For The Love Of Port

Saw this in a B&M store. A 20 year tawny for $19.99 - seems way too good to be true. No notes. Never heard of this brand---do we know anything about this?? Thanks (I did not buy, perhaps should have--it is just 18 minutes away so...)

I can't recall having heard of them before. But for $20, snag it quick! How bad can it be, really?

Buy one, go sit out in the parking lot and open it to try it, and if it's good go back in and buy the other 4!

Take a pic of the back label. Bottle looks like what Agri-Roncao (DR, Porto Augusto) uses.

And for $20, I’d buy at least one. Take home and open, quickly taste. If good, go back and buy all.

I have seen it out in the wild before but have never tried it. But for $20 for a 20 yo, it's definitely worth taking a flyer.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:02 pm Take a pic of the back label. Bottle looks like what Agri-Roncao (DR, Porto Augusto) uses.

DR's bottles that have a similar shape have a squared bottom and a straight neck. More importantly, they're 500 ml.

Glenn E. wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:02 pm Take a pic of the back label. Bottle looks like what Agri-Roncao (DR, Porto Augusto) uses.

DR's bottles that have a similar shape have a squared bottom and a straight neck. More importantly, they're 500 ml.

They are a dead ringer for Augusto.

And I think Agri also does Corvos?? Can Anyone confirm?

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:36 pm

Glenn E. wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:02 pm Take a pic of the back label. Bottle looks like what Agri-Roncao (DR, Porto Augusto) uses.

DR's bottles that have a similar shape have a squared bottom and a straight neck. More importantly, they're 500 ml.

They are a dead ringer for Augusto.

And I think Agri also does Corvos?? Can Anyone confirm?

I think that Lisa told me that Augusto and Corvos are the same? She visited both tasting rooms in Gaia a while back, noted that all the bottles looked the same, asked them about it and got the runaround, but then was finally able to get someone to admit that they're in fact the same.

That's a pretty vague memory. But if true, and Agri-Roncao produces Augusto, then they would also produce Corvos.

Edit: nope, doesn't look like it. Did some googling, and Quinta dos Corvos bottles look nothing like these (or Augustos).

They may also have something to do with Quinta do Estanho. Augusto website store sells both brands on it.

And yes I think they are related (Agri, Augustos and Corvos). I recall tasting at Corvos some years ago right after they opened and the guy mentioned they were affiliated with another company. I just can’t recall which.

Looks like Cedovim might be owned by Agostinho Amável Costa? Never heard of them either, though.

Thanks for the info---I will try one out and report back. Maybe just include in the line-up.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:44 pm Edit: nope, doesn't look like it. Did some googling, and Quinta dos Corvos bottles look nothing like these (or Augustos).

Yes, my conclusion as well. Cedovim pointed me too https://amavelcosta.com/en/porto-cedovim/ . So they are a brand under Amável Costa, which I am also unfamiliar with. But I don't see any connection to Corvos-Augustos, which are themselves affiliated.

How could you not buy that for $20? You should be scolded, lol.

Eric Menchen wrote:

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:44 pm Edit: nope, doesn't look like it. Did some googling, and Quinta dos Corvos bottles look nothing like these (or Augustos).

Yes, my conclusion as well. Cedovim pointed me too https://amavelcosta.com/en/porto-cedovim/ . So they are a brand under Amável Costa, which I am also unfamiliar with. But I don't see any connection to Corvos-Augustos, which are themselves affiliated.

Good digging!

And yes. Go back and buy a bottle and let us know how it is.