Thursday, 6 October 2016

Kopke LBV 2012


Kopke LBV 2012
Deep inky ruby colour with a fruity nose. Fat plummy mouthful with soft tannins emerging in the aftertaste.

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

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.

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

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.