2 Gold medals:

Late Bottled Vintage 2001; Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage 1996

 

6 Silver medals:

Six Grapes; The Tawny; 20 Years Old Tawny; 30 Years Old Tawny;

Crusted Bottled 2001; 1980 Vintage

 

10 Silver medals:

Late Bottled Vintage 2001; Six Grapes; The Tawny; 20 Years Old Tawny;

30 Years Old Tawny; 40 Years Old Tawny; Crusted Bottled 2001;

Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage 1996; Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage 1998; Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage 1999

 

1 Port Trophy:

Crusted Bottled 2001

 

5 Silver medals:

Reserve; Late Bottled Vintage 2001; The Tawny; 30 Years Old Tawny;

Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage 1998

 

 

 

Graham’s was founded in 1820 and now has 186 years of experience as a producer of premium Ports. The company has been owned by just two families in its entire history; originally founded by the Graham’s, it was acquired by the Symington family in 1970. The Symingtons can trace their ancestors as Port producers back four generations to Andrew James Symington who came to Oporto in 1882, but back thirteen generations
through their great grandmother, Beatrice Atkinson, to Walter Maynard who shipped 39 pipes of Port in 1652. A unique record in the history of Port.

Today six members of the Symington family work in the company, Peter, Paul, Johnny, Dominic, Rupert and Charles. The family personally manages all aspects of winemaking from the vineyard to the final bottling of the wine.

“Rating Portugal’s producers of Port: Graham’s 5 STAR ***** (Outstanding)”
Robert Parker, Parker’s Wine Buying Guide, Sixth Edition 2003

The Leading Vintage Port House

Graham’s Vintage Ports are richer in style than others; they have a velvet-like elegance and are powerful, with layers of black fruit, eucalyptus and mint. They have great finesse, excellent balance and great complexity. Graham’s Vintage Port has length and style and is a wine of incomparable quality. Graham’s has produced many legendary wines in the 20th Century. Classic examples are Graham’s 1908, 1927, 1945, 1963, 1970 and the great Graham’s 1948 and 2000. The Graham’s 1948 is one of the greatest Vintage Ports ever made.

“The consistently outstanding quality of its vintage Ports illustrates a passion for making great Port…”
James Suckling, Vintage Port

In his authoritative book, Michael Broadbent gives Graham’s more “5 star” ratings than any other Vintage Port for the period 1945-2000.
11 “5 star” wines: 1945, 1948, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1985, 1994, 1997, 2000. Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine 2002

Graham’s has the highest average score of any leading producer for every Declared Vintage in the period 1955 to 2000. Graham’s averages 18.07/20.
Clive Coates MW, The Vine October 2003

Nine Graham’s Ports rated over 90 Points by Robert Parker:
1963 (96), 1970 (93), 1977 (93), 1983 (92), 1991 (94), 1994 (96), 1997 (93), 2000 (94), 2003 (95).
www.erobertparker.com

Seventeen Graham’s Ports rated over 90 Points by Wine Spectator:
1927 (94), 1935 (94), 1945 (95), 1948 (95), 1955 (94), 1963 (97), 1966 (93), 1970 (94), 1977 (90), 1980 (90), 1983 (93), 1985 (96), 1991 (93), 1994 (95), 1997 (90), 2000 (98), 2003 (94).
www.winespectator.com

In 2006 Wine Spectator Magazine published a supplement listing the 250 best wines for the years 1995 through 2005. This list includes wines ranked from Nº1 to Nº25 from the Wine Spectator’s annual Top 100 wines.

5 Wines from the Symington family have earned a place in this highly prestigious list – including Graham’s 2000 Vintage Port – an impressive accomplishment for any producer.
Wine Spectators 250 Greatest Wines of Our Time


Distribution and Sales

Graham’s leading position as a Port producer is reflected in its wide distribution, spread over 61 different countries worldwide. Graham’s is a leading premium producer – 79% of Graham’s sales are of premium quality Port compared to the Port trade average of just 18%.


A Leader in Innovation

Graham’s is a key innovator in winemaking technology, having pioneered the design and production of the unique robotic lagares. New product development – Graham’s “The Tawny” (launched in 2005) created in response to growing interest in the Tawny Port category.


The Quintas

A collection of five of the finest vineyard estates in the Douro Valley:
Quinta dos Malvedos
Quinta da Vila Velha
Quinta do Vale de Malhadas
Quinta do Tua
Quinta das Lages

A total of 281 ha under vine dedicated to the production of Graham’s Vintage Port and its other premium Ports. Quinta dos Malvedos has its own winery with three distinct vinification systems, a unique investment in diversified and specialised winemaking designed to achieve the finest quality.


The Wines

At nearly every comparative tasting in the world, Graham’s Ports are found amongst the highest classified. Graham’s is the leading award winner at the main international competitions, significantly more than any other Port producer.