Croft Port Vintage 2000

Croft Port Vintage 2000 is a red port wine from Croft, sourced from the Quinta da Roêda vineyard, near the town of Pinhão, in the heart of the Douro valley.

The 2000 vintage port wine remains true to its characteristic Vintage style, marked by strong and ripe fruitiness with a juicy flavor. Croft vintages gain great aromatic complexity and a fine velvety texture with age.

The viticultural year 2000 began with a cool and dry winter. April and May were very wet, with half of the annual rainfall occurring in these two months. June and July were dry. August continued to be dry and exceptionally hot. The end of August featured ideal ripening conditions with long warm days. A few days of rain in September created perfect conditions and completed the ripening. The resulting wines were big and full with intense color and a very attractive aroma.

The wine's aroma is very dense, much more closed than Croft from the nineties, and the alcohol is more integrated into the bouquet. The taste is full, very firm in structure with a bit more austerity than usual. A conservative flavor towards the finish with an attractive hint of blood orange in the aftertaste. Good length of finish.