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Cachâo Vintage Port 1982 (Tasted 2022)

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The cork got completely destroyed due to age and being soaked in wine.

Taste notes right after opening and decanting

Peach in the color with nice big curtains on the side of glass.

Hard hitting alcohol in the aroma, has a weak scent of fruit and cask.

High acid and hard alcohol at the start of the taste. Develops into a complex old smoked note. Dried fruits and especially raisin goes up in pace in the after taste. Ends as a complete raisin bomb.

Intermediate rating 88 / 100

Taste notes 4 hours after decanting

The color has turned slightly darker.

Much less alcohol in the aroma, fruit stands out better.

Same good taste, still a bit hard on the alcohol.

Overall rating 90 / 100

Burmester Vintage Port 1998 (Tasted 2019)

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Burmester is owned by the Calem brand: https://www.disorder.dk/2013/11/26/visiting-calem-in-porto/

Taste notes right after decanting

Brown and red noted in the color. Light flowing.

Spiced in the aroma, with a dominating alcohol, hiding the weak fruit scents.

Taste comes off as sweet with good tannins, already a good composition. Ends off with a good dried fruits in the after taste, but still too thin in the taste.

Intermediate rating 85 / 100

Taste notes 4 hours after decanting

Color has gotten darked, resampling blood.

Light fruit notes to the aroma.

Good full bodied in the taste, tannins are still in balance with the fruit. But overall it is still too light in taste and after taste.

Overall rating 86 / 100

Burmester Vintage Port 1997 (Tasted 2020)

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Tasted 23-12-2020. Burmester is owned by the Calem brand: https://www.disorder.dk/2013/11/26/visiting-calem-in-porto/

Taste notes 1 hour after decanting

Beautiful red color with orange notes. Clear and with heavy curtains.

Powerful aroma with a slight alcohol, but good fruit and sharp licorice and tannins.

Taste comes off with sharp tannins, almost burning in combination with the alcohol. Powerful dried fruits and raisins in the after taste.

Intermediate rating 87 / 100

Taste notes 5 hours after decanting

Color has turned into the darker reds.

Aroma is free of the dominating alcohol.

Tannins have settle and makes the tasting experience better.

Intermediate rating 89 / 100

Taste notes 22 hours after decanting

Color has taken on some brown notes to the dark red.

Complex aroma with a balanced fruit and heavy darkness.

Full bodied with good tannin. Easy to drink, long after taste and clearly not going to perform better with more oxygen.

Overall rating 91 / 100

Quinta Do Noval Silval Vintage Port 1998

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Taste notes right after decanting

Clear thin red in the color, brown notes, but not going into the violet spectrum. Thin curtains on the walls of the glass.

Ripe fruit in the aroma with a dominating alcohol. Some spicy notes and darkness to it.

Good balance between tannin and fruit, warm and bossy from the alcohol. Leaves a good after taste of dried fruits. Hopefully it will become more full bodied the more air it gets.

Intermediate rating 87 / 100

Taste notes 3 hours after decanting

The color is a bit darker, it has become a more deep red.

Aroma has picked up a bit on the spices, but is still dominated by alcohol.

A bit more notes of the grapes in the taste, tannins relaxing a bit more but still a tad to the thin side.

Intermediate rating 88 / 100

Taste notes 7 hours after decanting

No significant change in color or aroma, since last taste note.

More dried fruits in the taste and a longer after taste. Alcohol has diminished a bit.

Overall rating 89 / 100

Dow Vintage Port 2004 Quinta do Bomfim #2 (2021)

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This vintage port comes at a alcohol percentage of 20% in a 375 ml glass bottle.

Taste notes right after opening and decanting

Clear and deep red in the color. Heavy curtains on the sides of the glass.

Powerful dark aroma with spices and dried fruits. Complex composition.

Soft tannins with a good dried fruits taste. Medium strength and with more dried fruits in the after taste.

Drink now.

Intermediate rating 89 / 100

Taste notes 3 hours after decanting

Much more balanced tasting experience.

Overall rating 91 / 100

Quinta do Pego Colheita Porto 2007

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I tasted this 750 ml bottle at 20% at a family dinner. It has a estimated price in Denmark of 34 Euro.

This Quinta do Pego Colheita 2007 was bottled in 2016.

Deep orange red colour.

Light sweet fruits in the aroma with a dominating alcohol.

Soft tannin with a okay balance to the fruit. After taste has a good sweet raisin which the slowly fades out.

When first uncorked it is dominated by the alcohol and needs to breathe, no decanting, just needs to sit for half a day in bottle with level under the neck. That really works wonders on a colheita.

Overall rating 84 / 100

Quinta Das Carvalhas LBV – Late Bottled Vintage 2010

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Real Companhia Velha was founded on the 10th of September 1756 by Royal Charter of King D. José I and have produced port ever since.

Quinta das Carvalhas is a property in the Douro Valley. Written references regarding this vineyard can be traced back to 1759.

Estimated cost of this Late Bottled Vintage from 2010 bottle of 750 ml is 25 Euro.

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Medium clarity of this black to dark red port.

Forceful and suitable aroma, spicy in a good way and pure in the nose.

Medium bodied, yet dry and alive from tannin. Sweet fruit in the end.

Light body, dry but still within what is suitable, good fruit that is harmonic with a fine after taste of raisins. A good ready to drink wine that does a overall fine impression on balance.

Overall rating 88 / 100

Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 1995

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This taste note is for the 4th glass from the right.

This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.

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Estimated cost of this Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro.

Slightly hazy and dark red almost going into black in the colour.

Subtle aroma, but the little dried fruit there is, is good.

Light in the taste, mild tannin, suitable after taste length and seems ready to drink.

Overall rating 88 / 100

Fonseca Vintage Port 1995

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This taste note is for the 3rd glass from the right.

This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.

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Estimated cost of this Fonseca Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro.

Slightly hazy and a dark red almost going into black colour.

Strong aroma with a good fruit to it.

Medium body with a fine, harmonic and mature taste.

A good wine that is ready to drink now but could properly get even better with time.

Overall rating 90 / 100

Graham Vintage Port 1995

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This taste note is for the 2nd glass from the right.

This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.

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Estimated cost of this Graham’s Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro. Learn more about the house of Graham’s here Visiting Graham’s in Porto.

Slightly hazy and brick red in the colour.

Aroma is strong, weird and very unpleasant

Full bodied, mild tannin and seems too old.

Unbalanced and corked / bad bottle.

Overall rating “bad bottle” / 100