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Red - Fortified
1997 Smith Woodhouse Porto Vintage
Port Blend
- Portugal
- Douro
- Porto
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Community Tasting Notes 39
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Harley1199 wrote:
November 23, 2023 - By the glass. Second time I taste wines from this winery, cleary under British inspiration. Good integration of aromas and flavors in the glass. Wood and black fruit with tar and black liquorice. Complexity rather than depth.
Por copas. Segunda vez que cato vinos de esta bodega de clara inspiración británica. Buena integración de aromas y sabores en la copa. Madera y fruta negra junto a alquitrán y regaliz negro. Complejidad antes de profundidad. -
ShaneTierney Likes this wine: 90 points
October 21, 2022 - Decanted 6 hours. Very nice and enjoyable but a bit unremarkable. Very solid at the right price. Probably a slight improvement following 2 nights
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Oechsle Likes this wine: 94 points
September 1, 2020 - Punching above its price point
Double Decanted 1 hour, Nose shows clove, baking spice, candied purple violets and fresh raisin. Floral, with hints of underlying terroir notes and minerality. Palate Silky smooth, no burn, medium weight with green Japanese plum flesh, red apple skins, plump blonde raisin, reduced red currants/red fruits, finish of Crushed Christmas cookies and alcoholic tang. Aromatics did not improve on day two losing angles and freshness. Very Solid. Purchased as direct import upon release, stored accordingly and enjoyed at 60-70f, dont see a benefit to hold longer as this is showing primetime… Na zdrowie1 person found this helpful Comment -
zinadu Likes this wine: 89 points
August 3, 2020 - Pleasant and approachable, red cherries and milk chocolate flavors but not showing much more complexity. That said it has a really long and flavorful dried cherry finish. It still has lots of life ahead.
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mossreport Likes this wine: 90 points
March 14, 2020 - First night of the end of world. Not bad. Will save the better stuff for future days.
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Smith Woodhouse
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Vintage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Codes 094799030355, 094799030362, 5010867501812
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 832 (72%)
- Consumed 320 (28%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
92% Like It 12 votes
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- ProducerSmith Woodhouse
- VarietyPort Blend
- CountryPortugal
- RegionDouro
- AppellationPorto
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