Quinta do Tedo Colheita 2005 bottled in 2019
Here we are in the middle of a global pandemic of a respiratory virus disease. I would far rather being doing this tasting at the Quinta where we have done many tastings in the past. Well that just isn't possible; we are so fortunate that Quinta do Tedo have an on-line shop from where they can send their outstanding ports across the world.
There was a clear red colour with subtle hints of amber. The nose was quite light with the smell of alcohol at the front. However the nose was deceptive because tasting revealed a full bodied and unctuous mingling of flavours. Bitter oak was there tempered by the sweetness of citrus peal. The finish was long without being overly complex. This wine achieves a superb balance between the wood flavours derived from its ageing in oak and the orange peal sweetness coming from the sweet grapes that constituted its origin.
