Quinta do Bomfim, Dow’s finest vineyard, acquired and planted by the firm in 1980, is situated in perhaps the most favourable location in the Upper Douro. This quinta, classified ‘A’ grade, forms the core of Dow’s famed Vintage Ports. In ‘non-declared’ years, the quinta produces wines of consistently high quality, which are selected and bottled as Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim. These wines are treated in all respects as Vintage Port and therefore should be stored lying down and decanted before serving. Quinta do Bomfim wines are normally ready to drink from about its tenth year but will also benefit by keeping for many more years. This young Single Quinta wine should be allowed to age in its own bottle for at least 10 years from the time it is bottled to achieve its optimum maturity. For those who prefer to drink their Port young, 4 to 5 years are sufficient. REVIEWS Wine International, October 2005 GOLD MEDAL “The nose is restrained blend of raisins, ripe blackberries, spice and earth. The palate has a fine, full, mouth coating texture, its sun-warmed blueberry and prune flesh supported by firm tannins. Lively acidity and notes of toast parade across the lengthy finish”. Roy Hersh, For the Love of Port, 26th October 2005 “You never forget your first and Bomfim was my first Quinta stay over a decade ago. This little known and vastly underappreciated vintage (which came on the heels of 1994 & 1995) produced some fine SQVPs. The Bomfim is a fully opaque magenta colored wine. It provides a great sense of minerality on the nose, as well as black licorice and dense, ripe plum flavours that are quite soft and texturally pleasing”.