1952 Moreira Colheita Port

[Glenn E.]

Tasted at Andy's Los Angeles/O.C. Offline with Oscar Quevedo.

1952 Moreira Colheita

Color: Dark brown tawny, mildly cloudy.
Nose: Strong VA, sweet lemon or possibly lime. High tone vanilla.
Palate: Tart, strong acidity. Roundly sweet behind the acidity. Dark honey. Shoe leather. A very faint note of bourbon-soaked golden raisins.
Finish: Fairly short, warm and lightly sweet.

Score: 92 points. Moreiras always seem to be a strange breed, but they are very enjoyable in their own way.

[Andy Velebil]

Yes, these Moreira's sure do seem to be strange ones at times. IIRC Eric decanted this about 24 hours (or slightly more) prior to us enjoying it. No formal TN, but I did like this better than some previous vintages of Moreira I've had.

[Eric Ifune]

I think I'd rank this ahead of the 1965 but behind the 1964.

[Roy Hersh]

I have yet to have a Moreira that I loved, including the 1937. They are odd at best, normally requiring crazy long decant times ... 1966 has needed up to 2 weeks, no kidding ... so I still look at their products as "freakazoids" but am glad to read something positive here in this TN. Their is hope.

I have never seen Moreira talked about when I've been in Portugal. I don't even know if they still exist today. But I have not done any research/reading about them either.