| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red - Fortified |
2011 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 95 pointsFrom 375ml bottle. Lovely balance here, not hot, not overly sweet, rich dark berry fruit, chocolatey, floral, and spicy. Easy to drink and lively. This bottle was PnP and with some air would probably nudge a bit higher. |
| Red - Fortified |
1991 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/14/2024 - jeffdon88 Likes this wine: 89 pointsEnjoyed the '91 Dow in a warm resort setting in Indonesia. Bottle was well kept (perfect cork, min ullage) delicious albeit on the lighter side (fine for the climate); christmas pudding character though not particularly long. Nice colour from the other writeups seems past its zenith so should be drunk sooner than later. |
| Red - Fortified |
1994 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/13/2024 - tomandlu wrote: 96 pointsThe cork was dry at the top and fell into the bottle when I tried to remove with an osso. It was clearly sound, though. Decanted the wine and started poured a glass immediately. The nose was soaring, complex, and intense from the first whiff with aromas of mint, eucalyptus, cranberries, tobacco, Asian spices, figs, and hot iron. Wow. I expected a free-for-all on the palate but instead I got a beautifully balanced, even graceful, intense, rich, fruity, and elegant palate impression. Wow, again. The finish was long, at least 45 seconds, with more iron and fruit and just a hint of fine tannin remaining. These impressions staid pretty much unchanged for 2+ hours of drinking. What really struck me in the end, though, was that the alcohol was never a feature. I've had more powerful, more complex, and more intense ports in the past but I've rarely had one that balanced all of those traits so gracefully. Purchased on release and stored in my cellar since. |
| Red - Fortified |
1994 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/9/2024 - gmbdds wrote: 93 pointsOpened at Christmas and drank well for a month. I kept a few dregs until now and forgot to take it out of inventory. Notes are largely lost to time but I remember a still quite primary but delicious deep fruit and chocolate wine. |
| Red - Fortified |
2007 Dow Porto Colheita Single Year Release Tawny PortPort Blend more |
4/6/2024 - FransS wrote: 91 pointsVery gentle, even refined with well dosed vanilla and modest wood, an impression of fruit, also freshness, elegant and quite long in the aftertaste with well packed alcohol and smooth bitters. |
| Red - Fortified |
1985 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
4/3/2024 - scottesterly Likes this wine: 93 pointsTasted on 3/16/24 as part of a port tasting. |
| Red - Fortified |
1994 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/30/2024 - Musigny1955 wrote: 95 pointsPurchased on release in fulls and halves, 750 bottle #6 of 12. No ullage, cork crumbled a bit. Forgot to decant before serving, yet still had super length, complexity, nose, forever finish. Rich yet drier Dow style works very well. This wine has been firing on all cylinders for the last half-decade, halves may be showing a bit more maturity than fulls. Not a drop left after the dinner party! If had decanted would probably been 96 or higher. |
| Red - Fortified |
1982 Dow Porto Vintage Quinta do BomfimPort Blend more |
3/30/2024 - Kipper38 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDecanted 30 minutes before consumption. |
| Red - Fortified |
1991 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/30/2024 - Loathesome Likes this wine: 93 pointsIt was a so nice to have a well made, mature Port that was not still black in colour and had a clear definition of sweet fruit but well balanced. Mid weight and not dramatically complex but really charming. |
| Red - Fortified |
NV Dow Porto 20 Year Old TawnyPort Blend more |
3/28/2024 - mwagner7700 wrote: NRPurchased for $55. Slightly not expensive than a few of the other 20-Year Tawnies we've recently had, but nowhere near the most expensive. Beautiful maple/mahogany in color. This is pretty straight forward... Dates and hazelnut notes. Both on the palate and on the nose. There's a citrus-like acidity, which really makes your mouth water. Oh the dry side of the sweetness scale, and quite far on the dry spectrum. Typical for the Dow's house style. Medium finish. Very nice 20-Year, but a step behind some of the others we recently had. |
| Red - Fortified |
1994 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/24/2024 - jmcelroy Likes this wine: 98 pointsPhenomenal bottle of vintage Port. Delicious 1st day and on 2nd day had really opened beautifully. |
| Red - Fortified |
2001 Dow Porto Vintage Quinta da Senhora da RibeiraPort Blend more |
3/24/2024 - Becfin wrote: NRIt’s a 375! |
| Red - Fortified |
1983 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/14/2024 - Needtobreathe wrote: 92 pointsOpened with port tongs and decanted 4 hours before first drinking. Good at that time but improved much with further breathing. Best sip was the last, a week after opening. |
| Red - Fortified |
2017 Dow Porto Late Bottled VintagePort Blend more |
3/18/2024 - winejnky wrote: 86 pointsDry, light black cherry, tight and closed or maybe just lacking in depth. |
| Red - Fortified |
1983 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/18/2024 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 92 pointsStored in a cold cellar since release. Cork broke but no leakage. Subdued bouquet. Light good balance with just about sufficient length. Clearly not a great vintage. No spirit showing through. Drink very soon. |
| Red - Fortified |
1985 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
3/17/2024 - Kloseframe Likes this wine: NRFirst of two bottles. This was best after a little air. It's not the best '85 I've had, but it was lovely and definitely worth seeking out. |
| Red - Fortified |
2013 Dow Porto Late Bottled VintagePort Blend more |
3/12/2024 - JCherniak Likes this wine: 93 pointsDark ruby red. Black liquorish with milk chocolate and some spice, followed by tea and maraschino cherry. Smooth and silky. |
| White |
2022 Dow Douro Branco Vale do BomfimWhite Blend more |
3/12/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 89 pointsPale lemon color. Bright and inviting with lemons, kiwi, and green apples, with all sorts of cool salty, chalky, limestone, and floral perfume tones. Racy and vibrant on the palate but a rich depth of texture, balanced nicely, with juicy pear fruit, some pineapple, and lime zest. Notes of almond skin, honey, chalk dust, and rocky stream vibes. Balanced, fresh, an insane value. Would make a great six-pack buy for seafood and Spring gatherings. A mix of 30% Viosinho 30% Rabigato 20% Gouveio 20% Arinto. |
| Red |
2021 Dow Douro Vale do BomfimRed Blend more |
3/12/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 pointsVibrant purple. Lovely deep aromas of black cherries, red and black currants, with spiced black tea, notes of leather, clove, anise, and coffee grounds. The palate has lively acidity and fine-edged but structured tannins – I love the balance. Juicy black cherries, saucy dark plums, tangy black currants, the fruit is blended with elements of coffee grounds, graphite, dark chocolate, anise, and black pepper, with a hint of nuanced oak. An exciting and crowd-pleasing value that packs a lot of depth and personality. A blend of 40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 20% Touriga Franca, and 10% Tinta Barroca. Crazy value alert! |
| Red - Fortified |
2016 Dow Porto Late Bottled VintagePort Blend more |
3/9/2024 - FransS wrote: 91 pointsA basket full of fruit, very good citrus, smooth, very good balance between the citrus and the sweetness from start to finish. |
| Red - Fortified |
1992 Dow Porto Vintage Quinta do BomfimPort Blend more |
12/31/2007 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 92 pointsFirm nose of black fruit and pencil lead. Peppery black cherry fruit is boozy and chewy with a core of acidity. Finish shows a nice backbone of acidity with cherry cola flavors. Lots of life left in this one. |
| Red - Fortified |
1990 Dow Porto Vintage Quinta do BomfimPort Blend more |
10/8/2005 - VAGenius Likes this wine: NRA full-bodied Dows that was at its peak. Not as complex as great years such as 1970 or 1977, but it was wonderful to drink nonetheless, if perhaps a bit on the brandy side. |
| Red - Fortified |
1985 Dow Porto VintagePort Blend more |
11/26/2009 - VAGenius wrote: 88 pointsLight color for a vintage port. Nose of dried cherries and fig. Baked cherry fruit with hints of apricot. Firm finish of tannin, iron, and hints of caramel. |
| Red - Fortified |
1977 Dow Porto Silver Jubilee Vintage PortPort Blend more |
3/8/2024 - skurtz wrote: flawedBrown in the decanter, alcoholic and badly oxidized :-( |
| Red - Fortified |
NV Dow Porto 10 Year Old TawnyPort Blend more |
3/6/2024 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 92 pointsWow, this is hitting above its weight. Nutty, chocolatey, crunchy red fruits and smooth overall. Alcohol is very well integrated. |
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