Winery notes (2017 Vintage)
"This 2017 Late Bottled Vintage Port was produced from grapes sourced from four of Graham’s vineyards located in various prime sites in the mountainous Douro Valley. The year was exceptionally dry and hot, and this led to a very early vintage with incredibly low yields (overall production at Quinta dos Malvedos was one third less than the previous harvest). The crop was so small and the vintage so early that it was over by September 15th, which in a typical year would be the starting time. The low yields translated into intense and concentrated wines, rich and opulent — beautifully balanced by the freshness provided by excellent acidity — such was the quality, that Graham’s declared a classic Vintage Port from 2017."
92/100 Wine Enthusiast (2017 Vintage)
"The Port, with its luscious texture and black fruits, is impressive and dense. Black fruits are given richness and spice by the spirit and the raisin flavors. With its light structure, it is ready to drink."
90/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (2017 Vintage)
"The 2017 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend bottled in 2022 with a bar-top cork and 113 grams per liter of residual sugar after six years in cask. (There will be no 2016 Graham's LBV.) Elegant in the mid-palate (unlike its sibling, the Dow's), this also has good structure, but it is a much better balanced wine. The big fruit of this fine vintage shines through, rendering this rather delicious. This has persistence and focus, plus all that tasty fruit. You can't go wrong. Beat after 2022."