NV Quinta do Vale Donna Maria Reserva Lot 10 Port

[Bill Spohn]

Quinta do Vale Donna Maria Reserva Lot 10 – van Zellar is making this essentially Ruby Port for early consumption, and while I’d probably not have opened it this soon had it been from my cellar, I was happy to pitch in and taste this one. It showed some lightening on the edges despite being a 2010 port, was fairly sweet, and slightly hot in the mouth and was, I thought, a tad coarse in the finish. Lacks refinement. I don’t think I’d bother buying this and would opt for Cristiano’s LBV instead.