Quinta do Estanho Vintage 1997

[Carlos Rodriguez]

First impresion when you see it. It's that you can't even apreciate any difference on the rim colour. It's dark, opaque, alike to mature cramberries. Initially, the smell is very closed, but you can apreciate some sweetness. You can feel the fruit on the taste, medium sweet, with strong alcohol.
2 hours later. The smell has opened. Very agreeable and intense, it incites you to drink it. In mouth, it has lost the fruity, the alcohol and has won in complexity (licorice, humid wood, ..). His sweetness it's medium-low. It's
intense, leaving great quantity of aromas in your mouth. Long persitence to be able to enjoy it without hurries.
4 hours later. The smell has lost some intensity, but it still good and complex. In mouth, it's softer and long.
6 hours later. It has lost the alcohol and smoothness in the nose. In mouth, it's soft, complex and persistent.
10 hours later. It still very good (soft, complex and persistent).
First time I did try a Estanho VP, it's very interesting VP to drink from now, but with a long live ahead. I did like it a lot. It has overcome all my expectations on it.

[Andy Velebil]

Carlos,
Thanks for the note on this producer. I must admit I've never seen a tasting note on one of their Ports before. Glad you liked it.