Dow's 1997 Vintage Port.  The Dow’s 1997 Vintage is an outstanding wine, made slightly drier in the classic Dow tradition, which due to its superb structure will evolve into a classic vintage port. Very dark opaque purple colour, with a...

Grahams 1997 Vintage Port  Magnificent wine, with an abundance of rich ripe berry flavours. Sensational drinking now. Deep crimson. Thick, sweet and concentrated. Round and full and unctuous. Lots of macerated prunes and confidence. Lively and...

Niepoort 1997 Vintage Port. The greatest modern Niepoort vintage shows a black colour and intense aromas of crushed berries and wet earth, with a slight stemminess. Full-bodied and mouth puckering, this young bodybuilder of a Port has loads of fruit and...

Taylor's 1997 Vintage Port  "Excellent colour right out to the rim. Briary, autumnal. Big and bold and fat. Massive alcohol. Tannins creep up. An entirely bigger register than the Graham. Very, very long. Massive." 19/20 Jancis...

Warre's 1997 Vintage Port   Very deep crimson colour. Rich fresh herbal aromas of gum cistus. Penetrating taste of vibrant blackberry flavours, very spicy with an abundance of tannins and sweetness conveying enormous complexity of favours. Powerful...