2018 Ferreira - Vintage Port - Douro - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

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2018 - Ferreira Vintage Porto
1 - Bottle (0.75L)

100 points
Wine Enthusiast
United States
2020

17.5 points
Wine Magazine
Portugal

95 points
eRobertParker
United States

95 points
Decanter Magazine
United Kingdom

94 points
Wine Spectator
United States

GRAPE VARIETIES:
48% Touriga Nacional, 35% Touriga Franca, 14% Old Vines, 3% Sousão

Winemaker: Luis Sottomayor When in 1989 he joined the winemaking team led by master Fernando Nicolau de Almeida, Luis Sottomayor knew he was in ...

Luis Sottomayor
Test results:
2020
Deep, almost opaque color, with intense and complex aromas with floral and balsamic notes, combined with resin, cedar, tobacco box, black fruits, spices, pepper and a slightly stony touch. In the mouth it has an excellent body, very well integrated acidity, powerful tannins and spicy notes with a long, lively and harmonious finish.
PORTO FERREIRA VINTAGE 2018
TYPE: Still CATEGORY: Vintage COLOUR: Red
DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN: DOC Porto REGION: Douro
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE: Yes
THE WINE
Ferreira Vintage are unique and exceptional Port Wines, the maximum embodiment of quality in Port Wine. With
270 years of tradition in excellence, Ferreira has one of the best Vintage Port bottle cellars in the industry, with
wines dating back to 1815. Selected for their unique cellaring potential, Vintage Ports are exceptional wines from a
single extraordinary year.
TASTING NOTES LAST TASTED: 2020
Deep color, almost opaque, with intense and complex aromas with floral and balsamic notes, combined with
resin, cedar, tobacco box, black fruits, spices, pepper, and a slightly stony touch. On the palate it has excellent
body, very well integrated acidity, powerful tannins and notes of spices with a long, lively finish of great
harmony.
HARVEST YEAR
Cold and dry winter. Extremely rainy spring, which allowed the replenishment of water reserves in the soil but
affected flowering and contributed to an abnormal incidence of vine diseases, resulting in considerably lower
yields. Despite the hot and dry summer, the humidity levels in the soils provided a long and balanced end to
maturation, allowing the production of wines of excellent quality.
WINEMAKER: Luis Sottomayor

VARIETIES:
45% Touriga Franca, 40% Touriga Nacional, 10% Vinhas Velhas, 5% Sousão

WINEMAKING
Grapes from the best plots at the Quintas do Caêdo and other Sogrape Douro estates are fermented at the
Quinta do Seixo Winery following traditional Port Wine methods in granite treading tanks. This ancestral
winemaking technique allows the grapes to release their components and naturally express the aromas of
the grape varieties and its terroir.
MATURATION

The wines are transported to the Ferreira traditional cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia in the spring following
harvest. Stored in used oak vats in the ideal conditions of these bicentennial ageing lodges, the wines
undergo a short maturation period under the constant care of the wine team who, following analysis, creates
a final blend of extraordinary quality that is bottled in the 2nd year after harvest and laid down for a very
long cellaring.

STORE
Vintage Ports should be stored in a horizontal position, in a cool dark room, undisturbed. The slow
maturation over decades permits a gentle evolution and the wines develop a unique, amazing complexity.

SERVE
Like all wines matured in bottle, Vintage Ports will form sediments with time and benefit from being
carefully opened and decanted some hours before consumption, for a better appreciation. Serve at
16ºC-18ºC (60ºF-64ºF).

ENJOY
The structure of this extraordinary wine, rich and elegant, is a perfect match to dark chocolate, red and wild
berries desserts and intense cheeses, such as a strong blue cheese.
TECHNICAL DETAILS

Alcohol: 20% ±0,5 |Total Acidity: 4,6 g/L ±0,5 (tartaric Acid) | Total Sugars: 103 g/L ±10 | pH: 3,6 ±0,1
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (TYPICAL VALUES FOR 100 mL)
Alcohol: 15,9 g | Sugars: 10 g | Energetic Value: 660 kJ/158 kcal | Suitable for Vegetarians: Yes | Suitable for Vegans: Yes | Gluten-Free

ALLERGENS:
Contains sulfites
BOTTLING DATE: 2020-04-15 BOTTLES PRODUCED: 19.333
AVAILABLE CAPACITIES: 750 mL

BOTTLER:
Bottled by: Sogrape Vinhos, S.A., Avintes, Portugal
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION
All the grapes used in this wine were produced in accordance with the Sustainable Agriculture Integrated Production guidelines as defined by the International