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Portugal Reds
including Fortified Wines
Port Drinkers
Roy Hersh World Expert
1983 Fonseca Douro Port $$$$$
Color: Black
Nose: Cedar, plum, spice
Taste: Big with cedar, plum, minerals, spice
Finish: Complex and long
Evaluation: Almost 30 years old and drinking well 91 points
1995 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Porto $$$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Sweet fruits featuring plum and blackberries. licorice, and a hint of floral
Taste: Intense and thick with sweet fruit, chocolate, blackberries, plum, spice, pepper, and licorice
Finish: Short finish with sweet fruits, pepper, spice.
Evaluation: I am writing tasting notes 2 weeks later as it is starting to open up. Cellar for 10 plus years. 91 points
Broadbent Malmsey Madera 10 year $$$
Color: Black
Nose: Powerful with spice,coffee and plum
Taste: High alcohol but had an intense taste of coffee, crude oil, and plum
Finish: Extremely long. You could blow fire with this one.
Evaluation: This is not a beginner beverage. It is an acquired taste. 88 points
Ramos Pinto Tawny Portugal $$
Color: Ruby
Nose: Maple syrup, nuts
Taste: Sweet with maple syrup and nuts
Finish: Medium
Evaluation: Simple but good 85 points
Smith-Woodhouse "Lodge Reserve" Port $$
Color: Medium
Nose: Cedar, plum, coffee
Taste: Plum, spice, cedar
Finish: Medium
Evaluation: 83 points
Graham's 20-year Tawny
Color: Ruby
Nose: Butterscotch, honey, carmel
Taste: Butterscotch, honey of course sweet
Finish: Medium and interesting
Evaluation: 87 points
2004 Uniao das Adegas Cooperativas do Dao Beiras Irreverente $
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Plum, earth
Taste: Plum, blackberry, spice
Finish: Spice, blackberry, plum and pepper
Evaluation: Buy it! 90 points
2005 Prats & Symington Chryseia Douro ( Touriga Nacional 70%) $$$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Floral, mineral, smoke
Taste: Smooth tannins and well balanced wine
Finish: Earth tones dominate on this medium finish
Evaluation: Solid wine but a little spendy 90 points
2005 Symington Family Estates Douro Tinta Roriz (70%)/Touriga Franca (30%) $
Color: Light purple
Nose: Big with plum, meat, cherry, mineral
Taste: Nice fruit, mineral, floral
Finish: Medium with smooth tannins
Evaluation: A steal for the price. 88 points