40 Year Old Tawny Port by Quinta da Romaneira
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:39 pm
Opened for a dinner party on 3/12 but still going strong.
Quinta da Romaneira 40-yr old Tawny Port
Color: Deep, rich mahogany with a little red still showing
Nose: Initially a little too much alcohol, but that blew off. Sweet spices, dust, cinnamon apple candy, some vanilla, and something almost caramel-like. If you over-indulge with a deep breath there's still quite a bit of alcohol there, but it's mostly behind the other scents.
Palate: Rich and luscious, but not syrupy. Great acidity goes with some light citrus (blood orange?), followed by a very rich sweetness and the sweet spices from the nose. Sweet dried apricots. Possibly some coffee or toffee, or some other semi-burned flavor.
Finish: Toasted sugar or some other roasty-like note. The sweetness from the palate carries over and the finish is very long. Minutes long. Some apples appear in the tail-off to nothingness.
Score: 96 points. Amazing, outstanding, superb... but this bottle stops just short of magnificent for some reason. I hope I'm not getting jaded from having had it so often recently!
Quinta da Romaneira 40-yr old Tawny Port
Color: Deep, rich mahogany with a little red still showing
Nose: Initially a little too much alcohol, but that blew off. Sweet spices, dust, cinnamon apple candy, some vanilla, and something almost caramel-like. If you over-indulge with a deep breath there's still quite a bit of alcohol there, but it's mostly behind the other scents.
Palate: Rich and luscious, but not syrupy. Great acidity goes with some light citrus (blood orange?), followed by a very rich sweetness and the sweet spices from the nose. Sweet dried apricots. Possibly some coffee or toffee, or some other semi-burned flavor.
Finish: Toasted sugar or some other roasty-like note. The sweetness from the palate carries over and the finish is very long. Minutes long. Some apples appear in the tail-off to nothingness.
Score: 96 points. Amazing, outstanding, superb... but this bottle stops just short of magnificent for some reason. I hope I'm not getting jaded from having had it so often recently!