Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Vintage Port

SMITH WOODHOUSE: Smith Woodhouse is a specialist producer of premium quality Ports. The uniformity of this quality is underpinned by Smith Woodhouse’s own Madalena vineyard from where the wines are largely sourced. This small Quinta (vineyard property) has the highest A quality rating and is located in the Rio Torto district acknowledged as one of the finest Port growing areas. Over the coming years the recently acquired Quinta do Vale Coelho further upriver in the Douro Superior producing full and elegant wines will gradually form an important component of Smith Woodhouse’s Ports. 2002 LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE BOTTLE MATURED: Smith Woodhouse is one of the only producers that makes a Traditional Bottle-Matured Late Bottled Vintage Port. The grapes are harvested in the fall and are fermented for a short period of time before the addition of 100% grape spirit alcohol. This step stops fermentation preserves the wine’s natural grape sugars and gives it its unique richness. The wine