SANDEMAN Vintage Port 2016 Bottle

Description

Sandeman Vintage Port 2016 is an outstanding wine that has garnered high praise, receiving 99 points from Wine Enthusiast. Roger Voss describes it as ripe and generous, with well-integrated tannins and a powerful black-fruit core, rich in black plum flavours balanced by fine acidity, showcasing its long-term aging potential with enjoyment starting in 2029. Jancis Robinson rates it 18.5+ points, highlighting its aromas of plum, violet, and chocolate, alongside a pleasant smoothness and nuances of spice and earthiness, creating a truly superb tasting experience. The Wine Advocate awards it 93 points, noting its opaque colour and complex aromas of ripe black fruit and cocoa, with a muscular structure and firm tannins, promising a bright future for this exceptional Port.

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WINE ENTHUSIAST 99 points
This is a ripe and generous wine, with tannins that are well integrated into the powerful black-fruit core. It is rich in a black plum flavor that's cut by fine acidity. Complex, balanced and full of long-term potential, drink this impressive wine from 2029. — Roger Voss

JANCIS ROBINSONS 18.5+ points
Plum, violet and chocolate with a hint of musky grape aromas too. Pashmina smoothness. Utter pleasure to taste – the fruit is just so pristine, yet there is spice and earthiness and even a bit of savoury umami flavour too – mushroom and soy, perhaps. Superb. (RH)

THE WINE ADVOCATE 93 points
2016 will go down in Port Wine’s history as a top-quality vintage. An unusual year in terms of weather, a mild and dry winter gave way to a persistently wet spring putting the potential for a high-quality harvest in doubt. A mild summer with the occasional heatwave rescued the year with a perfect balance of daytime heat and night-time cold allowing the grapes to mature slowly. Opaque with an almost black colour the wine has an intense, complex aroma. Ripe black fruit, cocoa and chocolate flavours continue on to the palate where some floral notes of rockrose are also apparent in a long, lingering finish. Firm tannins, full-bodied and with fresh acidity it has structure that will allow the wine to age comfortably for decades.

JAMES SUCKLING 93 points
Dried salted plums and dried figs with dark chocolate and graphite undertones. Full to medium body. It’s sweet but juicy with very fine tannins, that are tightly packed and structured. Deep dark fruit with polished texture. Seamless and long. Try after five years. Better after 2026.

DECATER 93 points
Tasted by: Richard Mayson
(at Decanter Magazine's December 2018 issue Port 2016 vintage report, 30 May 2018) Part of Port 2016: Vintage report and top releases
Drinking Window: 2032 - 2055
Closed and dense on the nose, then the palate has a touch of tar. Muscular and still tight knit with the powerful spicy, dry tannins that have become the hallmark of Sandeman in recent vintages. Made from 40% of both Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca with support from Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão and Sousão. Serious Port – not as overwhelmingly extracted as some previous years and well balanced for a long future.

Vegan and Sustainable.