1994 Quinta da Eira Velha Vintage Port

[Lamont Huxley]

This was popped on the spur of the moment by a friend of my brother's while we were spending a night in Boulder, CO. It was decanted and given about an hour of air before being poured, then consumed over the next several hours.

Medium ruby/purple color. The nose is very pleasing with notes of vanilla, strawberry/raspberry jam and a touch of licorice. On the palate it's medium/light bodied with ripe red fruit and just a hint of black pepper. The tannins are very mellow and the finish is of medium length with good balance. All in all a very tasty VP, though one that I would opt to drink in the near term as it has very good balance but a lighter weight structure that probably doesn't warrant long-term aging. 90 pts, Tasted 4/12/10

[Roy Hersh]

Spot on, good call Lamont. I enjoy drinking this side by side with the 1995. I prefer the 1994, but find it educational. I am still looking forward to visiting this property as the only time I made it there, it was too late in the afternoon to get started.