DOW’S LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT 2020

Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2025 & 2026

Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"This 2020 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) shares the same provenance with Dow’s legendary Vintage Ports, namely the Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira vineyards, which have been owned by Dow’s since the late 19th century. Five generations of Symington family winemakers have tended these vineyards, deriving from them Dow’s distinctive wine profile, characterised by intense, structured wines with fresh black fruit flavours, peppery tannins and a hallmark drier style. The grapes from both properties were trodden in the on-site modern lagares, which equip the Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira wineries.

Enticing aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry with undertones of black chocolate are followed by secondary notes of rock rose – a Douro wildflower – and forest elements suggesting pine needles and a hint of resin and eucalyptus. Typical Dow peppery tannins on the palate go hand in hand with a schist, earthy character lifted by mineral-like freshness. Fuller, more generous fruit than is typical for Dow, reflecting the year’s hotter profile."