The concentrated, fruit-rich 2016 vintage seems to favor the Graham’s style: After three days open, this wine yielded its provenance at Malvedos, the primary quinta for Graham’s, in a blast of juicy flavor. Until that...
The concentrated, fruit-rich 2016 vintage seems to favor the Graham’s style: After three days open, this wine yielded its provenance at Malvedos, the primary quinta for Graham’s, in a blast of juicy flavor. Until that moment, its youthful fruit was compressed behind dark violet perfume. Once it opens, it’s voluptuous, almost overly sweet at first, but the tart edges of the fruit and the licorice-scented tannins suggest the elegance that will come with time. It grows silky with air, seeming to transfer the sweetness from the fruit to the tannins, which take on a caramelized walnut flavor. A beautiful vintage of Graham’s, this has the integration and depth of flavor to age for decades.