2007 vintage ports – Part 1

See Part 2, my notes on 36 2007 vintage ports – JR

Three port companies – Fladgate, Symington and Noval – shared a room last week to declare the 2007 vintage and offer previews of their best wines. The show was a strong one, with self-evident quality on display in the glass, supported by some fascinating information about the vintage and the current market. Christian Seely of AXA Millésimes (custodians of Noval) described the relatively rainy 2007 growing season as a welcome respite from the previous two drier years, as water levels were crucially replenished. The threat of...