Kopke Colheita 1981 Bottled 2017

Kopke Colheita 1981 Bottled 2017

Deep brown with an amber tinge and a spicey alcoholic nose. This port was full bodied and unctious. Rich sweet dried fruits flavours were predominant over a background of dry oak.

Quinta Santa Eufêmia Colheita 2003 Bottled 2017

Quinta Santa Eufêmia Colheita 2003 Bottled 2017

Deep clear reddish brown colour with a rich nose of molasses. This rich port was satisfyingly sweet and woody. It exhibited the finesse of a colheita in the balance it achieved between fruit and oak.

Quinta Santa Eufêmia Vintage 2014

Quinta Santa Eufêmia Vintage 2014

Deep cloudy purple red colour with a rich vegetable smell reminiscent of a well trodden lagar. The taste was full bodied and like a spicey alcoholic grape juice. Which was basically what it was.

Vista Alegre Colheita 2004 Bottled 2015

Vista Alegre Colheita 2004 Bottled 2015

Dark ruby colour with a rich complex oakey nose. Full bodied and fruity with strong wood undertones.

Niepoort Colheita 2000 Bottled 2017

Niepoort Colheita 2000 Bottled 2017

Deep brown colour with an oakey nose. This port exhibited a typical colheita elegance exquisitely balancing dry oak astrigency with rich and sweet dried fruits.

Royal Oporto 40 Year Old

Royal Oporto 40 Year Old

Deep amber colour with a moderate oakey nose. Complex and deep harmony of rich and sweet dried fruits with dry oak astringency. This full bodied port was long lasting.

Royal Oporto Colheita 1976 Bottled 2016

Royal Oporto Colheita 1976 Bottled 2016

Bright amber colour with a light fruity nose. There was a marked woody edge to the taste of this port which nevertheless displayed elegance in the harmony between oak and fruity sweetness.