For The Love Of Port

Dekantert 6 t = OK. Some tiny sediments at decanting. Wonderful aroma of berries and flowers. Minerals subdued at the back. Typical very pleasant Mouchao aroma. Full body. Taste is powerful, herbs showing in a smooth way. Dryness towards the end. 92 pts.

Taylor has purchased a bigger part of Quinta do Portal, while the present owners will keep a smaller part. Taylor is stating that they will concentrate more on DOC-wines than before. Untill a few years ago Taylor concentrated only on port wines (and hotels + WOW), but these news and previous deals a...

This was our last bottle out of a 6-pack purchased in Denmark 2014. Consumed one bottle per year. Now being 24 years old. In general, the bottles have been OK, but nothing more. This bottle: Decanted 4 hrs. Medium red colour with a clear touch of brown. Aroma of cake decorations, bakery and roasted ...

50 cl. Main grapes Touriga Franca 35 %, Tinta Roriz 30 %, Tinta Barocca 15 %. Bottled 2020. Decanted 1.5 hrs. Appeared to be at it’s best 2.5 hrs after decanting. Medium brown-red colour. Became darker during consumption. Aroma of wood, some citrus, nuts and also herbs. Hint of caramel and dried fru...

FTLOP-definition: “Crusted Ports are blends of at least two or more vintage years that age in wood for up to four years, bottled, and then ideally aged at least another three years in bottle before release. Crusted Ports are left unfiltered.” According to the Niepoort web site they produced this ver...

Decanted 4 hrs. Very few sediments at decanting. 4 months in french oak and 6 months in bottle. Consisting of 5 grapes: Touriga Nacional. Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca. Deep dark red. Aroma of subdued fruit, some wood and herbs. Full body. Taste was both powerful and s...

Bottled 2019. 20,5%. Alc. Decanted 2 hrs, which was OK. Dark brown with a slight hint of red. Still transparent. Aroma of citrus, wood, touch of tobacco. Full body. Taste is powerful, elegant and with burnt sugar. Round style, very pleasant. Well-structured and also well-balanced acidity/sweetness. ...

This wine is made at Quinta da Leda, which is the same wine yard as the Casa Ferreirinha-wines Barca Velha, Reserva Especial and Quinta da Leda are produced. This Douro red wine is made by the previous owner Fernando Guedes (Man. Director 1950-2000) as a tribute to the Guedes family. The price level...

Decanted 7.5 hrs. Deep dark red colour. Wonderful aroma consisting of fruit, minerals, leather and some subdued wood in the background. Full to medium body. Powerful and elegant, a pleasant bottle. Nice balance acidity/sweetness, but could benefit of slightly more sweet berries, A well-made structur...

We have liked the Blackett 10 yrs white port, and as the 20 yrs white is on the market, we wanted to try it. As a test we opened it without decanting time, just straight in to the decanter. Bottled 2023, so it was kind of “fresh”. Amber colour. Aroma of tropical fruits, wood and touch of something s...

Purchased at the quinta September 2021. 14 % alc. Consisting of the following grapes: Touriga Nacional 65 %, Tinta Roriz 30 % and 5 % Touriga Franca. Decanted 4 hrs. Hardly any sediments, which is unusual at the age of 14 yrs. Deep violet colour, notes of black fruit. Subdued nice aroma of fruit and...

50 cl bottle. Bottled 2022. Decanted 20 minutes (next bottle should be 1.5 hrs). Medium to dark brown. Aroma was powerful and included citrus, wood and some sweet berries. Full body. Round, pleasant and slightly dry. But there is also sweet berries in the back. Tannins are distinct and same with the...

Our first tawny from this quinta. Bottled 2021. 75 cl bottle. 19.5 % alc. Decanted 20 minutes.
Purchased at a small wine shop in Regua, Douro, June 2023. Redbrown colour. In the aroma a slight touch of overripe fruit. Similar in the taste. Medium length aftertaste. 85 pts.

Dona Otilia LBV 2017 This quinta is rather new, but is building up a good name in Denmark. Normally we buy white ports from this quinta, like 10 yrs, 20 yrs and 30 yrs. Purchased a couple of bottles of their LBV as we wanted to see if they could present the same good quality level as for the white p...

1994 Dow's vintage
1994 Warre's vintage
Purchased at Berry Bros., London, October 1996
OWCs of 6 btls
Now 2 btls each of them left.

Decanted 5.5 hrs which was a bit too much. 4 hrs for next bottle. The aroma is well-integrated with fruit, wood and minerals. Full body. Powerful and elegant. Pleasant and smooth. The taste is showing a nice combination of fruit and minerals. Quite a complex Alentejo red. Medium to long aftertaste. ...

Decanted 3 hrs which worked well. Dark burgundy colour. Aroma is a wonderful mix of fruit, minerals and wood. Also, hint of herbs. Full body. Elegant, powerful, well-balanced acidity/sweetness and also well-structured. Nice tannins. Pleasant. Quality all the way. Touch of lead towards the end. Mediu...

Bottle no.1154. Alcohol 20.5 % which is quite high. Decanted 6 hrs which worked well. The first vintage port I have seen from Cristiano van Zellers new set up. As I was not at all impressed by his new LBV 2017, I was sceptical. However, the vintage port 2017 was a different story (positive!). The co...

Decanted 6 hrs which was too short. Next bottle 8 hrs. Deep dark red, nearly black. Wonderful fruit aroma with wood in the backround (slightly floral). Full body. Taste is powerful and elegant. Rich with dark red berries. Nice tannins. Well-balanced acidity/sweetness. Long aftertaste. Still young an...

Indicative sales price in the U.S. will be USD 525 per 75 cl bottle