2007 Vintage Port Barrel Tasting: A Classic Year with Great Grip

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Quinta de Vargellas received one of the top scores from James Suckling in his 2007 Vintage Port blind tastings.

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Reviews of more than 50 young sweet wines from one of the best vintages in the past four decades

James Suckling
Posted: May 6, 2009

Great Vintage Port was made in 2007. I love the combination of power and finesse in these young blackstrap fortified wines. I tasted more than 50 barrel samples of 2007 Vintage Ports in two separate blind tastings at the Factory House in Oporto, Portugal, and others at Port lodges and farms.

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