Porto

VINTAGE PORT

Delaforce 2017

Vintage Port

The nose is fruity and offers a fine minerality. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry and small notes of wild berries associated with fine touches of crushed strawberry, grey pepper as well as hints of liquorice and an imperceptible hint of graphite. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral/finely acidulous frame, a good definition, tension as well as minerality. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed/fleshy cassis, black cherry and small notes of raspberry associated with fine touches de chocolate, liquorice as well as a subtle hint of graphite and caramel. Good length.

Score : 16+/20 (92-93/100)

Quinta do Cabril 2017

Vintage Port

(Bottled in 2019) The nose is slightly tight. This wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, ripe cassis and small notes of iris associated with fine hints of bud/varietal as well as a hint of raspberry, rose and fine hints of cocoa. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a fine mineral frame as well as a fine tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy black cherry, cassis and small notes of violet associated with a touch of small black fruits as well as fine hints of blackcurrant bud, chocolate and caramelization.

Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100)

Dalva 2017

Vintage Port

(Bottled in 2019) The nose offers a fine concentration and a fine grain. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry, small notes of raspberry associated with a fine touch of blueberry, a hint of cornflower as well as discreet hints of Cuben pepper and tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame, gourmandize as well as precision. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, crushed cassis and small notes of raspberry associated with a touch of plum as well as discreet hints of cornflower/iris and a subtle hint of chocolate/hazelnut. Good length.

Score : 16.5/20 (93/100)

Quevedo 2017

Vintage Port

(Bottled in 2019) The nose is well-defined/well-built and offers minerality, concentration as well as a small intensity. It reveals notes of black cherry, plum and small notes of blackberry associated with a touch of small red berries, liquorice as well as fine hints of nutmeg and very discreet hints of local copse. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/mineral frame, a good definition as well as precision. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy cassis, fleshy violet plum and small notes of fleshy wild raspberry associated with a fine touch of cornflower/flowers as well as very discreet hints of zan, chocolate and sweet spice. A very discreet hint of cocoa on the finish/persistence.

Score : 16.75/20 (93-94/100)

Quinta Vale D. Maria 2017

Vintage Porto

(Bottled in June 2019) The nose is fruity and offers tension as well as intensity. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, wild strawberry and small notes of cornflowers associated with touches of small blue berries, hints of Cuben pepper, camphor as well as very fine hints of spices, nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of local grove. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, freshness, a fine tension, straightness as well as a tannic structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy raspberry and small notes of fleshy / juicy redcurrants associated with a touch of violet, cornflowers as well as a subtle hint of black olive, caramelization, chocolate, brioche and an imperceptible hint of blood orange. Good length.

Score : 16.5/20 (93 /100)

Bulas 2017

Vintage Porto

(Bottled in 2019) The nose is fruity, racy and offers elegance, a good precision of the fruit, a small power, a fine grain as well as a small freshness. It reveals notes of Boysenberry, crushed wild blueberry and small notes of black plum associated with small touches of wild strawberry, flowers, Timut pepper as well as fine hints of olive tree, spices, almond and a very discreet hint of blond tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity, juiciness, fine minerality, a beautiful definition, fruit, a small gourmandize, a fine freshness as well as a fine acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy / juicy Quetsche plum, fleshy / juicy Boysenberry and small notes of crunchy wild strawberry associated with a touch of juicy blueberry as well as a hint of blond tobacco, tea, cardamom and with very discreet hints of sweet spices. Tannins are elegant, well-built, racy and precise.

Score : 17/20 (94 /100)

Real Compania Vielha 2017

Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity and offers freshness. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, fresh strawberry and small crushed plum associated with a touch of violet, chocolate as well as a subtle hint of vanilla and almond milk. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, dynamism, power as well as precision. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, acidulous redcurrants and small notes of acidulous strawberry associated with touches of violet, small touches of crushed plum, liquorice, chocolate as well as a subtle hint of gray pepper and very discreet hints of liquorice. Good length.

Score : 15.5+/20 (91 /100)