Small x3 Vintage Port Tasting

Tasted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 by canan with 49 views

Introduction

All wines were tasted semi-blind and in the presented order.

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 1983 Niepoort Porto Vintage 96 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Starts with a touch of VA (glue and varnish) but also some lovely freshly ground coffee beans.
    Light and refreshing plum fruit almost tending towards cherries. A delicate structure and overall a very elegant and refined wine. Loved it!

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  • 1963 Delaforce Porto Vintage 94 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Clearly aged but still with some sweetness and plum fruit. It almost has an exotic fruit touch and it is certainly special without being "strange".
    Lovely flavors of caramel and leather but also an intense acidity. Lovely flavors that carries through the medium-length aftertaste.+

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  • 2003 Quinta do Portal Porto Vintage + 95 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Very intense and young fruit but also quite sweet plum fruit. Loads of complex flavors of coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla and sweet licorice.
    Despite being sweet in a concentrated way, there is still a lovely acidity that balances the wine very nicely. Beautiful young wine!

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  • 1983 Dow Porto Vintage 90 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Almost nothing aromas on the nose. The flavor has a tiny touch of plum fruit combined with a little leather, mushrooms and butterscotch.
    Overall, the palate is watery and it is one of the ports where the alcohol dominates a lot due to the muted flavors. Quite disappointing performance and there was nothing wrong with the bottle.

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  • 2003 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 98 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Extreme and youthful wine just packed with dark plum fruit. Huge vibrating acidity and overall a fairly dry expression.
    Very young and explosive but simply a pleasure to drink. Absolutely lovely and the wine really impressed me a lot!
    Amazing wine! For me, this could be the next Fonseca 85 with its youthful and extreme expression at this age!

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  • 1963 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage 99 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Creamy butterscotch, walnuts and touch of orange. Very expressive and intense long aftertaste. Absolutely stunning wine!
    This is just an absolutely stunning and complete glass of wine. Perfectly aged and it is certainly at its peak right now!

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