For The Love Of Port

Bottled 2018. Decanted 1 hr. Deep amber colour, but still in some way transparent. Aroma dominated by citrus, oak, dust and soil/minerals. Full body. Taste is powerful and elegant, nicely round and well-integrated citrus. Good acidity/sweetness-balance. Touch of burnt sugar. Long aftertaste. 92 pts.

Decanted 5.5 hrs which was OK. No sediments. Nearly black colour. Pleasant, young aroma of dark red berries. Full body. Taste is powerful, quite elegant, fruity (cherries and blackcurrant), well-integrated tannins. Nice acidity/sweetness-balance. Medium length aftertaste. Expect this vintage port to...

Decanted 6 hrs (next bottle probably 7 hrs). Deep dark red colour. Pleasant fruity aroma. Medium to full body. Gave immediately a positive impression incl. being well-structured and well-balanced acidity/sweetness (although acidity was slightly on the high side). Plenty of fruit, nice tannins. Mediu...

I like to have this VP in the cellar, as it require relatively short decanting time and works well as a back-up bottle if another VP is no good. Opened a new OWC. Decanted 3 hrs which worked well. Deep dark red, nearly black. When pouring we could see indications of brown. Pleasant fruity aroma, sli...

Bottled 2018. Decanted 1 hr. Deep amber colour, but still in some way transparent. Aroma dominated by citrus, oak, dust and soil/minerals. Full body. Taste is powerful and elegant, nicely round and well-integrated citrus. Good acidity/sweetness-balance. Touch of burnt sugar. Long aftertaste. 92 pts.

2015 Roquette & Cazes Xisto
2011 Quinta do Crasto Vinha Maria Teresa

Decanted 5 hrs (= perfect, not more). Deep, deep dark red colour. Wonderful well-composed aroma of fruit, some anis and cherries. Medium to full body. Powerful taste together with nice elegance. Well-structured and well-balanced acidity and sweetness. Pleasant tannins. Hint of cocoa towards the end....

OK I keep the last two 2003-bottles for a potential tasting with you guys.

Bottled 2016. Decanted 1.5 hrs. Although dark brown, it still had some transparency. Aroma was too much dominated by acidity and some alcohol. Full body. Taste was powerful, quite sharp, plenty of citrus/acidity. After some time it became kind of “round” in taste. Long aftertaste. 89 pts.

Bottled 2016. Decanted 1 hr. Dark medium to dark brown, but still transparent. Rich and nice aroma of citrus, wood, minerals and Christmas spices! Full body. A well-structured colheita. Powerful, round in style, complex, wonderful, figs and citrus. Latter is building up. Medium to long aftertaste. 9...

New range of Dow’s Colheitas? Released here in Norway together with a Dow’s 2007-Colheita. Tasted this 1996-Colheita in October, and now more time to evaluate. First of two bottles. Bottled 2019 (= 23 yrs at bottling). Decanted 1.5 hrs. which was OK. Dark cognac colour with touch of red. An unusual ...

Decanted 3.5 hrs which worked well. More sediments than what we normally find in 2003-vintage ports. Deep purple colour. Pleasant aroma of fruit and flowers. Hint of chocolate liqueur. Medium body. Powerful taste at start, some elegance, fruity with distinct tannins. Some acidity which makes it fres...

Hi Andy! I waited to respond as I had purchased two bottles from a release at the Norwegian wine monopoly, and we consumed the first bottle two days ago. That was also a very nice bottle. The one I based my tasting note was purchased from a wine trader in Denmark. It had the original cork. The one f...

This is the top-level red wine of the two products in the cooperation between Roquette family (Quinta do Crasto) and Bordeaux Cazes family (Lynch Bages). “Three grapes (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca), two families and one terroir”. Produced at the Crasto-property. Decanted 4 hrs, ...

First Maria Teresa-bottle of this vintage. Decanted 7 hrs. Deep purple colour. Fruity aroma (dark red berries) with addition of wood and minerals. Full to medium body. First impression is elegance, and then power in a modest way. Extremely well-structured including fruit, herbs and well-integrated t...

We have 6 btls at home, but had not tasted it. However, at a lunch at Quinta do Crasto early September we had it with a meal. Basically no decanting. Dark purple colour. Aroma full of rich berries and minerals. Full body. Powerful, elegant, plenty fruit, minerals in the background. Slightly dry towa...

Decanted 4.5 hrs which was OK. The cork was very wet in the lower 2/3. The lower end of the cork crumbled. Few sediments. Dark red colour, which is impressive being 41 years old. Aroma of a lot of fruits incl. plums. Some minerals and wood in the background. Full body. Powerful and elegant in a wond...

Decanted 3.5 hrs which worked OK, but need more air-time (next bottle 5 hrs). A lot of sediments at decanting. Deep dark purple colour with a touch of brown. Light rim. Aroma of overripe berries, some spices. Medium to full body. Taste is rich, elegant, plenty fruit, round style. Nice “polished” tan...

Decanted 4.5 hrs. Next bottle should be 6 hrs. Plenty of sediments when opening the bottle. Deep purple colour. Powerful fresh and fruity aroma like cherries (wonderful). Full body. Taste is powerful, rich, sweet cherries, but some sharp tannins. Good structure and nicely balanced acidity/sweetness....

Bottled 2015 (40 years at bottling). Decanted 1.5 hr (which appeared to be too short. 2.5 hrs works well). Medium brown cognac transparent colour. Aroma was at start dominated by alcohol. Some citrus in the background. Full body. Powerful at start, and citrus is distinct. Nice taste with combination...