No disease at all was in evidence.Spring and early summer were characterised by exceptionally bad weather, exemplified by the record at one unfortunate quinta: a production of only 4 pipes versus an average of 130, as a result of mildew, The summer was relatively cool and approaching harvest in late August the vines were fairly backward, but from 5 September a scorching heat wave set in. The wines were sound and stood a lot of work, were clean with good average sugar and considerable flavour but the yield a bit short.This last shower (17 September) allowed the vintage to begin most favourably on the afternoon of the 18th. 3 By then, however, most grapes had been picked.1920 will be very short – possibly only two thirds of last year. The vintage period was characterised by very cool temperatures – only 20° – 22° C – and rain.The main characteristic of this vintage has been very low production from all Quintas and very low yields from the grapes themselves in the lagares.In spite of the rain, graduations were uniformly high and the colour of all wines excellent. 79I 2008: Northern Rhone Cote Rotie / Hermitage. Conditions throughout were ideal, cool nights and never too hot during daytime. Flowering in the Douro was generally rather poor resulting in lower yields than usual. Prospects in the better districts for good quality and average yield.It is unlikely that the early high fermentation temperatures will prove to have been dangerously high and it is likely that the 1970 wines will prove to be quite outstandingly good. As a result we are bottling very small quantities of outstanding wines.The 2004 Vintage Ports show intense deep purple-red colour, a factor that was strongly influenced by the August rains that softened the skins and allowed for better colour extraction. The musts were of excellent quality.The vintage started on 25 September. An advantage of our steep Douro vineyards is that the land drains very well after rain,which prevents the damp earth from creating problems in the very ripe berries. Very hot throughout the week and temperatures were higher than we like in the lagares. Otherwise, harvest conditions were excellentPicking began at Vesuvio on the 9th September, Malvedos on the 11th (at temperatures of 40° C), Bomfim 16th, and Cavadinha and Rio Torto Valley 25th. This was followed by some beneficial rain and prospects for the vintage improved substantially.Quinta das Lages in the Rio Torto started picking on the 26th September, Zimbro (near Tua) 27th, Bomfim the 28th, the Rio Torto generally on the 29th and up in the “Altos” picking started as late as 10 October. Excellent Port. Although there were heavy showers in the western end of the Douro on the 21st and 22nd September, the weather then cleared off. There followed a generally overcast, warm and showery three or four weeks, with only a few days of clear sun at the very end of September. Quantity as anticipated was small, but the grapes very sound as the weather ideal. Rain on the 10th of September as well as night time showers on the 12, 13th and 14th, followed by fine weather did a great deal of good.The vintage started on the 10th of September at our quintas and more generally on the 14th of September, in favourable weather, which turned cooler after the 20th.The weather throughout the vintage has been “to order.” This year’s wines are I consider better than any since 1878 and will I hope and believe start a new era in the Port Wine trade.
We have good colour and acidity and assuming the weather forecast is correct we are likely to have a well above average quality vintage.Despite (and in part because of) the incredibly low yields we have made some excellent Ports and Douro wines in 2018. Graduations were on the low side but the colour and flavour was excellent.A very hot two weeks (35-36° C daily) with little or no wind has had a dramatic effect on the wines: at Bomfim sugar testing on 1st September gave 10.5 – by 8th it had risen to 11.5 and is now over 12. That these 13 days, from 21st September to 4th October were key to the great Ports made this year, there is no doubt.”After a mainly wet autumn, the winter was mild but very wet, with 44% more rainfall than normal. It seemed that the gods were against us, because we then had 128 mm in April and May, just when the crucial flowering and fruit set takes place. The mostos were little greener than our mostos here, but they also had good colour.Vintage started in the three quintas [Bomfim, Zimbro and Sra da Ribeira] on 1st October. The weather conditions at the vintage could not have been better and we hope that some very fair wines will be made with some good ones among them.After the February rain there was a heatwave in April and the first half of May, which was followed by rain. Vines were late but doing well in April.Vintage began 27 September in exceedingly hot weather.Though rather too soon for the provas, tasted all the 1911s and found them, for the most part, already bright. Not a trace of mould or rot was to be seen on the grapes coming in, and seldom can a Vintage have been made from more uniformly healthy grapes.Except one brief spell in July, extraordinarily cool and unsettled weather the entire summer, flowering in June marred by The first fortnight of September was hot and dry, which was an immense help to the vines. Zimbro about 35 and Sra da Ribeira (excluding outside grapes) about 70. In addition to the Dow and Vale Meão, other great buys include the Croft (97 points, $93), Cockburn (97, $75), Quinta do Vesuvio (97, $77), Sandeman (97, $80), Smith Woodhouse (96, $58) and Quinta do Crasto (95, $70).It is a matter of heated debate whether the quality vanguard of Port is represented by the blends made from multiple vineyard sourcesâsuch as the Dow, Croft, Cockburn and Sandeman bottlingsâor by the single quintas, which also include classic-scorers such as the Graham Stone Terrace (96, $200), Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha (96, $268) and Symington Family Quinta de Roriz (95, $58).The success of 2011 is rooted in a combination of natural and man-made factors. Yet 2011 stands apart. The vines, as though second guessing the dry conditions ahead, reacted from this early stage by reducing their water consumption. Many are enticing to enjoy now for their youthful vibrancy and fruitiness, but they will offer more elegance, integration and refinement as they age. The rain which then followed was very helpful.The harvest started on the 22nd in perfect conditions – sunny and not too hot.Vintage started on the 22nd.
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