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Tasting Notes

This is on point now, with a mix of cassis, cherry paste and warmed fig fruit that has some youthful energy even as it has melded with bramble, licorice snap and Black Forest cake notes. There's a solid finishing kick of fruit and grip. - Blind 2000 Vintage Port retrospective

Score: 94

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2021-2040 22 July 2021

I under-estimated this Dow when it was first released. It has a deeper in colour than the Fonseca, the Dow 2000 has a lifted nose with fruitcake, damson, black plum, a touch of nail varnish and apricots. The more that you inhale its perfume the more complex it seems. The palate is full-bodied, quite spicy on the entry but very austere in the middle. Firm tannins, robust, a touch of dryness towards the earthy finish. Nice persistency on the finish, those peppery motes flittering about the mouth.

Score: 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2050 01 May 2009

Very grapey, with lots of black licorice and blackberry character. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a long, exquisite finish. Refined and well-made. Best after 2012.

Score: 93

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2012+ 15 May 2003

An opaque blue/purple color (typical of this vintage's top offerings) is followed by a strikingly provocative aromatic display (flowers, licorice, blackberries, and cassis). This firmly-structured, classic, tightly-knit, restrained port exhibits brilliant purity as well as impressive intensity. While not the most dramatic or flamboyant, it is a beautiful, classically structured port that will age gracefully.

Score: 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2008-2030 01 October 2002