Quinta do Crasto estate spotlight
Quinta do Crasto: a historic estate set among the steep schist terraces of Portugal's Douro Valley.
2015 Quinta do Crasto Late Bottled Vintage Port
A deeply colored, unfiltered LBV with ripe berry fruit, polished texture, and the staying power to carry a cheese or chocolate course.
Four years in large Portuguese oak vats brought this single-vintage Port into harmony before bottling. At $18 per bottle, it is an easy six-bottle pour and an exceptional $16 case buy.
12 bottles: $192
Vintage character, mellowed before release
LBV is the practical sweet spot of Port: fruit and structure from one harvest, with extended cask time doing much of the patient work before the bottle reaches your table.
Single-vintage depth
The 2015 harvest delivers concentrated dark-fruit character rather than a blended, non-vintage profile.
Patient vat aging
About four years in 9,000-liter Portuguese oak vats softened the structure without stripping away freshness.
Bottled unfiltered
Minimal filtration preserves texture and intensity; stand the bottle upright and decant away any natural sediment.
Case-level value
The 12+ tier lowers the price to $16 per bottle, 68% below the store's $50 winery-price reference.
93 points for richness, polish, and length
James Suckling's exact-vintage review highlights a full-bodied Port with sweet fruit, walnut character, and a long finish.
How compelling is $18 against a $50 winery-price reference?
The bottle price is 64% below the store's $50 winery-price reference. The 12+ tier widens that savings to 68%.
At $18 per bottle, the six-bottle allocation totals $108. The 12+ tier lowers the case to $192, or $16 per bottle, with free shipping.
Review the official LBV page (opens in a new tab) and the 2015 technical sheet (opens in a new tab) for producer context. The $50 winery price is the store's current product reference.
A highly rated, ready-to-pour Port at a weeknight-friendly price.
Open one with dessert and keep the rest ready for dinners, gifts, and cheese boards.
Add 6 Bottles • $108Dark berries, cocoa, walnut, and polished structure
Ripe fruit leads, but freshness and fine tannins keep the sweetness composed.
A single-harvest Port matured for roughly four years in large oak vats, then bottled unfiltered in 2019.
Blackberry, plum, cocoa, cedar, and a savory walnut accent.
Full-bodied and sweet, with refined tannins and enough freshness to keep the fruit lifted.
Long and flavorful. Decant to separate natural sediment and serve slightly cool.
Dense berry fruit and sweetness lead.
Cocoa, walnut, and cedar notes become clearer.
The texture feels more integrated beside food.
Four years in large Portuguese oak vats
The extended cask maturation distinguishes LBV from a younger Ruby Port and makes it more approachable on release.
One harvest: The wine comes from the 2015 vintage in Portugal's Douro Valley.
In the cellar: It matured for approximately four years in 9,000-liter Portuguese oak vats.
At bottling: It was bottled unfiltered, preserving flavor and structure while allowing natural sediment to form.
Four centuries above the Douro
Quinta do Crasto's identity is rooted in steep terraces, schist soils, and a recorded winemaking history that reaches back to 1615.
The estate sits on the right bank of the Douro River, where vineyards climb sharply above the water in a landscape shaped by generations of growers.
Quinta do Crasto remains family owned, combining its historic terraces and cellar traditions with precise modern winemaking.
This LBV turns that heritage into an immediately useful bottle: single-vintage depth, extended vat aging, and an unfiltered finish.
Chocolate for richness, blue cheese for contrast
Let the Port finish dinner with a deep chocolate dessert or a savory-sweet fig and blue cheese bite.
Keep the food concentrated but balanced: bittersweet chocolate echoes the fruit, while tangy blue cheese and walnuts sharpen the finish.
Stand the bottle upright before opening, decant away any sediment, and serve slightly cool at about 16 to 18°C.
Flourless Chocolate Cake
A dark, fudgy cake mirrors the Port's ripe fruit and cocoa tones without adding competing flavors.
Why it works: Bittersweet chocolate deepens the wine's richness while its fresh structure keeps the finish lively.
View Recipe for Flourless Chocolate Cake (opens in a new tab)
Fig, Walnut & Blue Cheese Tartlets
Sweet figs, toasted walnuts, and tangy blue cheese make a compact savory course for the Port.
Why it works: Fig meets the dark fruit, walnut echoes the wine's savory edge, and blue cheese checks the sweetness.
View Recipe for Fig, Walnut and Blue Cheese Tartlets (opens in a new tab)Serious Port that is still easy to open.
Quinta do Crasto's 2015 LBV brings vintage depth, four years of patient vat aging, and 93-point credibility to an $18 bottle.
Decant one bottle and pour it with flourless chocolate cake.
Serve with fig, walnut, and blue cheese tartlets.
A well-priced LBV makes a thoughtful dinner gift without demanding a special occasion.
Choose the Port that already did the waiting in cask, then put a ready, unfiltered 2015 on the sideboard.
