What a polished and beautifully structured vintage port with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. It’s medium-bodied with a terrific intensity and brightness. Seems slightly drier than normal for a Graham’s vintage. Fantastically fine tannins. Black berries and tangerines with other tropical fruits. Hints of nuts at the end. Racy and muscular.

Expressive, with violet and warmed licorice notes leading the way, backed by flavors of bramble-laced blackberry and plum reduction. This solid version is in a drier style than most of its peers, with baking spices and mint echoes on the brambly finish. Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca.

This is the fifth release of The Stone Terraces, following the 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017, all of which proved to be exceptional wines, scoring 96 or better. The relatively cool season in 2021 provides a more restrained take on these three parcels at Quinta dos Malvedos, with exposures to the east, west and north. Charles Symington harvested these 7.5 acres as a field blend, fermenting the varieties together to produce this youthfully brisk Vintage. It has the green florals of *esteva, the local rock rose, rooted in sweet slate. Gently girding all its baby fat within a mineral line of acidity, the wine lasts on violets and fresh Damson plum. This is the kind of modern Vintage that’s delicious as a young wine, though it will likely need 20 years or more to begin to show its best.