Tesco, Finest Vintage, Port, Douro Valley, Portugal, 1997

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Tasted by: James Button
(at the Lever Building, London, 03 Oct 2017)
Drinking Window: 2017 - 2023
Made by Symington Family Estates, this vintage Port has spent nearly two decades ageing in bottle, following two years spent in oak. It has a rich raisined fruit and sweet currant character, intense and peppery. A reasonable facsimile of a vintage Port, but it's just too one-dimensional to wholly recommend, especially when the LBV is half the price.
Tesco, Finest Vintage, Port 1997
Producer
Tesco
Brand
Finest Vintage
Vintage
1997
Wine Type
Fortified
Colour
Red
Country
Portugal
Region
Douro Valley
Appellation
Port
Sweetness
Sweet
Alcohol
20.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
25% Tinta Barroca
25% Touriga Franca
25% Touriga Nacional