Event: SAMMAMISH PORT CLUB - JANUARY 2023

[Stewart T.]

SAMMAMISH PORT CLUB - JANUARY 2023 - Sammamish, Washington (1/7/2023)

• 1991 J.H. Andresen Porto Colheita - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  Bottled in 2015. There are caramel, dried nuts, and some notes on the nose that suggest almost a little white port is included. Very smooth flavor profile. Well-balanced with great acidity on the palate with wonderful notes of spice, vanilla, and orange spice. Nice long finish with good acidity. (93 pts.)
• NV Kopke Porto 50 Year Old White - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  Bottled in 2022. Amber-orange in color. Orange herbal notes with vanilla, caramel, lemon, and honey on the nose. This is a bit drier stylistically than I was expecting. It has a nice wave of richness right on the entry, with almonds and a touch of bitterness on the mid-palate. The complexity gets a little lost on the mid-palate, but it finishes nicely with good acidity and balance. (92 pts.)
• 1952 Kopke Porto Colheita - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  Bottled in 2011. Rich amber-orange in color. Butterscotch, dusty library, and dried nuts on the nose. Rich, complex flavor profile. Well-integrated flavors of vanilla, some light spice, and a touch of sweetness. Extremely long, rich finish. (94 pts.)
• NV Poças Colheita Quinado - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  This Port style is reminiscent of the Ports made in the 1940s for troops in tropical climates where quinine was added to the Port to ward off malaria. It has a nose of vanilla and Dipstick stick (similar to confectioners’ sugar). This is a unique wine that has been engineered to be drinkable. Touch of vanilla and vinho liquoroso on the palate. This is a sweet wine - not like the old barrels of 1940s Quinado at Anderson lodge, but more of a commercial version of those wines. (93 pts.)