"93 Points, Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): "A russet core with clear rim. A light nose that lacks a little lift and personality with notes of cigar box, iron rust and dried fruits. The palate is better with good concentration, quite a sturdy, resolute port, masculine and conservative, a no-frills, focused wine with notes of mulberry, sloes, lemongrass and fig with great depth on the finish. A more mercurial Croft, constantly changing in the glass and yet it always returns to being a rather stoic port, the antithesis of the more flamboyant ’47 (although the ’55 is much better.) Drink now, but do not be afraid to cellar for longer. Tasted November 2007.""
Croft is the oldest port house with a distinguished history dating back to 1588. The Croft family, originally wine merchants from York, played an active and prominent part in the history of the Port trade. Croft is one of the most well known Vintage Port houses and has produced some legendary Vintage wines, notably the exceptional 1945 regarded as one of the best of this landmark year. The character of Croft Vintage Ports is one of the most distinctive and individual of all. Crammed with luscious plump jammy fruit in their youth, they develop great richness and complexity with age. The cornerstone of the Croft Vintage Port style is the firm’s estate of Quinta da Roêda. Often described as the jewel of the Douro Valley quintas, Roêda forms a vast south west facing semicircle of terraced vineyard on the right bank of the Douro close to the village of Pinhão.
Please note that there is some seepage from the cork on this bottle but the fill level is good
