The Stone Terraces
The Stone Terraces - W. & J. Graham & C:a
| Owner | Symington family |
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The Stone Terraces Vineyard at Malvedos comprises three parcels in a narrow curving valley, one facing north known as Cardenhos and the other two known as Port Arthur, one facing east and the other west.
It is now, since 1998, a single quinta port but has in the past been a blended vintage port.
| Graham's The Stone Terraces Vintages: | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
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| House | The Stone Terraces Graham | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blue berry, blackberry and a lot of fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Full-bodied. Immature with lots of tannin and quite hard to swallow. Mulberry, dark berry, blackberry and blue berry in taste. Long, complex and very tannic finish. Will be lovely to follow through the years. | ||
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2018 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | The Stone Terraces Graham | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blue berry, blackberry and a lot of fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Full-bodied. Immature with lots of tannin. Balanced and very complex and intensive. Lots of tastes such as dark berry, mulberry, blackberry and so on. Long, complex and very tannic finish. Will be lovely to follow through the years. So far the best 2016 tasted! | ||
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | The Stone Terraces Graham | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with fruit and mature black berries such as mulberries, black berries but also cacao, dark chocolate and some spiciness. | ||
| Taste | Full-bodied. Immature with lots of delicate tannins for a long life. Balanced and very complex with lovely backbone. Intensive taste with dark berry, mulberry, blackberry and so on. Long, seductive and very tannic finish. Will be lovely to follow through the years with a long future. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |