Bulas Cruz, Quinta da Costa de Baixo 2019 – Porto Vintage

Bulas Cruz, Quinta da Costa de Baixo 2019 – Porto Vintage

The wine has a deep ruby color. The nose is concentrated and precise, and offers a lot of richness, depth and complexity. On the first nose, the wine expresses the distinct notes of pine sap and fresh pine needles, fresh rosemary branch, fresh liquorice stick and peppermint. They then develop towards aromas of sweet spices…

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Ramos Pinto – Quinta de Ervamoira 1994 – Vintage Porto

Ramos Pinto – Quinta de Ervamoira 1994 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity, racy and slightly tight. This wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of violet associated with touches of black plum as well as a subtle hint of lily, strawberry and discreet hints of toasted hazelnut. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers…

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Reccua – 2003 Vintage Porto

Reccua – 2003 Vintage Porto

The nose is aromatic and offers a small freshness as well as a fine intensity. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, wild cassis and small notes of zan associated with fine touches of violet, iris, fine hints of small crushed red fruits, a discreet hint of pepper, cocoa as well as an imperceptible hint of…

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Reccua – 2004 Vintage Porto

Reccua – 2004 Vintage Porto

The nose is aromatic and offers a fine intensity and a fine power. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, violet and small notes of blue berries associated with a hint of incense, liquorice stick and a discreet hint of pâtisseries/almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good structure, juiciness, a good definition as…

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Quinta da Côrte 2017 – Vintage Porto

Quinta da Côrte 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is elegant, powerful, frank and offers intensity, tension as well as freshness. It reveals notes of jammy blackberry, plum jam and small notes of crushed strawberry associated with a touch of jammy cherry, fresh flowers (violet, rose), hints of liquorice, cardamom, sense of place / local grove, black olive, dark chocolate as well…

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Sequera 2017 – Vintage Porto

Sequera 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose offers freshness as well as fine power. It reveals notes of fresh violet, wild blackberry, purple plum and small notes of rose associated with fine touches of fresh / crunchy raspberry as well as slight hints of licorice stick and spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very discreetly tight and offers a fresh…

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Quinta das Carvalhas 2017 – Vintage Porto

Quinta das Carvalhas 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers power as well as a very fine intensity. It reveals notes of blackberry, fleshy strawberry and small notes of violet associated with touches of fleshy cassis as well as hints of liquorice, camphor, Brazilian pepper and a discreet hint of black olive / grove local. The palate is…

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Pintas 2017 – Vintage Porto

Pintas 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is a bit tight and offers power (in finesse). It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of Quetsche plum associated with fine touches of black cherry, sense of place / olive as well as hints of gray pepper and spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, slightly tight and offers a juicy…

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Butler Nephew & Co 2017 – Vintage Porto

Butler Nephew & Co 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose offers a small power, a small intensity, a fine deepness as well as a fine and slightly tight grain. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, small wild black berries and small notes of violet associated with touches of camphor, crunchy cassis as well as a subtle hint of tea, black pepper and a…

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Churchill’s 2017 – Vintage Porto

Churchill’s 2017 – Vintage Porto

The nose is fruity, elegant, a bit tight and offers a fine grain, intensity as well as power (but well controlled). It reveals notes of blackberry, black plum and small notes of wild berries associated with small touches of Cuben pepper, berries, sense of the place as well as fine hints of licorice, cardamom and…

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