In Bond Fine Wine. 2024 Cockburn, Port, Douro, Portugal. Other vintage port in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 92/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2030–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 92/100 · Vinous, 2026-09-01 · Drink 2030-2050
The 2024 Vintage Port is a step up from the Smith Woodhouse, with pretty blackberry, black plum, maraschino cherries and light menthol aromas. The palate is nicely structured, with fine-boned tannins, well-judged acidity, not an intense Vintage Port yet nimble and tensile. Plenty of white pepper towards the sustained finish, this is a well-crafted Cockburn's. Lovely.
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 93–95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2026-04-16 · Drink 2030 - 2060
The 2024 Vintage Port, the first declaration since 2017, was produced with a blend of 63% Touriga Nacional, the most abundant grape in Quinta de Canais, 24% Touriga Franca, 9% Alicante Bouschet and 4% Sousão. It matured for 18 months in oak vats. It has a low 95 grams of sugar—2017 had 107—and feels drier and more vinous and serious. This has one of the highest percentages of Touriga Nacional, an…