Quinta Nova 2021 – Vintage Porto

Quinta Nova 2021 – Vintage Porto

(Bottled: 2023) The nose is intense and offers power and a peppery side. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of Bigarreau cherry, plum and small notes of gray pepper associated with touches of hot/dry grove, fine almost thyme hints, small kirsch red fruits as well as a hint of dried orange zest,…

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Offley 2022 – Vintage Porto

Offley 2022 – Vintage Porto

(Bottled: 2024) The nose is powerful, frank and offers intensity. It reveals notes of kirsch cherry, candied blueberry and small notes of Timut pepper associated with fine touches of small red fruits, dried zest as well as fine hints of cherry blossom, a hint of cornflower, liquorice and a subtle hint of coffee. The palate…

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Churchill’s, Quinta da Gricha 2022 – Vintage Porto

Churchill’s, Quinta da Gricha 2022 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity, fresh, ample, precise and offers a lovely and delicate texture. It reveals notes of boysenberry, cornflower and small notes of fresh flowers / pistil associated with touches of crushed strawberry, hints of jammy small red plum as well as hints of pink pepper, smoke and an almost dry grove hint. The…

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Sandeman, Quinta do Seixo 2022 – Vintage Porto

Sandeman, Quinta do Seixo 2022 – Vintage Porto

(Bottled: 2024) Beautiful, frank, powerful and concentrated nose which offers a small incisive side, darkness, a nice deepness as well as a certain freshness. It reveals notes of concentrated blackcurrant, camphor and crushed black plum associated with touches of black pepper, maceron, roasted cherry as well as hints of black tea, infusion, clove/four spices and…

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Ferreira, Quinta do Porto 2022 – Vintage Porto

Ferreira, Quinta do Porto 2022 – Vintage Porto

(Bottled: 2024) Beautiful aromatic nose, dense which offers richness as well as a nice balance. It reveals notes of morello cherry, stewed blackcurrant and small notes of jammy red berries associated with touches of violet, thyme, spices as well as fine hints of fresh fig and cocoa. The palate is beautifully fruity, nicely fresh, round,…

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Herédias Grande Reserva 2019 – Douro

Herédias Grande Reserva 2019 – Douro

(130 year old vines) The nose expresses density and complexity, but requires aeration to express itself. We then find notes of crushed wild strawberry, morello cherry jam, blueberry jam, fresh morello cherry, blackberry and black plum, as well as an expressive menthol touch (menthol, peppermint), a fragrant floral bouquet (cherry blossom, fresh peony, fresh rose),…

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Quinta da Boavista, Vinha do Oratório, Vinhas Velhas 2018 – Douro

Quinta da Boavista, Vinha do Oratório, Vinhas Velhas 2018 – Douro

The first nose expresses the tertiary aromas of dried tobacco, undergrowth and roasted mushrooms (in the background), which are complemented by a gourmand spicy, jammy, fruity and chocolatey notes, which appears after aeration. We find in particular the aromas of juicy morello cherry, morello cherry in chocolate, strawberry jam, crushed wild blackberry, as well as…

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Parcela de Luz, Inspired by Rocim 2021 – Douro

Parcela de Luz, Inspired by Rocim 2021 – Douro

The nose is aromatic and offers fleshiness of ripe fruit. It expresses notes of crushed red plum, crushed raspberry, morello cherry and blackberry, a hint of dark chocolate, vanilla and chocolate cherry, as well as a touch of toast and dried rose. The palate is very gourmand, juicy and suave, with lots of flavors and…

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Conde de Anadia Reserva 2017 – Dão

Conde de Anadia Reserva 2017 – Dão

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is expressive and complex. It first offers tertiary notes of tobacco, fallen leaves, wilted rose, hay and leather, associated with a touch of dried mushrooms, which combine with notes of roasted aromatic herbs (roasted bouquet garni) , sage in the background, dried peppermint and…

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Conde de Anadia 2022 – Dão

Conde de Anadia 2022 – Dão

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers concentration, complexity and a savoury spiciness. It expresses notes of roasted red cherry, morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry coulis, red plum and black plum in the background, associated with spicy aromas (ground cumin, ground nutmeg, liquorice in the background, a touch pronounced cardamom). We…

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