SYMINGTON’S OFFER 2008 VINTAGE PORT
A message from the Symington’s family:
It is rare in the Douro to have two excellent years that follow each other. This happened in 2007 and 2008. There was even some talk in late 2008 that some producers might opt for declaring the 08’s rather than the 07’s.. It became clear as our tastings progressed that [...]
2009 – PAUL SYMINGTON’S VINTAGE REPORT
CHALLENGING YEAR
This has been a challenging year for the people of the Douro and the vines that they cultivate. Three dry years in succession in a region such as ours complicates the already difficult task of farming mountain vineyards. By the end of September only 285 mm of rain had fallen at Quinta do Bomfim, [...]
