A candidate for wine of the vintage, the 2007 Graham’s Vintage Port is complete in every way. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up an ethereal perfume of smoke, mineral, Asian spices, incense, an amalgam of ripe black fruits, and a hint of chocolate in the background. This leads to a dense, super-rich, plush, opulent wine that hides its structure under all the fruit. Vibrant, impeccably balanced, and exceptionally lengthy, it will easily age for another 25-30 years in the cellar and drink well through 2050, probably longer. It is a tour de force. Drink: 2010-2050. Rated 97. ‑ Jay Miller, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate Issue 187, February, 2010

In a port tasting, tasting Graham's is almost like tasting a big, rich, succulent Merlot after a group of blockbuster, tannic Cabernets. Sweeter and more obvious than many ports, the opaque purple-colored 1994 is fruity, powerful, and rich, with an addictive hedonistic quality. It will be ready to drink in 8-10 years and keep for up to 30. As always, this is a showy, flamboyant port that has the advantage of being slightly sweeter than other 1994s. A great Graham's. Drink: 2002-2035. Rated 96. ‑ Robert Parker, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate Issue 107, October, 1996

Warre's "Traditional" Late Bottled Vintage Porto, a.k.a. LBV, remains among the very best of its type. Unfiltered and bottle-matured, to be sure, it's bottled four years after the vintage (two years later than vintage Porto) and then held in bottle until fit and ready for consumption. So much of what is so great about mature vintage Porto, but, sans the wait, Warre's '01 LBV is rarin’ to go. Deep, deep purple in color with aromas of dried stone fruits, say cherry and purple plum, and just a wisp of grape spirit; on aeration, there's nuance of dark chocolate and baking spices, too; composed and complete on the tongue, packing a gentle wallop of easy, broad chalky tannins; an engaging, fortifying wine, warm and pleasant to the finish.

In the Graham’s cellars the depiction of bunches of grapes on the cask ends has been used to signify a wine of Vintage Porto quality. Amongst these, six bunches denote the darkest and most full-bodied of such wines. One of Graham’s original Porto blends, Six Grapes is a true expression of the Graham’s house style with great richness and complexity &emdash; Graham's themselves refer to it as 'everyday Porto for the lover of full-on Vintage Porto.' Midnight ruby red in color with very primary aromas of ripe plum, prune, cherry, grape pomace, dried fig, tea leaf, bergamot, anise, cracked pepper, whoo, we could go on; rich, voluptuous even, on the tongue, then shows its warming grip with structure from velvety tannins; invigorating, fortifying, flavorful to the finish. And, a steal at the price!

While vintage Porto is bottled some 18 months following the vintage, Tawny Porto is aged almost entirely in cask, during this process throwing off its dark purple color in favor of a more "tawny" hue, leaving its sediments in cask rather than in the bottle, it’s once grapey, plummy fruit transformed into something far more complex and, frankly, sublime &emdash; a veritable cornucopia of aromatic richness: bitter almond, caramel, walnut, citrus peel, raisin, prune, dried berry and cherry and perhaps a hint of brandy by campfire; oh so silken-textured, at once voluptuous and fiery, challenging and satisfying, with deliciously complex flavors that somehow so discreetly reprise those first highly suggestive aromas. Absolutely superb!

This is a lovely, if youthful, 10 year tawny. Just sunset brickish orange-red at the edges; complex aromas suggestive of walnuts, almond, and crystallized red fruits; the texture is a very satisfying rich and silky with long, long flavors that conjure caramel, nut and crisp dried red fruits. A much to be savored tender sweet kiss of a bevy goodnight...

From Douro Valley vineyards of the Symington family in northern Portugal — vineyards which have traditionally supplied the famed Porto House of Dow, including Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, Dow’s primary vineyards on the Douro river. Vale do Bomfim represents a new style of wines from the Upper Douro valley where the region's wealth of grape varieties, mature vineyards and modern winemaking have been successfully combined. Produce of 55% Tinta Barroca, 22% Tinta Roriz (a.k.a. Tempranillo), 17% old mixed vines, 3% Touriga Nacional and 3% Touriga Franca (née Touriga Francesa), hand-selected and vinified at the Quinta do Sol winery, one of the most modern winemaking facilities in Portugal. While a comparison to Bordeaux may be compelling, there is something a bit more delightfully old-world about this wine: deep purple red in color; expresses itself initially like any proper claret showing reserve and restraint, but then steps on out of those shoes to declare itself more surely of Iberian origin with aromas of fleshy wild berries, ripe plum, blonde tobacco and a woodsy, cinnamon stick-like spice; finely balanced; just structured with nicely resolved chalky tannins that fan out broadly on the tongue yielding delicious flavors of berries and spice that burst forth quite unreservedly, warm and long on the finish. Absolutely splendid value, too!

A blend of traditional varieties, principally touriga nacional, touriga franca and tinta barroca. Deep ruby. Ripe, deep cassis and cherry compote scents are complicated by notes of espresso and dark chocolate. Fleshy and smooth, offering gently sweet dark fruit flavors and subtle spiciness. Finishes soft, broad and slightly sweet, with repeating notes of cherry and chocolate. This would work well with grilled or braised lamb. Rated 89. ‑ Stephen Tanzer, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, December, 2010

The Vinha da Ponte is a field blend from a vineyard first planted in 1914 by the current owners grandfather. It has become one of Portugals priciest, best and most famous wines at this juncture. The 2004 Vinha da Ponte is unfiltered and was aged in French oak barriques for eighteen months. Fragrant and seductive, this is a wine you can have fun just smelling at the outset. Its nose is one of its best features and worth a couple of points right there. The tannins are relatively refined, but clearly there, providing grip on the lingering finish, and becoming more obvious as the wine airs out and wakes up. It has a lively, sunny feel to it, although some oak is obvious around the edges at the moment. The mid-palate is elegantly crafted, not particularly thick, but with significant aeration, it fleshes out, expands and becomes lusher and more flavorful. This does not wins first prize in any category depth, intensity, power but it is impeccably balanced, very flavorful, refined and a pleasure to drink. It projects a suave feel, and the purity of its bright, flavorful fruit is a wonderful thing. Utterly closed when I first opened it, showing pretty much nothing and requiring nearly four hours in a decanter, it finally began to expand in the glass and flesh out, showing more depth, flavor and intensity. The more it opened up, the more beautiful the fruit became. I look forward to great things from this wine as it evolves in the cellar. It is not always an obvious wine, although no one will ever mistake it for austere. Give it a chance, think about it, and sit with it. I am betting that this will become more complex and more interesting as it evolves in the cellar. There were approximately 250 cases produced. Drink 2010-2024. Rated 95. ‑ Mark Squires, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate Issue 169, February 2007