Quinta Seara d'Ordens Tawny Reserve

Quinta Seara d'Ordens Tawny Reserve

Deep toffee brown colour with just a hint of redness. Old dried fruits and leather on the nose. Lovely complex mouthful of dried fruits and substantial amounts of old oak. Exceptional quality for a reserve as I have tasted ten year olds that don't come up to the level of this port.

Quinta do Crasto LBV 1996 (Bottled 2001)

Quinta do Crasto LBV 1996 (Bottled 2001)

We had the pleasure of enjoying this port during the course of a wonderful day spent at the quinta as the guests of the very hospitable Roquette family. It had a lightly oxidised ruby colour with a light fruity nose. There was a lovely rounded taste being full bodied and fruity whilst edging towards a tawny with hints of dried fruits contributing.

Burmester Tawny?

Burmester Tawny?

I put in the question mark as we had this in a restaurant and, as I have found out before, you can't always be sure what comes out of the bottle is what it says on the label. I had the impression that this may have been an uncontrolled wine rather than anything put out under the Burmester label. It had a deep brown colour and a sweet nutty nose. The taste was rich, sweet, woody and warming and therefore very reminiscent of previous restaurant ports I had experienced.

Quinta de Romaneira Tawny 10 Year Old

Quinta de Romaneira Tawny 10 Year Old

Clear reddish brown with an intense nutty nose. This port was markedly fruity adding a pluminess to the usual rich dried fruit flavours. There was also a moderate contribution from the wood ageing.

Quinta de la Rosa Vale do Inferno Vintage 1999

Quinta de la Rosa Vale do Inferno Vintage 1999

Good deep ruby colour with a nose of sweet fruit. There was a satisfying rich and full mouthful having good fruit flavours matched with depth. A little bit of residual harshness so it will be interesting to see what it is like in another 4 or 5 years time.

Quinta de la Rosa LBV 2006 (Bottled 2010)

Quinta de la Rosa LBV 2006 (Bottled 2010)

Deep purplish ruby colour with a slight grapey nose. This was grapey and sweet but also somewhat harsh and tannic. Perhaps it would have benefitted from a bit longer ageing.

Caves Santa Marta Vintage 2000

Caves Santa Marta Vintage 2000

Strong ruby red colour with a soft nose carrying a hint of rich fruitiness. There was a rich and full fruity taste, which was not particularly grapey though. Overall the impression was of a smooth and well balanced port.