Dow's Quinta Senhora da Ribeira 2015

Quinta Senhora da Ribeira is set in the remote Douro Superior with spectacular views over the river. Opposite is another famous estate owned by the Symingtons, Quinta do Vesuvio. Senhora is called after a chapel, the name of which translates as ‘Lady of the River’. Its wines are some of the finest in the Douro and contribute to Dow’s classic vintage ports. In this single quinta vintage you taste the wine on its own, in all its glory. Around half the vines are more than 25 years old and yield a mere 1 kilogram of grapes each, hence the wine’s amazing concentration and its 93 points from Parker and Suckling. The wine is produced traditionally, the grapes trodden by foot in granite lagares. Wonderfully aromatic, balanced and built to last.