For The Love Of Port

1994 Kopke Porto Colheita - Portugal, Douro, Porto (1/22/2011) Fortified Wines: Sherry, Madeira and Port (Beltramo's Wines and Spirits, Menlo Park, California) : Dark orange red color with light yellow-orange meniscus; heat, walnut, dates nose; tasty, mellow, dates, coffee palate; long finish (93 p...

1991 Quinta Dona Matilde Porto Colheita - Portugal, Douro, Porto (1/22/2011) Fortified Wines: Sherry, Madeira and Port (Beltramo's Wines and Spirits, Menlo Park, California) : Medium brown color with ruby lights and light tan meniscus; tight, hot, earthy, light coffee, mineral, saltwater, pepper no...

1999 Smith Woodhouse Porto Late Bottled Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (1/22/2011) Fortified Wines: Sherry, Madeira and Port (Beltramo's Wines and Spirits, Menlo Park, California) : Opaque purple red violet color; berry high notes, black raspberry, black cherry nose; rich, berry, blackberry, choc...

2007 Kopke Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (1/22/2011) Fortified Wines: Sherry, Madeira and Port (Beltramo's Wines and Spirits, Menlo Park, California) : Opaque purple red violet color; herbal, earthy, muted berry, sea air nose; tight, saline, tart blackberry, clove palate; medium-plus finis...

1985 Dalva Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (12/25/2010) 2010 Xmas Wines; 12/24/2010-12/25/2010 (The Grill, Fairmont Hotel, and Chez Sandy, San Jose, California) : Bricking, medium raspberry red color; baked cherry, roses, berry nose; rich, youthful, baked cherry, baked berry, berry palate; l...

1977 Dow Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (12/24/2010) 2010 Xmas Wines; 12/24/2010-12/25/2010 (The Grill, Fairmont Hotel, and Chez Sandy, San Jose, California) : Lovely light medium garnet red color; maturing, mushroom, berry nose; very tasty, rich, ripe cherry, berry palate with mushroom edg...

1994 Barros Porto Colheita - Portugal, Douro, Porto (12/18/2010) Dark red orange color with amber meniscus; toffee, walnut, buttered rum nose; tasty, poised, toffee, walnut, coffee, buttered rum palate with balance; long finish (91 pts.) This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Cl...

N.V. S. Leonardo Porto 20 Year Old Tawny - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Rich, coffee, fig nose; tasty, rich, fig, coffee palate; long finish 90+ points (90 pts.) This tasting note is one of sev...

1995 Vallegre Porto Colheita Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Medium brown color; fig, dried plum nose; fig, dried plum palate; long finish 88+ points (88 pts.) This tasting note is ...

2003 Poças Porto Vintage "Director's Choice" - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Tart black fruit, tar nose; tasty, tart black fruit, tar palate; long finish 88+ points (88 pts.) This tast...

2005 Vallegre Porto Late Bottled Vintage Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Opaque purple red violet color; berry, chocolate nose; tasty, rich, ripe black fruit, berry palate; long fin...

N.V. S. Leonardo Porto 10 Year Old Tawny - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Coffee nose; coffee, caramel palate; medium-plus finish (87 pts.) This tasting note is one of several related tasting not...

N.V. Quinta da Levandeira do Ronc�o Douro DR 10 A�os - Portugal, Douro (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : VA, fig nose; simple, figgy palate; medium-plus finish (84 pts.) This tasting note is one of several related tasting...

N.V. Vallegre Porto Fine Ruby Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Berry, black raspberry nose; overly sweet, berry, herb palate; medium-plus finish (81 pts.) This tasting note is one of...

1970 Fonseca Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (3/29/2011) Cork vs. Screw Cap at 14 years: PlumpJack Reserve Cabernet (Tapestry Restaurant, Los Gatos, California) : Very dark red violet color; rich berry, blackberry, VA, baked plum nose; tasty, rich, elegant, black plum, berry, baked berry, bl...

1985 Graham Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (1/29/2011) Homemade Indian Feast and Wine (Chez Sandy, San Jose, California) : Very dark red violet color; berry, VA, blackberry, chocolate, TCA nose; sweet, ripe berry, licorice, chocolate palate, that's not as good as prior bottles I've had, due...

1997 Vallegre Porto Colheita Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Red orange brown color; mape syrup nose; rich, thick, maple syrup palate; long finish (91 pts.) This tasting note is one...

2008 Vallegre Porto Vintage Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Opaque black red violet color; nice black fruit, tar nose; ripe, rich, black fruit, herb palate with depth; long finish (...

N.V. Ferreira Porto Dona Antónia Reserva - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Fig, baked berry nose; tasty, raisin, fig palate with good body; long finish (good value at $20) (91 pts.) This tasting n...

N.V. Vallegre Porto 10 Year Tawny Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/6/2011) 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California) : Medium red orange color; honeyed creamy orange, cherry nose; tasty, rich, ripe orange, honeyed palate; long finish ...