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This Top 100 Wine of the Year in 2003 was # 9 on the Spectator's elite list of great wines. The 2000 Vintage is remembered for the immense concentration of its wines and for the small quantities produced. Grahams is a family business with the 13th generation of Symingtons at the healm. Peter Symington, who is responsible with his son Charles for the vineyards and winemaking, has been named ‘Fortified Wine Maker of the Year’ by the ‘Wine Challenge’ six times. Nobody else has won this important award more than once. Then, in 2003 when this wine was released, his son Charles won the same award. Bravo, Symington family, for your commitment to quality and tradition!
Wine Spectator
Smells like freshly picked orchids, with loads of ripe, clean fruit. Full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful and racy. It lasts for minutes on your palate. Yet there's a balance and class to this young Vintage Port. This is the greatest glass of Graham I have ever tasted, young or old. Best after 2014. 9,000 cases made.
Score: 98.
—James Suckling,
May
15,
2003.
Wine Advocate
Grapy, unformed, black raspberry liqueur and licorice-infused cassis notes leap from the glass of this opaque purple-colored wine. Sweet, plush, rich, and accessible, it is a forward, lush, concentrated effort that should drink well for two decades. While not one of Graham's most profound ports, it should evolve rapidly, providing immense crowd appeal.
Score: 94.
—Robert Parker,
October
2002.
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Price:$110.00 Sale$84.99 Save $25.01 (23%) SKU10183 |  |
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