0.75 L
1980
Adriano Ramos-Pinto
Porto
Churchill’s Vintage Port 1985 — Porto, 0.75 L
Churchill Graham
1985 · 0.75 L · RP 88
€ 150,00
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Churchill's Vintage Port 1985 was the house's second declared Vintage Port, a field blend from old Cima Corgo vines made by Johnny Graham. 0.75 L.
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SKU: POR-CHURCHILL-GRAHAM-S-VINTAGE-PORT-1985-075
Key facts
- Vintage
- 1985
- Appellation
- Porto
- Classification
- NV
- Grapes
- Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional
- Format
- 0.75 L
- Producer
- Churchill Graham
- Region
- Douro
- Country
- Portugal
- Type
- Red
- Sweetness
- Dessert
Category: Porto, Douro, Portugal, Red, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Wine
Churchill’s Vintage Port 1985: the second declaration
Churchill’s Vintage Port 1985 was the second Vintage Port the house declared, four years after Churchill Graham was created in 1981. It is a sweet red fortified wine from the Porto appellation, in a 0.75 L bottle. Vintage Port is made from the grapes of a single year and bottled two to three years after the harvest.
Johnny Graham made the wine. He set up Churchill Graham in 1981 with his brothers Anthony and William, and he was 29 at the time. Churchill’s is an independent British Port house, and Johnny Graham still makes its wine.
Old vines and a field blend from Cima Corgo
The wine comes from old vines in the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro. It combines fruit from Quinta da Água Alta, Quinta da Manuela and Quinta do Fojo; Quinta da Gricha, Churchill’s own Cima Corgo estate of 50 ha with about 40 ha under vine, was bought only in 1999. The blend is a field blend that includes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão.
The 1985 season
The season began with a very wet winter, with above-average rainfall in November, January and February. A dry, hot summer followed and peaked in July. At Quinta da Água Alta the grapes were fully ripe by the end of the second week of September.
Ageing the 1985
The wine can age for 30 years or more.
Questions buyers ask
Which vineyards supplied Churchill's Vintage Port 1985?
The fruit comes from Quinta da Água Alta, Quinta da Manuela and Quinta do Fojo. Quinta da Gricha, Churchill's own estate, was bought only in 1999.
Which grapes are in Churchill's Vintage Port 1985?
It is a field blend that includes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão, from old vines in the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro.
How long can Churchill's 1985 Vintage Port age?
The wine can age for 30 years or more.
Who makes Churchill's Port?
Churchill Graham was created in 1981 by the brothers Anthony, Johnny and William Graham and is based in Vila Nova de Gaia. Johnny Graham made the 1985 Vintage Port.
Is Churchill's Vintage Port sweet or dry?
It is sweet. Grape spirit added during fermentation halts it and leaves residual sugar in the wine.
This bottle
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- Older bottles may show cellar wear on the label or capsule; it does not affect the wine and is not a reason for return. Photos of this bottle on request.
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