Wine Review Archive - Portugal Port
($65). Luscious
and velvety, this port is showing full
wild berry, cherry, and tobacco flavors,
with a long, sweet, nutty finish. Ready
now. (Splurge Wine, 01/01)
($10). A reliable value
choice, offering round, ripe fruit flavors,
plenty of spice and sweet creme caramel
notes and a velvety smooth structure.
Try pairing with a cheese/dessert course
by mixing chopped walnuts into the topping
of your favorite apple crisp recipe, then
serve with crumbly English farmhouse Cheddar
or Canada's Black Diamond Cheddar. (Weekend
Wine, 05/03)
($17). Rich and
raisiny, this is an excellent wine. (Wine
Tasting, 12/99)
($23).
Medium bodied and nicely balanced. Great
with food. (Wine Tasting, 12/99)
($55).
Concentrated and intense, with aromatic
cassis and licorice notes that are layered
with complex black fig, prune, toffee
and coffee accents -- all folded together
in a powerful, lingering package. Tempting
now, particularly with at least an hour
or two of decanting, but could stand cellaring
for eight or ten years before opening.
(Weekend Wine 08/06)
($50) with
the Green Hill. Delicious! Sweet and sticky,
with seductive burnt caramel, dried apricot,
orange rind -- all delicately balanced,
with a long, focused finish. Ready to
drink now and over the next 3-4 years.
(Weekend Wine 08/06)
($29). Pretty orange peel,
cinnamon, caramel and toast accent this
delicate, nutty Tawny. Silky smooth, with
a lingering finish. Ready to drink now.
(Winery Spotlight 12/05)
($20). Jammy texture,
with loads of warm spices accenting rich
blackberry and plum flavors. Long, complex
finish. Great value here. Ready to drink
now and over the next couple of years.
(Winery Spotlight 12/05)
($18). Ripe red berry
flavors - strawberry and raspberry - are
bright and racy, with appealing smooth
spices and a dash of fresh herbal notes
emerging on the moderate finish. (Winery
Spotlight 12/05)
($29). Pretty orange peel,
cinnamon, caramel and toast accent this
delicate, nutty Tawny. Silky smooth, with
a lingering finish. Ready to drink now.
(Winery Spotlight 10/05)
($20). Jammy texture,
with loads of warm spices accenting rich
blackberry and plum flavors. Long, complex
finish. Great value here. Ready to drink
now and over the next couple of years.
(Winery Spotlight 10/05)
($18). Ripe red berry
flavors - strawberry and raspberry - are
bright and racy, with appealing smooth
spices and a dash of fresh herbal notes
emerging on the moderate finish. (Winery
Spotlight 10/05)
($60). A great buy at this price, this
is incredible now and should be mind-blowing
as it ages. Huge flavors, firm tannins,
and a strong finish add up to a great
vintage port. (Wine Tasting, 12/99)
($100). Powerful and intense, with concentrated
prune and tobacco aromas and flavors layered
with molasses and spicy oak. A big, masculine
Port. Still could use some time in the
bottle. Best after 2010. (Robyn's Picks
04/05)
($39). Huge wine.
Intense. Sweet. Balanced. Nutty, creamy,
figgy and intense. (Wine Tasting, 12/99)
($100). You cannot
go wrong with a Fonseca vintage port.
The '97 has received rave reviews from
all corners. Buy it if you can find it.
(Wine Tasting, 12/99)
($21). Fruity
and easy to drink, featuring bright red
berry and cherry fruit and a delicate
spiciness. Pairs well with a wide range
of desserts. Ready to drink now and over
the next four or five years. (Splurge
Wine, 02/02)
($22). Until now, we weren't entirely
sure where this Port fit for us in the
food-matching scheme of things. It's too
light for a blue cheese moment. And it
doesn't have the complexity that more
sophisticated desserts demand. But for
an assortment of sugary chocolates? It
was perfect. Just a chocolate-covered
cherry in a glass, really. Pick up a bottle
now to go along with that box of Valentine's
Day truffles that's just around the corner!
Ready to drink now. (Picks & Nibbles
01/08)
($29). A
classic -- offering lush layers of velvety
red fruit, butterscotch, spice, orange
zest, cake and roasted nuts. Long, lingering
finish. A heck of a deal at this price.
Ready to drink now and over the next 4-5
years. (Weekend Wine 12/05)
($21).
Overtly sweet, slightly simple, and heavy
on the raisin character, but good acidity
prevents it from being cloying. Ready
to drink now. (Robyn's Picks 04/05)
($50). Classic Tawny,
with lovely balance and flavors, including
prune and rich caramel, dried berry and
touches of orange rind. Finishes long
and generous. Ready to drink now and over
the next few years. (Robyn's Picks 04/05)
($25). Pretty spice and
nut aromas introduce smooth raisin and
dried fruit flavors, along with cinnamon
and other baking spices, caramel and praline
accents. Finishes long and sweet, with
just a touch of earthy, meaty character.
Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine 12/05)
($50). Ripe and jammy, with fresh spice
aromas and accents to the solid core of
black fruit. Not a blockbuster; medium
bodied, with good structure and finish.
Ready to drink now with a bit of decanting,
or over the next five to eight years.
(Weekend Wine 12/05)
($12). One heck of a price
and delicious. Not as sweet as the name
might suggest. (Wine Tasting, 12/99)
($52). Quite young at
this stage, but opened up nicely after a
little while, offering loads of lively red
berry and plum fruit laced with generous
orange rind aromas and flavors and finishing
with a dusty, earthy quality. Nice acidity
throughout. Tempting now, with some decanting;
best after 2008. (Robyn's Picks 08/05)
($58). A big, prune-intensive
baby at this stage - with loads of concentrated
prune/plum and ripe berry, intense chocolate
and spicy oak. Needs time to round out and
gain integrated complexity. Best after 2010.
(Robyn's Picks 04/05)
($75).
Wow - a blockbuster finish on this outstanding
wine that is full of toasted brown sugar
and nuts. Super sweet and silky. (Wine Tasting,
12/99)
($41). Elegant, with pretty
aromas and plump, enchanting flavors.
Fig, raisin, butterscotch, floral, great
acid. Excellent complexity and a lingering,
mouthwatering finish. (Robyn's Picks 04/05)
($27). This was
our first taste of a Smith Woodhouse port,
and we really liked it! Complex flavors
include layers of concentrated red cherry,
smoke, cinnamon, mocha, and cream. Well-structured.
Generous finish. Ready to drink now and
over the next seven or eight years. (Splurge
Wine, 02/02)
($23). Jammy fruit includes ripe plum and
blackberry, with tobacco and smoke notes.
Good structure and body. Lovely finish.
Real bang for the buck here! Ready to drink
now and over the next seven or eight years.
(Splurge Wine, 02/02)
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