with great clarity the identity of the Romaneira terroir. It is a wine of great purity, precision and elegance, with very fine floral aromas, intense wild fruit and a depth that always emerges in perfect balance. The structure is firm and enveloping, the tannins are fine and the freshness is beautifully integrated, promising a long and harmonious evolution in bottle.
2024 thus establishes itself as a year of outstanding quality for Romaneira, giving rise to a Vintage Port of precise definition, intensity and character, with huge immediate charm, but also the balance and structure required for a long and rewarding development in the cellar.
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