Kopke Colheita 1983

Kopke Colheita 1983

Strong rich brown colour with a sweet woody nose. Sweetness, wood and dried fruit flavours combined with a hint of orange. The astringency of the wood competed nicely with the sweetness of the fruits.

Cockburn's Tawny 10 Year Old

Cockburn's Tawny 10 Year Old

Good brown colour with a reddish tinge. The nose was reminiscent of fruit puddings. It was nutty and sweet with hints of dried fruits.

Taylor's LBV 2004

Taylor's LBV 2004

Deep ruby red with a good fruity nose. This was grapey with a bit of depth but with a slight harshness to it.

Dalva White 10 Year Old Meia-Sec

Dalva White 10 Year Old Meia-Sec

Deep golden colour with honey on the nose. This was quite dry so not a lot of the grape flavours came through. However if you like a dry white port this is a good example as the extra wood age gave an interesting hint of spiciness.

Dalva LBV 2005

Dalva LBV 2005

Deep ruby colour with purple hints and a good fruity nose. The fruit in this port came across as very fresh reminding one of the taste of the berries in the vineyard at harvest time.

Quinta de Noval Tawny 40 Year Old

Quinta de Noval Tawny 40 Year Old

Mid brown colour with a rich oily nose of old wood and fruits. There was a powerful mouthful of bitter wood, sweetness, old sultanas and treacle. The complexity was fulfilling with the bitter elements from the prolonged ageing balanced by the residual sweetness from the fruits.

Quinta do Noval Fine White

Quinta do Noval Fine White

Pale yellowish colour with the usual honeyish nose. This was a typical but nevertheless good example of a white port in which the sweetness allowed the fresh grapey flavours to exhibit themselves.