In Bond Fine Wine. 2011 Graham The Stone Terraces, Port, Douro, Portugal. Other vintage port in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 96–98/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2020+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
James Suckling (JS) — 97/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 21/05/2013 · Drink 2020+
Fantastic aromas of crushed berries and flowers with hints of minerals. Full body, lightly sweet with a powerful tannin and bright acid backbone. Goes on for minutes. Only 250 cases produced of this mechanically trodden wine from two small stone-terraced vineyards at Quinta dos Malvedos. Try after 2020.
Neal Martin (NM) — 96–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/06/2013
The inaugural The Stone Terraces comes from two 18th century schist stone terraces in Quinta dos Malvedos, one 1.6 hectares and the other 0.6 hectares, whose exposure and soil have made them stand out over the years. Finally, in 2011 they were picked together and fermented in one lagar that yielded just four pipes. It has startling clarity and minerality on the nose, one of those young Ports wher…
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 96/100 · Vinous, 01/05/2014 · Drink May-14
Deep, saturated ruby. Singular nose offers blackberry, huckleberry, licorice, black olive and exotic flowers accented by a piquant note of blood orange. Hugely rich and superripe but with lovely lift and definition to its black fruit, mineral and licorice flavors. Seems thicker and even riper than the "regular" Graham but perhaps a bit less sweet in the early going. Finishes tactile and extremely…