Grand Vin Wine Merchants UK | Blog

Last week we attended the 2017 Port Tasting at Tate Modern.  The 2017 vintage comes directly after the 2016, which is the first time since 1846/1847 that back to back years have been declared! ‘The wines are characterised by an exuberant ripeness, with remarkable aromatic intensity, profound fruit and strong velvety tannins. These are great, very seductive Vintage Ports, hugely enjoyable to taste now, but clearly with immense ageing potential. Perhaps among the best we will ever see’ Christian Seeley, Managing Director of Quinta do Noval Deciding to declare a vintage is a decision that has never been taken lightly by the Port Houses.  When we tasted the 2016’s in May of last year we were hugely impressed by the quality and firmly believed the vintage had set a new benchmark in terms of quality for the region.  Then comes along 2017!  It’s never easy to make comparisons for Port vintages as the conditions can often result in very different styl...