1983 Caves Messias Porto Vintage Quinta do Cachão

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  8/31/2020 - Rick & Ilsa wrote: 88 Points

  Lone bottle from a mixed case of port bought at auction years ago. Hot on opening so set aside in the decanter overnight. Nose of cherries, spices, and toffee. On the palate this was a little thin with a bitterness on the finish. Obviously not a top shelf port and seemingly on the decline.

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  11/6/2016 - JWG wrote: 91 Points

  The nose is classic port, a moderate wiff of brandied alcohol. The palate is much heftier than the color suggests. Cherries, licorice, a moderate hit of alcohol with substantive fruit. Not a great vintage house but very enjoyable with some blue cheeses and pears.

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  12/31/2015 - Keith Cooper wrote: 85 Points

  Gifted by my son Mark who turned up for a post Christmas meal and surprised me with this '83, recently bought by him and without any provenance. Decanted and drunk immediately, colour was fading and light brown on the edges. There was still some good fruit on the nose. On the palate, very smooth, leathery, hint of chocolate. A really interesting experience to taste.

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  3/24/2015 - showard wrote: 92 Points

  What a treat. Light red, fresh red fruits. No burn. This could go on for many more years.

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  11/30/2014 - jamesdlandis Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Drank this after a steamed-lobster dinner (with which we drank a superb 1984 Tim Adams Semillon), with blue and other cheeses and was amazed at its purity and, despite its loss of color, grip. One of the best ports I've ever drunk, and we had a lot of the 1963s (the Sandeman our wedding dessert wine in 1983) and now have mostly the 1977s (just had a magnum of '77 Warres at end of 2014 pre-xmas meal; maybe with time it will become as good as this supposedly modest Cachao). I don't remember having bought this, but when I found it in the cellar I found four bottles of it; so happy to have those remaining to share with other people over the years. A revelation.

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