Prearrival
2007 Port Offer

2007 ports, in the third declared vintage of the decade, have a different style than those of 2000 and 2003. The few I have tasted so far are more wines of purity and finesse than they are of power. Their acids are styroing and their tannins fine, which does indicate that they can age, but they don’t show the raw tannins that that have made so many of the previous two vintages so difficult to approach young. My read so far is that this will be a fine vintage toi drink while waitimng for the more massive 2003s and 200s to come around.

My notes on three below. I will put them as well as critics' notes on our web site tonight.

Tasting notes were from freshly opened cask samples dawn in mid May. The wines will be bottled in July and August and will arrive in October

2007 Croft Porto; Color: very dark black; Aroma: deep black mocha , light pretty evocative, aromatic, rather pretty; Mouth: smooth viscous without being syrupy, clean acidity, balanced , pure, strong fine acidity, fine structure, very long, clean fine; Very Good - Excellent ; Prearrival Price, $79 Net, Magnums $135 Net

2007 Fonseca Porto; Aroma: deep reserved , finely evocative, clean fine, pretty firm; Mouth: light pretty fresh clean fine structure, very dense, higher toned, lighter ; Excellent ; Prearrival Price, 79 Net magnums 159 Net

2007 Taylor Porto; Aroma: bright sweet forward, clean fresh, pretty, a touch of leather, pretty, bright acid; Mouth: fleshy ripe clean higher toned acidity, no rough tannins, clean lean rather pretty, clean racy, very fine, very long tongue coating; Excellent ; Prearrival Price, Prearrival Price, $79 Net, Magnums $135 Net

Untasted

2007 Taylor Quinta do Vargellas Porto Not tasted, evidently a super cuvee thgis year rather than a best of an undeclared vintage as in the past. Very limited $189 Net

2007 Graham's Vintage Port $85 Net