Nice and dark red color in the glass The scent caresses the nose with a fresh and floral aroma, which is followed by a full, sweet flavor palette with notes of cherry, herbs, pepper and blackberry.
As the first on the market, Graham’s has launched its organic port made from grapes from Quinta das Lages and Vale da Vilarica. The high-lying fields have a drier and cooler climate than the others, which means that there is not the same need for spraying. This therefore makes it possible to produce an organic port wine! The increasing demand for organic wine in recent years has thus also been met by Graham’s!
Natura Reserve is a ruby ​​port with fresh and floral aromas, which are followed by a full-bodied finish.
The grapes undergo fermentation at 24 – 28 degrees. As soon as the must has achieved a satisfactory grape sweetness (often within 48 hours), the fermentation is stopped by adding a 77% grape spirit in a ratio of 1 to 5. The must is then placed in used oak barrels for 2-3 years, before the finished port is bottled bottled and released for sale.
About W & J Graham’s
In 1820 the Graham brothers received 27 barrels of port wine as payment for unpaid debts. Selling them went so well that the two enterprising Scots developed a taste for the special wine. They decided not only to produce port, but to produce the best port in the entire Douro Valley. With this, W & J Graham’s was a reality.
Three centuries of port wine tradition and experience naturally give Graham’s a strong foundation – and ensure a number of values ​​which are still a cornerstone of the company. That is why the company’s motto is also ‘Do Not Forget’. Traditions, experience and knowledge are passed down from generation to generation, while the company also constantly focuses on innovation.
In 1882, the young Scotsman Andrew James Symington was hired, but after a few years he moved on to the world of port wine. But when Graham’s got into financial trouble in 1970 and needed a capital injection, Symington’s grandchildren took the opportunity to buy the house. Today, the Symington family therefore has a very central position in port wine and owns a number of the best houses. Today, it is thus five cousins ​​with roots going back to port wine production and the Douro valley all the way back to the 17th century, who take care of the production.
Favorite of Robert Parker
The legendary wine reviewer Robert Parker also had the following, very apt comment on Graham’s: “The most consistent producer of great port in the post World War Two Era”. Graham port wine, as the brand is often called colloquially, has a large selection of delicious port wines to offer. If you are in doubt about which Graham port to choose, you are more than welcome to contact our customer service for advice and help. But if you’re looking for good port, you’ll never go wrong with Graham’s – whether you’re going for the house prestige wine, 40 Years Old Tawny, or the excellent classic, The Tawny.
Traditional virtues
Grahams’ maintains that some of the port wines are produced using the completely traditional method, where the grapes lie in open, low vessels, the so-called lagares, while the employees step on the grapes with their bare toes. At the same time, however, Graham’s, as the first port wine producer, uses more modern versions of lagares, which work together with the traditional ones and give results that are as good, or often better, than the traditional ones.
Beautiful Douro
The Douro Valley is perhaps the most challenging terroir in the world. The area’s mountainous terrain and steep valleys ensure a number of small microclimates, each of which guarantees diverse, unique wines with great complexity and balance. Temperatures in the Douro drop below freezing in winter and are usually above 35 degrees in summer. These are harsh conditions, but in fact they are ideal for creating port wines with great power, complexity and fullness. At the same time, large parts of the Douro are very inaccessible and the vineyards have to be almost cut out of the mountainsides. For centuries, brick terraces have been built on the slopes, which are so steep that there is only room for one row of vines. It is both beautiful and unique – which is why the area was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
Graham’s owns five mountainous vineyards in different parts of the Douro Valley, all with the best classification – i.e. ‘A’. In order to preserve the original, wild flora, it has been preserved almost undisturbed – an approach that the Graham’s are convinced ultimately contributes to a more complex and flavorful expression of the individual vineyard’s terroir.
