This 2013 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) shares the same provenance with Dow's legendary Vintage Ports, namely the Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira vineyards, which have been owned by Dow's since the late 19th century. Five generations of Symington family winemakers have tended these vineyards, deriving from them Dow's distinctive wine profile, characterised by intense, structured wines with fresh black fruit flavors, peppery tannins and a hallmark drier style. The late starting 2013 harvest yielded grapes in very fine condition, the Touriga Nacional performed especially well, and this became apparent in the wonderful color and aromas from the fermentations in the lagares at Senhora da Ribeira. The grapes showed perfect graduations ranging between 13° and 14° Baumé, and this contributed to full,structured wines.benefited from some timely rain at the end of September, followed by ideal fine weather.