Multi: Impressions from a big Port tasting
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:34 pm
Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 20YO Tawny is lovely like always. Sweet, yet elegant and with nice acidity. Very complex.
Q. do Crasto LBV 2000 is nice for an LBV (usually a style I don't appreciate much): chocolate, some true complexity and full of the dark toned fruit I find in their VP. Unfiltered.
Q. do Crasto VP 2003 is deep and savoury yet sweet and dark. Nice!
Poças Tawny 10YO is pretty nice. It isn’t overly complex, but it does have a nice and lovable personality and seems older than 10YO – which is always nice.
Poças Colheita 1991 was pretty damn nice! It has all the orange notes I hope to smell and taste and has nice acidity and a general savoury character. Very nice and complex.
Poças VP 1996 was correct but unexciting. The finish was a bit short also. I’m happy to drink it though – correct port is correct!
Q. do Portal Moscatel do Douro Reserva 1996 is nice and savoury with true Moscatel character. It is sweet, but not as sweet as port, it is alcoholic but a couple degrees lower than Port. It is very moreish. I love it.
Q. do Portal VP 2003 is quite a monster, full of dark toned fruit yet it is also a savoury style – it isn’t all about the fruit and sugar. Vibrant and tannic with fair acidity makes this a Port I would love to get my hands on.
Pintas VP 2004 is a nice, darker toned Port with some herbal character and liquorice. Big and dark and sweet and very nice.
Quinta da Eira Velha VP 1995 was orange flavoured, reminding me more of a Colheita than a VP! It was still enjoyable, though uncomplex.
Warre’s Q. do Cavadinha VP 1995 is on the other hand a very nice Port, sweet yet gentlemanly, very proper but very lovable. Before, I wasn’t too enamoured with Warre’s, but I’ve begun to find that it really does suit my taste very much.
Q. do Crasto LBV 2000 is nice for an LBV (usually a style I don't appreciate much): chocolate, some true complexity and full of the dark toned fruit I find in their VP. Unfiltered.
Q. do Crasto VP 2003 is deep and savoury yet sweet and dark. Nice!
Poças Tawny 10YO is pretty nice. It isn’t overly complex, but it does have a nice and lovable personality and seems older than 10YO – which is always nice.
Poças Colheita 1991 was pretty damn nice! It has all the orange notes I hope to smell and taste and has nice acidity and a general savoury character. Very nice and complex.
Poças VP 1996 was correct but unexciting. The finish was a bit short also. I’m happy to drink it though – correct port is correct!
Q. do Portal Moscatel do Douro Reserva 1996 is nice and savoury with true Moscatel character. It is sweet, but not as sweet as port, it is alcoholic but a couple degrees lower than Port. It is very moreish. I love it.
Q. do Portal VP 2003 is quite a monster, full of dark toned fruit yet it is also a savoury style – it isn’t all about the fruit and sugar. Vibrant and tannic with fair acidity makes this a Port I would love to get my hands on.
Pintas VP 2004 is a nice, darker toned Port with some herbal character and liquorice. Big and dark and sweet and very nice.
Quinta da Eira Velha VP 1995 was orange flavoured, reminding me more of a Colheita than a VP! It was still enjoyable, though uncomplex.
Warre’s Q. do Cavadinha VP 1995 is on the other hand a very nice Port, sweet yet gentlemanly, very proper but very lovable. Before, I wasn’t too enamoured with Warre’s, but I’ve begun to find that it really does suit my taste very much.