Wine List to Celebrate the 130Th Anniversary of Our Family’S Involvement in the Douro, We Opened the VINUM Restaurant & Wine Bar at Our Graham’S Lodge in 2013
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Welcome to the Vinum wine list To celebrate the 130th anniversary of our family’s involvement in the Douro, we opened the VINUM Restaurant & Wine Bar at our Graham’s lodge in 2013. By opening VINUM, in association with the Basque company SAGARDI that specializes in gastronomy at the very highest level, we intend to present visitors with ideal food pairings for our Douro wines and our Ports. The lodge which is home to VINUM, was built in 1890 and contains no less than 3,700 seasoned oak pipes (casks) full of our very finest Ports, together with the equivalent of a further 2,300 pipes in oak tonels and vats. In this lodge we mature Graham’s Six Grapes, Late Bottled Vintage, the Tawnies of 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of age and also a few casks of the rare ‘Colheita’ wines (Single Harvest Tawnies) such as the 1952 and the 1961. These Colheita wines have been ageing here in this lodge for many decades. Such wines are only bottled to commemorate special occasions such as HM Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee and to celebrate the 50th Birthday of President Barack Obama of the United States. Within this lodge we have the Graham’s Vintage Port cellars, with bottles that date back to the very rare Graham’s 1896 Vintage Port and the great 1904 and 1908 Vintage Ports. These cellars contain our reserve stocks of virtually every Graham’s Vintage Port made throughout the 20th century, right up to our most recent "declaration". At VINUM you will be able to taste some of these wines as well as others produced with grapes grown on our family’s 28 "Quintas" (Vineyard estates), all of which are situated in the best areas of the beautiful Upper Douro valley. All the entrées, main courses and desserts are specially created to accompany these wines. In addition to the Port and Douro wines produced by the Symington family, this list also includes a careful selection of other wines. These wines are made by friends of the family from various regions around the world, and in particular from the Primum Familiae Vini, of which the Symingtons are proud members. At VINUM we strive to create wonderful food from all the best natural ingredients that can be produced in the North of Portugal, including of course, the Douro valley and from the clean and cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Paul Symington. Chairman, Symington Family Estates. THE WINES AT VINUM We begin with Douro wines, our home vineyards. We offer the wines produced by the Symington family, such as those from the legendary Quinta do Vesuvio, one of Portugal’s greatest vineyards. We also list the wines produced by Prats & Symington, a joint venture between the Symington family and the Prats, a renowned Bordeaux wine making family. Since 2000 this partnership have been making some of the Douro’s finest red wines, in particular Chryseia, the first Portuguese wine ever to be listed in the Wine Spectator’s top 100 wines of the world. The Altano wines are also listed, coming from the historic Quinta do Ataíde in the remote Vilariça valley. Most of Ataíde’s lovely vineyards were planted in the early 1980’s, so the vines are now some 30 year’s old and are producing wonderful fruit. We would like to highlight in particular the Altano Quinta de Ataíde ‘BIO’ wine made from organically farmed vineyards. This wine is typical of the New Douro wine style thatis achieving such success around the world. The wines from the Douro valley are produced from a wide selection of indigenous and traditional grape varieties. The Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca stand out for their extraordinary quality, and are used in many of the red wines produced. The Douro is best known for its red wines which are normally deeply coloured, full-bodied, with firm ripe tannins and are the perfect accompaniment to game and red meat dishes. In recent years the white wines from the higher lying and cooler areas of the Douro have also been recognized for their wonderful quality. • In the second part of The Vinum Wine List we present the wines from other wine producing regions in Portugal and from around the world. This list has been organized to help you with your choice of wine. Since many of our visitors are from different parts of the world and possibly less familiar with Portugal’s numerous wine regions, we have decided to organize the Wine List according to the style of the wine as opposed to the region. We feel sure that by organizing the Wine List in this manner it will make your choice of wine easier when pairing with the dishes that you have ordered for your meal. However, all the members of the VINUM team are always available to help you to make the most appropriate choice. • In the third part of the Wine List we present our Ports and the wines of Madeira. We have a significant number of wines served by the glass form all sections of this wine list. • — VAT included at current rates — WINES BY THE GLASS CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING Brummell Brut Blanc de Blancs —Burgundy— . 6 € Quinta da Falorca Rosé —Portugal— . 7 € Brummell Brut Rosé —Burgundy— . 6 € WHITE WINES Altano —DOC Douro— . 5 € Quinta da Falorca Reserva —DOC Dão— . 7 € Carolina —DOC Douro— . 5 € Terrenus —DOC Alentejo— . 7,50 € Anselmo Mendes Contacto —DOC Vinho Verde— . 6 € VINUM's selection of the week* ................... 6 € RED WINES Quinta do Ataíde —DOC Douro—* . 6 € Prazo de Roriz —DOC Douro— . 6 € Altano Biológico —DOC Douro—* . 6 € Post Scriptum —DOC Douro—* . 7 € Altano Reserva —DOC Douro—* . 7 € VINUM's selection of the week* ................... 7 € Pombal do Vesuvio —DOC Douro—* . 7 € PORT WINES Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage* . 6 € Graham’s 30 Year’s Old* . 26 € Graham’s Six Grapes* . 6 € Graham’s 40 Year’s Old* . 36 € Graham’s 10 Year’s Old* . 7 € Quinta dos Maldevos Vintage* . 8,50 € Graham’s 20 Year’s Old* . 10 € Today's Vintage* ............................... 12 € * wines with are produced by the Symington Family — VAT included at current rates — • DOC DOURO • DOC DOURO WHITE WHITE VIBRANT & FRESH Altano 2017* . 15 € Carolina 2017 . 22 € Quinta do Vallado Moscatel Galego 2018 . 27 € Flor de S .Jose Azeo 2017 . 29 € • WHITE AROMATIC & ELEGANT Bons Ares 2016 . 28 € Vinha Grande 2016 . 25 € Crasto 2017 . 27 € Redoma 2017 . 32 € • WHITE RICH & COMPLEX Altano Reserva 2017* . 27 € Castelo d’Alba Reserva Códega do Larinho Vinhas Velhas 2016 . 29 € Quinta do Vallado Reserva 2017 . 46 € Duas Quintas Reserva 2017 . 44 € Mirabilis Grande Reserva 2017 . 70 € Redoma Reserva 2017 . 62 € * wines with are produced by the Symington Family — VAT included at current rates — DOC DOURO RED RED FRUITY & ELEGANT Altano Vinhas Próprias 2016* . 15 € Altano Biológico 2017* . 21 € Carolina 2015 . 22 € • RED COMPLEX & BALANCED Prazo de Roriz 2016* . 22 € Post Scriptum 2017* . 32 € Altano Reserva 2015* . 27 € Pombal do Vesuvio 2017* . 32 € Quinta do Ataíde 2015* . 29 € Meandro do Vale de Meão 2015 . 32 € Morgadio da Calçada 2013 . 34 € Roquette & Cazes 2015 . 47 € Quinta da Romaneira 2014 . 50 € Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional 2016 . 55 € DoDa 2012 . 72 € • * wines with are produced by the Symington Family — VAT included at current rates — RED FULL BODIED & CONCENTRATED Quinta do Ataíde Vinha do Arco 2015* . 42 € Quinta dos Frades 2013 . 48 € Quinta do Crasto Reserva 2015 . 65 € Quinta do Vale Dona Maria 2015 . 76 € Quinta do Vesuvio 2016* . 75 € Quinta do Noval 2015 . 76 € Chryseia 2015* . 95 € Chryseia 2014* . 150 € Chryseia 2013* . 150 € Chryseia 2012* . 150 € Chryseia 2009* . 180 € Chryseia 2008* . 180 € Quinta da Leda 2015 . 80 € Quinta da Nova Grande Reserva 2015 . 85 € Niepoort Batuta 2014 . 92 € Quinta do Vale Meão 2016 . 135 € Pintas 2015 . 135 € CV 2015 . 138 € Barca Velha 2008 . 700 € • * wines with are produced by the Symington Family — VAT included at current rates — • SYMINGTON WINES AND FAMILY FRIENDS • SYMINGTON WINES AND FAMILY FRIENDS The rest of the Vinum Restaurant & Wine Bar menu is made up of wines from wineries that are friends of the Symington family, among them the association Primum Familiae Vini - PFV. The PFV is an association of some of the.