James Suckling (98 points):
"Pure grape aromas that remind me of fermenting must but then goes to stems and dried flowers. Full-bodied, medium sweet with fine-grained tannins that coat your palate. Powerful and muscular yet remains agile and beautiful. Grows on your palate. Wonderful ripe fruit in the middle palate. Try after 2030."
Galloni (98 points):
"The 2017 Dow’s Vintage Port showed a slight reduction and required more time to really open in the glass. Typical of Dow’s it has a more backward and introspective bouquet compared to its peers, scents of blackberry, clove, wild mint, cassis and vanilla, gradually gaining more intensity with aeration. The palate is simply glorious. It is built around a compelling tannic frame that seems finer than any Dow’s I have encountered apart from the ethereal 2011. There is so much energy coiled up in this Port, a sense of symmetry that is enthralling and yet you just know that it needs to be cellared for 15-20 years for it to reveal its full potential. For serious Port-lovers. One of the vintages most cerebral offerings."
Roy Hersh (97+ & "TOP-3 Vintage Port 2017"): "The spicy scents of violet, brambly black and blue-berry fruit, mocha, pine and a mild mineral inflection; are reminiscent of an overripe Zin. Best nose of its flight. Medium-bodied by day 3, so drinkable … soft, sweet, fresh and elegant; the fruit is so dense at this point, (not reflected in the mouthfeel) and the underlying tame tannins will fool some into thinking this is not ageworthy. To that I say, ‘remember 1994’ at this same stage. There’s great purity of purple fruits, which fade to black, fleshy yet soft and seemingly sweet for a Dow, with acidity for days. The finish is spectacular in its length and depth. Opulent, just seems to fit the character. Best between 2038 - 2075. Some may believe my drinking window is off; but it’s the exact same age differential as consuming a 1963 Dow’s Vintage Port today. I don’t think that’s a stretch, at all. Yet, Dow’s 2017 is more similar to 1966. A classic beauty; like Catherine Deneuve in her prime!"
Ligger i 1-stk. OWC.