PORTUGAL

FORTIFIED WINES

PORT

98 Quinta do Crasto NV Honore Very Old Tawny Port. This is an extraordinary wine. It was created from a blend of very old tawnies (the oldest estimated to date from 1873). The resulting wine, amazingly perfumed and with a texture like liquid lavender honey is stunningly full of life. What shows most strongly are the perfumes, the intensely floral character and the poise between acidity, wood aging and freshness. It has been bottled in Portuguese crystal decanters. Drink now. Folio Fine Wine Partners. —R.V.

abv: 20% Price: $8,500

98 Taylor This is an exceptional vintage, most unusually the third in a row from this producer. Intensely perfumed, richly structured with dark-black fruits, concentrated tannins, it is set for seriously long-term aging. The power of the wine, based around the producer’s Quinta da Vargellas, is magnificent. Drink this major Port from 2029. Kobrand. . —R.V.