92pts Wine Spectator

With a mature edge to a mix of warm plum cake and steeped blackberry fruit mixed with bittersweet cocoa and bramble accents. Nice singed alder hint frames the finish.

90pts Wine Enthusiast

This ripe, generous wine offers soft tannins and black fruits. The wine's spirit and pepper touch emphasize its sweetness, conveying black raisins. Acidity cuts a satisfying swathe at the end.

90pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Powerful and intense, this opens up with concentrated, slightly jammy fruit supported by a serious backbone. The fruit is rich and expressive.

Tasting Notes

A deep ruby red in color, this LBV immediately reveals aromas of fresh black fruits such as blackberry and blackcurrant, followed by cherries, and displays a fine maturity. The palate develops complex flavors, amongst which cocoa and mint stand out. Meaty, very well balanced and with great length, it builds on a finely formed structure with elegance and superb volume. The full, fruity finish, lightly mentholated, adds great coherence to the whole.

Serving Suggestions: Goes wonderfully well with sheep’s milk cheese and all kinds of dark chocolate or red fruit desserts.

About the Port

A mix of varieties from plots of old vines in the Quinta da Côrte domain. Several indigenous varieties grow side by side on the same plot, including Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cao, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca