2020 is a year that most of us will never forget. It was the first time that we were stuck in our homes, some in forced lockdowns, with businesses closed, travel overseas non-existent, and some in Douro unable to tread grapes in lagares during the Covid-19 plague. It is mostly in the rear-view mirror nowadays, but the pandemic took its toll and changed (and lost) many lives in the process. That is the backdrop for this wonderful year for Port wine. And now a deeper dive.
While many Single Quinta Vintage Ports were released, and some bottlings that had never been heard of before, so too were some of the very best-known names from the Port trade; declaring 2020 Vintage Ports from this intriguing year that significantly challenged those in Douro. It’s not what was called a Generally Declared (nor even a Classic) vintage, depending on your definition. Nonetheless, it was a very solid year that produced some outstanding Vintage Ports. What is included below, is an unbiased overall assessment of the 2020 vindima, and thirty tasting notes.
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