Croft Vintage Port - 2011 (375ml) Size:375ml still youthful wine

still youthful wine

and its terrific balancing acidity cuts through the sweetness

and overall compelling aromatics of more recent vintages

it is still a young adolescent in terms of its evolution and will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring

Croft Vintage Port - 2011 (375ml) Size:375ml still youthful wineThe 2011 Croft is initially taciturn on the nose, even after allowing it 20 minutes in my glass. A light swirling immediately awakens the aromatics to offer blackberry, Seville orange marmalade, blueberries and dried fig complex and quite compelling. There is real mineralite within this bouquet that, returning after 30 minutes, offers alluring ocean spray scents rolling in off the ocean. The palate is medium bodied with a velvety smooth opening that