Kopke Port – Quinta São Luíz Vintage Port 2022 75 cl. 20%

While Kopke is rightfully praised for their luxurious tawnies, many are surprised to discover that they also produce vintage port of high caliber.
Their excellent vintage port is the result of a new focus on the category, driven by a very limited production, an upgraded winemaking facility at Quinta São Luíz, and improved winemakers.

Quinta São Luíz is situated in the heart of Cima Corgo’s finest port wine terroir, just a few kilometers from Pinhão, where slate-covered hillsides rise almost vertically from the Douro River.
The grapes come from the estate’s oldest vines, which grow on ancient stone terraces. Here, ‘field blends’ dominate—a traditional planting method featuring a multitude of grape varieties harvested and vinified together. These grapes make up more than half of the blend, with the remainder coming from old parcels of Touriga Nacional.

Once picked, the grapes are transported just a few hundred meters to fermentation tanks, ensuring that oxidation is completely avoided. The resulting ‘healthy’ must is clearly evident in the finished wine, and when combined with the high quality of the wine spirit and the finesse of the tannins, it explains why modern, young vintage ports taste far better than they did in the past.

The 2022 vintage is a powerful, concentrated year, showcasing intense, juicy notes of dark berries—especially blueberries, blackcurrants, mulberries, and elderberries—with fine slate minerals.

This wine offers great aging potential, making it an excellent candidate for cellaring, but it is also irresistible now for those who enjoy bold wines.

Vintage port is bottled unfiltered, so remember to decant it if stored for more than 2-3 years.

Best enjoyed from spacious white wine glasses, served slightly below room temperature at 14-17°C.