Graham's Single Harvest Tawny 1961

[DRT]

The Symington Family and Graham's are very pleased to announce the release of the Graham's 1961 Single Harvest Tawny Port. This is a luxury special edition bottling: there are only three casks of this wine, each of which will yield only 712 bottles. Every bottle will be numbered by hand, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Graham's winemaker, Charles Symington.

Charles describes the wine as having "on the nose an explosion of of mulitple aromas, a combination of caramel, nuts, hints of vanilla and cigar box. Massively concentrated in the mouth, these wines have a complex palate revealing honeycomb, exotic spices and crystallised orange peel flavours. The richness is balanced by a firm and refreshing acidity which gives the wine a perfect balance and structure, leading to an endless finish."

The wine is now available in Portugal (including at our Lodge in Gaia), Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the UK.

Uncle Tom can justifiably feel slightly smug as he has been suggesting "Vintage Tawny" as an alternative name for Colheita in the UK market for many years. "Single Harvest" / "Vintage" = much the same thing

[JacobH]

And only a cool £210 a bottle in bond...

[Glenn E.]

Uncle Tom can justifiably feel slightly smug as he has been suggesting "Vintage Tawny" as an alternative name for Colheita in the UK market for many years. "Single Harvest" / "Vintage" = much the same thing

As I recall Tom has suggested Single Harvest Tawny in the past as well.

This particular Colheita (which is on the label as required by IVDP regulations) is only available in Portugal, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and the UK so the name might work. (Portugal? Seems like Colheita would work better there.) I just hope that they don't confuse the rest of the world, particularly the US where Colheita is the known and understood term. Changing terms here probably wouldn't be worth it.

£210 a bottle does seem a bit steep, especially for a UK price. It's probably about right as a US price - a good Colheita with that much age would normally run $300-$350 here when competitively priced. (Of course you do see people asking $495 for stuff like that, but it rarely ever sells.)