Croft

Specification

Producer

Croft

Region

Rest of world

Where

Douro Valley, Portugal

Classification

Vintage Port

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, other Douro varieties

Vintage

2011

Case

12 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

CROFTX1112X75

About this wine

Croft Vintage Port is made only in declared years, largely from Quinta da Roêda and other top vineyards in the Douro, from traditional varieties such as Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca. It is bottled young without filtration and is rich and fruit-filled, with firm tannins. It needs fifteen to twenty years in bottle and ages for decades.

About Croft

Croft is one of the oldest port houses, with origins in 1588, and takes its name from the Croft family, who were partners from the eighteenth century. Since 2001 it has belonged to The Fladgate Partnership, the owners of Taylor’s and Fonseca.

The heart of Croft is Quinta da Roêda, near Pinhão in the Douro, a property famous for the quality of its vintage ports, where grapes are still trodden by foot in stone lagares. Croft Vintage Port is declared only in the best years and is known for its rich, generous fruit.