Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Porto Reccua Tawny

Porto Reccua Tawny

Well oxidised reddish colour with a light nose. This was sweet with hints of wood and dried fruits being well balanced for a youthful tawny.

Porto Reccua White

Porto Reccua White

Deep golden colour with a honey nose. The taste was fresh and fruity being pleasantly smooth.

Monday, 21 September 2009

Restaurant White Port

Restaurant White Port

Pale brown colour with not a lot of nose due to how cold it was. Fortunately it was pleasantly sweet and slightly nutty.

Quinto do Castelinho Tawny 20 Year Old

Quinto do Castelinho Tawny 20 Year Old

Well oxidised rich brown colour with little redness. The nose was impressively nutty and complex with hints of chocolate pudding. The taste was surprisingly light and lacking in complexity following on from the nosing. It consisted of a pleasantly complex caramelly sweetness.

Kopke Tawny 10 Year Old

Kopke Tawny 10 Year Old

Clear dark reddish brown with a nose of Christmas pudding. The taste gave a mellow mingling of sweetness and wood with moist christmas fruit flavours to the fore.

Kopke Colheita 1998 (Bottled 2009)

Kopke Colheita 1998 (Bottled 2009)


Clear brownish red colour with a light nose. This was not an intense tawny but was characterised by a pleasing and warming woody fruitness in a gently harmonious presentation.


Kopke LBV 2003

Kopke LBV 2003

Deep ruby with purple hints and a warm fruity nose. This port was full bodied and well balanced with plenty of rich fruit flavours in a satisfyingly rounded composition.