Quinta Vale D. Maria 2017 – Vintage Porto

Quinta Vale D. Maria 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity and offers tension as well as intensity. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, wild strawberry and small notes of cornflowers associated with touches of small blue berries, hints of Cuben pepper, camphor as well as very fine hints of spices, nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of local grove. The palate is…

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Real Compania Vielha 2017 – Vintage Porto

Real Compania Vielha 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity and offers freshness. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, fresh strawberry and small crushed plum associated with a touch of violet, chocolate as well as a subtle hint of vanilla and almond milk. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, dynamism, power as well as precision. On…

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Quinta do Cabril 2017 – Vintage Port

Quinta do Cabril 2017 – Vintage Port

The nose is slightly tight. This wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, ripe cassis and small notes of iris associated with fine hints of bud/varietal as well as a hint of raspberry, rose and fine hints of cocoa. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a fine mineral frame as…

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Quevedo 2017 – Vintage Port

Quevedo 2017 – Vintage Port

The nose is well-defined/well-built and offers minerality, concentration as well as a small intensity. It reveals notes of black cherry, plum and small notes of blackberry associated with a touch of small red berries, liquorice as well as fine hints of nutmeg and very discreet hints of local copse. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and…

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Dalva 2017 – Vintage Port

Dalva 2017 – Vintage Port

The nose offers a fine concentration and a fine grain. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry, small notes of raspberry associated with a fine touch of blueberry, a hint of cornflower as well as discreet hints of Cuben pepper and tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame, gourmandize as…

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Delaforce 2017 – Vintage Port

Delaforce 2017 – Vintage Port

The nose is fruity and offers a fine minerality. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry and small notes of wild berries associated with fine touches of crushed strawberry, grey pepper as well as hints of liquorice and an imperceptible hint of graphite. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral/finely acidulous frame,…

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Ramos Pinto – 2000 Vintage Port

Ramos Pinto – 2000 Vintage Port

The nose is fruity, elegant, gourmand and offers power, intensity, fat, suavity, freshness as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of wild cassis, scrubland and small notes of gray pepper associated with fine touches of black cherry, plum, very slight hints of graphite, cardamom as well as a subtle hint…

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Quinta do Vallado – 40 Years Old Tawny – Porto

Quinta do Vallado – 40 Years Old Tawny – Porto

The nose is elegant, aromatic, precise and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of dried orange, potpourri and small notes of rancio associated with touches of dried lemon, dried blackberry, dried strawberry as well as hints of rancio, toasted oak, gray pepper and very discreet hints of almond. The palate is fruity, suave, fat, well-balanced…

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Van Zellers – Over 40 years Old – Tawny Port 

Van Zellers – Over 40 years Old – Tawny Port 

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers intensity, power as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of zante currant , dried zests and small notes of caramelized mandarin associated with fine touches of dried strawberry, fig as well as discreet hints of date, almond, toasted, Sichuan pepper/violet and a discreet hint of mild…

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Van Zellers – Over 40 years Old – Tawny Port 

Van Zellers – Over 40 years Old – Tawny Port 

The nose is elegant, fruity, complex and offers a small power/concentration. It reveals notes of zante currant , caramelized orange zests, dried kumquat and small notes of praline, lemon jam, strawberry jam associated with fine hints of cigar box, rancio, lemon tree flowers/ apple tree as well as discreet hints of violet, gray pepper, liquorice stick, a very discreet hint of…

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