Dow's 1966
Vintage Port
Often overshadowed by 1963, but a real gem.
Description
Huge, solid and well built wines, with a perfect balance of tannins fruit and acidity.
Our Expert's Recommendation
"This wine is now beginning to reach its full maturity and is likely to be ready for drinking. As it ages further, it will begin to develop gently into a more tawny style wine. One of the best wines of the vintage."
Press Comments
"At Dow’s Bicentenary tasting in 1998, a well-nigh perfect bottle, fragrant, very sweet yet with a Dow dry finish. Most recently: lovely, evolved, slightly spirity; very sweet for Dow, delicious, perfect now."
“...the splendid 1966, where Dow’s is a candidate for Best Port of the Vintage”.
"The 1966 is also a top success for that vintage; in fact, it would be hard to find a better port for that year."
"An attractive harmonious almost creamy bouquet: more flesh and body, also with citrus-like zest. My top mark of the dozen 1966's”
"The 1966 Dow is one of my favourites. It is a classy, racy wine with a dry hardness that seems to focus its layers of violet and cherry flavors. It is a truly fine wine."
Additional Information
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