Rozés Tawny 20 Year Old
Deep brown colour with a nose that was reminiscent of walking into a port wine cellar combining sweet fruit with old oak. There was a lovely rich warming tasted of dried Christmas fruits and nuts supported by an underlaying quantity of oak.
Friday, 2 October 2009
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Porto Poças Vintage Character 2000
Porto Poças Vintage Character 2000
Judging from the packaging this was old stock that had been brought out for the millenium celebrations. As a result it was very cheap! In the glass it was an ominously murky red with a leather nose. However on tasting it was quite a revelation which I can only attribute to it having aged in the bottle over the last nine years. It was smooth and sweet with a hint of berry flavour but it was also developing tawny characteristics having also hints of dried fruits and spices. Towards the end of the bottle a significant deposit became apparent.
Judging from the packaging this was old stock that had been brought out for the millenium celebrations. As a result it was very cheap! In the glass it was an ominously murky red with a leather nose. However on tasting it was quite a revelation which I can only attribute to it having aged in the bottle over the last nine years. It was smooth and sweet with a hint of berry flavour but it was also developing tawny characteristics having also hints of dried fruits and spices. Towards the end of the bottle a significant deposit became apparent.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Rozés São Pedro das Águias Vintage 2000
Rozés São Pedro das Águias Vintage 2000
Deep purplish ruby colour with a lively sweet grapey nose. A big full bodied taste of rich grapes but still quite a lot of tannins so will probably improve over the next ten years or so.
Deep purplish ruby colour with a lively sweet grapey nose. A big full bodied taste of rich grapes but still quite a lot of tannins so will probably improve over the next ten years or so.
Quinta do Tedo LBV 2000
Quinta do Tedo LBV 2000
Dark ruby colour with a fruity nose. You could easily think this was a vintage with its big fruity taste combining sweet grapes with a touch of wood. It was smooth and soft with some residual tannins.
Dark ruby colour with a fruity nose. You could easily think this was a vintage with its big fruity taste combining sweet grapes with a touch of wood. It was smooth and soft with some residual tannins.
Quinta da Peça LBV 1999
Quinta da Peça LBV 1999
Dark ruby colour with a fruity nose. There was a full and rich flavour combining both fresh and dried fruits with a hint of wood and a distinct softness.
Dark ruby colour with a fruity nose. There was a full and rich flavour combining both fresh and dried fruits with a hint of wood and a distinct softness.
Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage 2001
Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage 2001
Classic deep purple colour of a young vintage with just a light nose. The taste was full and smooth giving a big mouthful of fresh berries and youthful tannins.
Classic deep purple colour of a young vintage with just a light nose. The taste was full and smooth giving a big mouthful of fresh berries and youthful tannins.
Kopke Colheita 1988 (Bottled 2007)
Kopke Colheita 1988 (Bottled 2007)
Reddish amber and smelling like a port cellar. There was a big satisfying mouthful of rich dried fruits with a long complex woody after taste marked by a good balance of sweetness and dry oak.
Reddish amber and smelling like a port cellar. There was a big satisfying mouthful of rich dried fruits with a long complex woody after taste marked by a good balance of sweetness and dry oak.
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