Dow's Vintage Port 2011 Awards: Dow's 2011 Vintage Port was elected the best wine of the year on November 14, 2014, by the American magazine "Wine Spectator". Tasting notes: Powerful, refined and delicious, with combined flavors of plum, cherry and cassis, which give it a dense and long-lasting body (written by expert Kim Marcus) Dow's Vintage Port 2016 Dow's Vintage Port 2016 presents a deep and vibrant color. On the nose, it reveals an incredible aromatic depth, where notes of black plum and schist powder stand out with hints of rosemary and violets. On the palate it is a voluminous, well-structured, balanced Port with very fine and peppery tannins.