Sandeman Vintage Port 2018, best price for this ‘best I have tasted’ Vintage Port Trophy winner at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2022: acclaimed multi-award-winner which will cellar for decades: single bottle in wooden gift box, delivered
£89.00
Vintage Port Trophy – International Wine Challenge
96/100 – Wine Enthusiast
96/100 – Tom Cannavan
95/100 – Robert Parker
95/100 – Decanter World Wine Awards
19/20 – Vinho Grandes Escolhas
This fine vintage port was awarded the supreme prize, the Vintage Port Trophy at the 2021 International Wine Challenge. It is an excellent port, described by Luis Sottomayor—who himself was crowned Fortified Winemaker of the Year in 2022—as ‘one of the best, if not the best, vintage years I have witnessed’. This is a sumptuous vintage port, drinking beautifully now but also one to lay down for up to 40 years—perfect to give to your favourite port drinker. And through CountryClubuk you receive the best price!
A blend of Touring Franca, Touring Nacional, Sousao and Tinto Can from the best plots on the Quinta so Seixo and Quinto do Vaunt estates and foot trodden, the vintage 2018 bears the Sandeman hallmarks of powerful structure and incredible depth of flavour. Since the Guedes family bought Sandeman from Seagram in 2002, the major investment in the vineyards and the winemaking have seen them rise to the top of the tree in the Port trade. Luis Sottomayor’s recognition as Fortified Winemaker of the Year at the 2022 International Wine Challenge is testament to this.
The connoisseurs are loud in their praise of this 2018 vintage port, one naming it the ‘best I have tasted’:
Awarding 96/100, Wine Enthusiast’s Roger Voss notes, ‘This ripe Port boasts stewed plums and dense tannins, making it opulent, rich and set for long-term ageing. Spice and a hint of cardamom give further complexity. Of course, this fine wine will age. Wait to drink until 2029.’
Also awarding 96/100, Tom Cannavan notes, ‘A lovely sense of kirsch-like ripeness and purity here, maybe even Black Forest gateau, with its density of cherry and depth of chocolate. There’s a lovely floral lift too, edged with violet and ashy aromatics. In the mouth it is, in some ways, the marriage of the Offley and Ferreira, with the sweet, opulent fruit and creamy openess of the Offley, but the muscle and brooding depth, and structural elements, of the Ferreira. A sumptuous 2018 this, drinking surprisingly well now but undoubtedly built for the long haul. It is the best Sandeman I have every tasted.’
Single bottle in wooden presentation case. RRP £130. CCUK £89 including free UK mainland delivery.
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Sandeman is now the most awarded Port Wine brand In the world. The state-of-the-art Sandeman winery, built in 2007, is at the breathtakingly beautiful Quinta do Seixo, on the south bank of the Douro, just downstream from Pinhao. The winery is perched on a hill that is garlanded by terrace after terrace of vines, some more than 100 years old.
Selected for its classic and exceptional characteristics, Sandeman Porto Vintage 2018 is a single-year wine that will age in the bottle for 30 or 40 years.
Vintage 2018: Winemaking:
Grapes from the best plots at the Quintas do Seixo and Vau estates, were fermented at the Quinta do Seixo Winery according to the traditional Porto Wine method in granite treading tanks. This ancestral winemaking method allows the grapes to release their constituents and naturally express the aromas of the grape variety and its terroir. After the harvest the wine remains in the Douro region and then are transported to the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia the following spring. The wines then begin their usual ageing process in oak vats. During this period, the wines undergo rackings, analysis and tastings, which allow their ageing to be monitored. The final blend is obtained from the careful selection of wines, in a tireless quest for maximum quality.
Vintage 2018: Tasting Notes:
Deep colour, almost opaque. Aroma of excellent complexity, with spicy notes, together with curry, pepper, ginger, red berries and black fruits. The wine has a light cacao touch with a slightly stony finish, the result of good maturation. On the palate it is intense and complex with lively acidity, firm and well present tannins with an extremely long finish and great concentration.
Store and Serve Advice:
Keep the bottle in a horizontal position, away from light and heat. While maturing in the bottle, it becomes increasingly complex, Its longevity can be estimated at several decades after bottling. Sediments will naturally form in the bottle, which should be opened carefully and decanted for better appreciation. It is a remarkable wine that benefits from being opened some time before consumption. Serve at 16ºC-18ºC.
Food Pairing:
Its elegant and complex profile ideally matches chocolate-rich desserts, red berry tarts and strong cheeses.
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