Quinta do Crasto Colheita 2003

Category:
 
Fortified Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Port Wines
Producer:
 
Quinta do Crasto
Label Name:
 
Colheita
Vintage:
 
2003
Country:
 
Portugal
Region:
 
Douro
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
20%
Grape(s):
 
Old Vines (blend of traditional Douro grape varieties)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
14-16°C

Awards/Ratings
94 pts — Revista Adega (2022, Destaque Porto); Silver Medal — Wines of Portugal Contest (2022); 93 pts — Falstaff tasting (2025)

Tasting Note
Bright amber colour with pronounced aromas of honey, orange peel and delicate nuts. Excellent concentration and volume, fine-textured tannins, and a complex, long, nutty-spicy finish.

Food Pairing
Western: Stilton, Roquefort, aged sheep cheeses, dark chocolate, crème brûlée, caramel desserts, pastéis de nata. Asian: mooncakes, red-bean desserts, sweet sticky rice, hoisin or five-spice roast duck, soy-caramel pork.

Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine grapes are foot-trodden in lagares, fermentation is stopped with grape spirit, then aged ~18 years in 550L Portuguese oak casks; bottled without filtration.

Vineyard Info
Quinta do Crasto is a family-owned Douro quinta (Constantino de Almeida lineage) producing wines and Ports from old schist terraces and century-old vines.