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Robertson's Rebello Valente
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:28 pm
by Keith Levenberg
Does anybody know anything about this Port, which I have never heard of? Chambers Street in NYC has the 1977 for $80. As I am also of the 1977 vintage, I'm always on the lookout for a '77 Port worth trying.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:34 pm
by Steven Kooij
Keith, Robertson is owned by Sandeman, and (according to the experts) they used to make some good VPs. FWIW, JS rated the '77 89 points (in 1990).
I've only tasted the '80 and '83, and I thought they were both well past their peak. According to the Dutch importer, the '85 is the last VP produced, and the name is used (in The Netherlands at least) only for cheap white, ruby and tawny Ports. I would like to know whether Robertson still produces premium Ports for other markets?...
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:39 pm
by Jason Brandt Lewis
Old labels never die -- well, OK; rarely -- they just get chosen for specific markets.
I have had a number of fine Robertson Vintage Ports over the years, but as Steve said, it's mostly a label used for lower-end Rubies and Tawnies. Vintage Ports occasionally show up at places like Trader Joe's . . .
Cheers,
Jason
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:30 pm
by Tom Archer
Rebello is a name of yesterday, but every ying has a yang...
It now trades at well below it's worth at auction -
- so buy and enjoy!
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:36 am
by Tom Archer
I note that Robertson's Rebello Valente was primarily sourced from Qta de la Rosa.
Rosa went solo in the mid eighties after RV began to lose it's reputation - believing that they could do a better job as an independant.
Most commentators agree that this has proved to be the case.
Rebello Valente
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:08 pm
by simon Lisle
I drunk an 83 only a fortnight ago it was very poor for a vp but as said its cheap enough to drink on a regular basis