Rank #14 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2010
Ratings & Reviews:"Amazing
aromas of lilac, violet, crushed blueberry and mineral that turn to
black pepper and spices follow through to a full-bodied, medium-sweet
palate, with a long, chewy finish. Evolves to tar and asphalt. Really
held back, yet powerful grip slaps you and makes you happy. This is
mind-blowing in texture. The greatest Dow ever made. Best after 2022.
6,200 cases made." -JS
Wine Enthusiast Magazine - Rank #6 on Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2009 & 96 Points:
"A solidly structured wine, packed with initially sweet fruit that then
becomes drier as the ripe tannins show through. All the ingredients are
there, supported by a tense texture to go with the first sweetness.
It's an exciting wine, obviously very ageworthy." -R.V. (12/15/2009)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 94 Points:"The 2007 Dow’s Vintage Port
is one of the stars of the vintage. A glass-coating opaque purple
color, it offers up an already complex bouquet of mineral, pencil lead,
licorice, spice box, and assorted black fruits. On the palate it is
quite massive, slightly dry in the house style, and packed with fruit.
It has the structure to be one of the long distance runners of the
vintage taking as much as 20 years to reach its peak and drinking well
through 2050. As an aside, I was able to taste the individual
components of this wine on the day prior to this tasting. The final
blend is better than any of its parts." (02/10)
"This is clearly a great vintage, I rate 2007 overall better than 1977 or 1955."
-James Suckling, May 6, 2009
"Dow produces some of the best Vintage Ports made."
-James Suckling, January 2000
