Barros LBV 2011

Barros LBV 2011

Deep ruby colour with a light fruit nose. Young tannins were predominating over fruit flavours suggesting that this might have benefited from a little more time before being bottled.

Quinta do Noval LBV 2011

Quinta do Noval LBV 2011

Deep ruby colour with a grapey nose. Sweet and redolent with fresh grape flavours and a complex tannic body.

Kopke LBV 2012

Kopke LBV 2012

Deep inky ruby colour with a fruity nose. Fat plummy mouthful with soft tannins emerging in the aftertaste.

Kopke Colheita 1937 Bottled 2016

Kopke Colheita 1937 Bottled 2016

Amber with a brown tinge. Light oaky nose. Rich, sweet and complex with the various elements harmoniously combined. Dark oak flavours predominating over hints of citrus fruits.

Kopke Colheita 1978 Bottled 2016

Kopke Colheita 1978 Bottled 2016

Amber with a brown tinge. Rich molasses on the nose. Sweet and complex with bitter oak flavours overlaying coffee, citrus and caramel tastes. It starts off elegant and then produced developing complexity in the aftertaste.

Kopke White Colheita 2003 Bottled 2016

Kopke White Colheita 2003 Bottled 2016

Pale gold colour with a nose of fresh sawn timber. Sweet fruity flavour with a marked overlaying component reminiscent of fresh wood shavings.

Augusto's LBV 2012

Augusto's LBV 2012

Deep ruby colour with a fresh fruity nose. Sweet and grapey but not a lot of depth.

Vista Alegre Tawny Reserve

Vista Alegre Tawny Reserve
It's not often we get to taste a new port from the Vallegre stable as we sell their ports in the UK. Well this couldn't have been experienced under better circumstances as it was served during the interval of Fado Performance for which Maria of Vallegre had arranged the tickets. Both the show and the port were excellent.

Well oxidised reddish brown colour with a nose reminiscent of a fruit cake cooking. Rich, sweet and full bodied taste consisting of cooked plum flavours and tart oaky elements.

Quinta dos Corvos Tawny 10 Year Old

Quinta dos Corvos Tawny 10 Year Old

Deep brown colour with a rich nutty nose. Sweet and full bodied combining dried fruits and nuts in a complexity of oak flavours.

Quinta dos Corvos LBV 2012

Quinta dos Corvos LBV 2012

Deep ruby colour and fruity nose. This was a good rich fruity port matching full grape flavours with a balancing level of tannin.

Quinta dos Corvos Tawny Reserve

Quinta dos Corvos Tawny Reserve

Red with a brownish tinge. Dry fruity nose. Rich and satisfying with a fat fruity flavour tempered with dry oak elements.

Quinta dos Corvos White

Quinta dos Corvos White

Deep golden colour with a grapey nose. Sweet with a hint of berry flavour and subtle oakiness. Claimed to be aged 7 years which was consistent with the colour.

Niepoort LBV 2012

Niepoort LBV 2012

Deep ruby colour with a rich fruity nose. The flavour was full and rich redolent with plummy fruit and mild tannins.

Martha's Rosé Port

Martha's Rosé Port

Deep reddish pink colour. Predominantly cherry on the nose. The cherry theme continued in the taste which was rich with an appropriate level of sweetness. We were informed that the grape variety elegance had been used to produce this distinctive port.

Martha's Tawny 10 Year Old

Martha's Tawny 10 Year Old

Dark brown with a hint of red. Rich nutty nose. Sweet and complex with bitter oak predominating over the sweetness of dried fruits. A refreshingly different example of this style.

Martha's Dry White

Martha's Dry White

Pale yellow colour with a fruity nose. Moderately dry but just enough sugar to allow subtle grape flavours to join the usual spiciness associated with this style. This resulted in an interestingly balanced overall taste.

Quinta da Pacheca Tawny 10 Year Old

Quinta da Pacheca Tawny 10 Year Old

Deep brown colour with a nutty nose. Sweet dried fruits and dry oak. Nowhere near as complex as the 20 and 30 year olds but a good and rich example of its type.

Quinta da Pacheca LBV 2012

Quinta da Pacheca LBV 2012

Deep red colour with a delicately fruity nose. Good rich body with a smooth plummy fruitiness. This port was immediately approachable and enjoyable.

Quinta de Tourais Family Tawny

Quinta de Tourais Family Tawny

This was an unregulated fortified wine for family consumption only so we were privileged to be offered a taste of it. It was slightly turbid with a mid brown colour and sweet oaky nose. The flavour was sweet and fruity with a good dose oak making it reminiscent of a quality rum. All this was carried on a smooth and full body.

Quinta do Sagrado White

Quinta do Sagrado White 

Light golden colour with a sweet honey nose. Being quite sweet with marked grape flavours this was more suitable as a desert wine than an aperitif.