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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Vintage: Non Vintage
Type: Rose Port
Country: Portugal- Douro- Porto
This is a straight forward pink port that I picked up in the Waitrose Wine Hall. Served chilled between 10-12 degrees Celcius and it releases its fruity aromas. Try drinking this in the early afternoon when it is hot outside, maybe while snacking on honey roasted peanuts. This could easily replace a Pimm’s when you are enjoying the sunshine in your back garden … because everyone has a sunny back garden in Central London, right?
Technical Analysis
Appearance
Clear medium pink.
Nose
Clean, strawberry aromas.
Palate
Sweet. Medium acidity and medium body. Low tannin. Flavour characteristics of strawberry. Medium finish.
Conclusion
Good.
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Tags: Non Vintage, Offley, Port, Porto, Portugal, Rose
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Vintage: Non-Vintage
Type: Port
Country: Portugal – Douro
Ink black. meant to be served chilled, but tastes excellent at room temperature. Full flavours of blackberries and prunes. Great value for money and an excellent LBV styled port.
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Tags: Douro, Non Vintage, Noval Black, Port, Porto, Portugal, Quinta do Noval
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
Vintage: Non vintage
Type: Tawny Port
Country: Portugal – Douro
This tawny port is quite nice, despite being a younger port. The fruit flavours a well developed, though I find that younger tawny’s taste less refined and elegant. It is a good drinking tawny, and certainly good value for money. Personally, when I have the chance to drink port I prefer a tawny with more panache.
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Tags: Douro, Imperial Tawny, Non Vintage, Port, Porto, Portugal, Sandeman, Tawny
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Vintage: Non vintage
Type: Tawny Port
Country: Portugal – Douro
This tawny port is exceptional. A great heady nose of dried fruits and nuts, caramel and incredible legs. The flavours are smooth and refined with a finish that seems to last forever. One of the best 20yr Tawny’s on the market!
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Tags: 20-year, Douro, Non Vintage, Port, Porto, Portugal, Tawny, Taylor
Monday, December 20th, 2010
Vintage: Non vintage
Type: Tawny Port
Country: Portugal – Douro
This is a great Tawny port. Full of sweet nuts and dried fruits and a great viscosity that creates legs that seem to never end. I find that this tawny is a bit softer and subtle compared to the Taylor’s 20, but it is still exceptional. The only thing that makes me sad about this port is that it is hard to find in the UK!
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Tags: 20-year, Douro, Fonseca, Non Vintage, Port, Porto, Portugal, Tawny
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Vintage: 1994
Type: Tawny Port – Colheita
Country: Portugal – Douro
This Colheita was very good. A Tawny port made from a single vintage year and set to age for a period of time — in this case 15 years. As to be expected, it falls between a 10 and 20 year old tawny in terms of flavours and complexity. Full of dried fruit and nutty flavours with hints of caramel. Overall quite smooth a good finish.
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Tags: 1994, Barrão de Forrester, Colheita, Douro, Offley, Port, Porto, Portugal, Tawny
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Vintage: Non-Vintage
Type: Tawny Port
Country: Portugal – Douro
Overall, a nice Tawny with good flavours of dried fruits and nuts. I found that the complexity was a bit lacking, though I did try it at the same time as a few exceptional 20-year olds and a great Colheita. If you like your Tawny you’ll enjoy this.
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Tags: 10-year old, Cálem, Douro, Non Vintage, Port, Porto, Portugal, Tawny
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Vintage: 1983
Type: Tawny Port – Colheita
Country: Portugal – Douro
Colheitas are a strange beast, namely a vintage tawny. Usually only produced in exceptional years, another odd factor is that many of the top port houses do not produce Colheitas. On important item to note when buying a Colheita is when it was bottled as once it has been filtered and bottled it will no longer age and will only remain at its top quality for a couple of years (and only a few days after it has been opened). This particular bottle was bottled in 2010.
Overall, this Colheita was very good. Full of dried fruit and nutty flavours with great hints of caramel. Overall very smooth flavour and a great long-lasting finish. Great for a special occasion and recommend.
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Tags: 1983, Colheita, Douro, Kopke, Port, Porto, Portugal, Tawny
