The IWC announced the candidates for Fortified Winemaker of the Year (...)
The IWC announced the candidates for Fortified Winemaker of the Year: we are proud that Graham's Charles Symington has been shortlisted, the only port maker nominated. Charles won this prestigious award once before in 2003. His father Peter achieved this honour an unrivalled 6 times in his career. Results will be declared in September.
Graham's wins 2 Gold and 4 Silver medals (...)
2 Gold medals:
4 Silver medals:
Graham's wins 1 'BEST IN CLASS' Gold medal (only 6 were awarded during this year's IWSC) and 2 Silver medals.
1 Gold medal (BEST IN CLASS):
2 Silver medals:
Graham's wins 8 Silver medals in this year's IWC (...)
8 Silver medals:
Outstanding Results in 2010 Blind Tasting Competitions
Graham's achieved outstanding results during this year's international blind tasting competitions, increasing by 17 the number of medals and trophies awarded to Graham’s Ports.
We continue in these tough and challenging times to renew our Douro vineyards with plantings of the finest grape varietals. This is a clear reflection of our commitment to the Douro and to its wines. (...)
We continue in these tough and challenging times to renew our Douro vineyards with plantings of the finest grape varietals. This is a clear reflection of our commitment to the Douro and to its wines.
This year 9,2 hectares of new vineyards are being planted as we write this text: 4,7 hectares at Graham's Quinta do Tua and 4,5 hectares at Graham's Quinta das Lages. This follows on the vineyard replanting that we completed in 2009 at our estates in the Douro and is all part of our long-term investment program to continually improve the quality of our wines.
Unless we renew a part of our vineyard every year, we will eventually end up with a vineyard so ancient that we have virtually no yields at all. Old vines are marvellous, but even they eventually need to be re-planted. No vine lives for ever! Just to put this re-planting in context, we are re-planting this year under 2% of our total vineyard in the Douro. This is expensive in the steep Douro geography, but it is essential for the long-term future quality of our Port and our DOC wines. It is worth noting that this year’s plantings will only begin to produce great wines in some 8 to 10 years at the earliest. We are planting for future generations, not for next year or even for the year after that.
This year’s new plantings include 9,000 vines of Touriga Nacional, one of the finest grape varieties for Port wine. It is very low yielding and difficult to grow but offers the darkest colour and greatest concentration of any Douro variety, being intensely aromatic (violets and rockrose) with superb complex fruit and exceptionally firm tannins.
The heavy winter rains have slowed our work in our vineyards, but the young vines will enjoy the wet soils once the spring and summer come and we may not have to do so much watering, usually an absolute necessity for the baby vines when the Douro heat comes.
Oporto, March 2010
Vintage 2007
Robert Parker
Vintage Report 2009
This has been a challenging year for the people of the Douro and the vines that they cultivate. Three dry years in succession in a region such as ours complicates the already difficult task of farming mountain vineyards. (...)
You can now follow the day to day events at the Malvedos winery, by visiting the Quinta dos Malvedos blog, accessible through our homepage. Every day new posts will be put on the site from Henry Shotton (...)
You can now follow the day to day events at the Malvedos winery, by visiting the Quinta dos Malvedos blog, accessible through our homepage. Every day new posts will be put on the site from Henry Shotton, Miles and occasionally others, with brief comments and news about what is happening in the vineyards and at the winery during the harvest.
Click this link to visit the blog:
The blog is also linked to a Twitter feed @malvedos.
Two of the most respected tasters in Port have weighed in on the recently released 2007 Vintage Ports and based on their scores, it is clear that Graham’s is in the premier league of the Vintage. (...)
Two of the most respected tasters in Port have weighed in on the recently released 2007 Vintage Ports and based on their scores, it is clear that Graham’s is in the premier league of the Vintage.
GRAHAM’S 2007 VINTAGE PORT
Tasting note by James Suckling, May 6th 2009:
Great nose of crushed blackberry, currant and grape skin. Intense. Full-bodied, dense and beautiful, with big, polished tannins and a long, long finish. Very sweet. This is a superb young vintage Port. Could match or better the fabulous 2000 Graham.
Score: 96-99
Tasting note by Jancis Robinson, May 21st 2009:
Blackish purple. Very rich and spicy and immediately attractive and rather luscious on the nose. Violets, liquorice and very flattering. Round and extremely fruity… Literally gorgeous... Certainly persistent.
Score: 18+ Drink 2015-35
Oporto, Portugal May 14, 2009: It has just been announced that Graham's will be present at this year’s Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France, between June 21 and 25, with wines available for tasting in stand D233, Hall 1. The Symington family, owners of Graham's, will be present on the stand and invite you to come visit the stand to taste the recently declared 2007 Vintage Port along with their many other award-winning wines.
Oporto, Portugal May 14, 2009: It has just been announced that Graham's will be present at this year’s Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France, between June 21 and 25, with wines available for tasting in stand D233, Hall 1. The Symington family, owners of Graham's, will be present on the stand and invite you to come visit the stand to taste the recently declared 2007 Vintage Port along with their many other award-winning wines.
Vintage 2007
Graham's Declares The 2007 Vintage
Graham's Declares The 2007 Vintage
Decanter Magazine - January 2009:
Of 39 wines tasted, the Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 1998 Vintage was one of the handful of Ports given 4 Stars - "Highly Recommended".
Tasting note: "Complex, spice on nose. Good balance and length. Complex."
Decanter Magazine - January 2009:
Of 39 wines tasted, the Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 1998 Vintage was one of the handful of Ports given 4 Stars - "Highly Recommended".
Tasting note: "Complex, spice on nose. Good balance and length. Complex."
Vintage Report 2008
Vintage Report 2008
Vintage Report 2008
