2016 Port Vintage Report

Vintage Port, DOC Douro
**94 Points Wine Spectator**

The 2016 Quinta de Roriz Vintage Port Wine is from this historic Douro estate is a rich yet elegant wine with immediate appeal but longevity. The flavour profile shows lifted ripe red fruit aromas with delicious supple flavours of strawberry and raspberry. There is an interesting mineral streak, backed up by dry tannins that give the wine balance and structure. The finish is long bursting with juicy sweet forest fruit and spicy undertones

Quinta de Roriz is one of the oldest estates in the Douro and it was one of the first to sell wine under its own name. This is the second declared Vintage Port made at Quinta de Roriz by the Prats & Symington partnership, since taking ownership of the historic property in 2009. …
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Price: £69.00
Stock: 24 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro
*** 98 Points-James Suckling ***
*** 18/20- Jancis Robinson ***
*** 94 Points-Neal Martin ***

The 2016 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port Wine is a blockbuster! Rated as outstanding by critics, this port is bursting with ripe blackberry, dark cherries and delicious red fruit. The port shows great balance, complexity and poise. All the elements are in place for a classic vintage port that will be at its best between 2024 and 2050+

Serving Suggestion:
When mature this port will need to be decanted to remove sediment. Serve at room temperature on its own or with vintage mature blue cheeses such as stilton, Cashel Blue, Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Saint Augur Blue. Vintage port is also good with chocolate - a flattering accompaniment to top quality hand-made chocolates and artisan chocolate bars. …
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Price: £89.00
Stock: 43 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro - 1x600cl Bottle
Presented in Own Wooden Case

This 2016 Vintage Port Wine is hailed as the Quinta of all Quintas! The Vesuvio's special reputation for producing outstanding wines goes back into the nineteenth century, when the Viscount of Villa Maior wrote, “All this wine is made scrupulously and to perfection… this Quinta was made as if for princes…”. It is a powerhouse wine with fresh, dark fruit aromas, rounded off with some lovely esteva (rockrose) and violets fragrance. Taught and muscular in the mouth with good grip from the schist tannins. The finish is long and intense with superb structure.
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Price: £735.00
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro

This 2016 Vintage Port Wine is hailed as the Quinta of all Quintas! The Vesuvio's special reputation for producing outstanding wines goes back into the nineteenth century, when the Viscount of Villa Maior wrote, “All this wine is made scrupulously and to perfection… this Quinta was made as if for princes…”.It is a powerhouse wine with fresh, dark fruit aromas, rounded off with some lovely esteva (rockrose) and violets fragrance. Taught and muscular in the mouth with good grip from the schist tannins. The finish is long and intense with superb structure.
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Price: £69.95
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Capela
Vintage Port, Douro Valley

The 2016 Vesuvio Capela displays a luxuriously perfumed and seductive nose. Impressive aromatics revealing lavender, rockrose and eucalyptus. Very substantial on the palate, with remarkable structure showing great refinement. Precise, fresh and multi-dimensional. An inspirational wine.

The Capela do Vesuvio is only made in years when truly exceptional wines are produced. The debut Capela vintage was the 2007; an outstanding wine which was widely acclaimed and swiftly sold out. The 2011 is of equal quality and recently, the 2016 vintage, offers a vintage port of inexpressible quality and complexity. …
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Price: £285.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Quinta da Ervamoira 10 Year old tawny Port
***90 Points- Wine Enthusiast***

For discerning wine lovers seeking a sophisticated after-dinner treat, look no further than the Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 Year Old Tawny Port.

Tasting Notes:
Orange-red in colour with a touch of green. A well-rounded, generous aroma with balance and a hint of wine. Fruit aromas include orange, apricot and plum. Vanilla and old Port wine casks make up its woody aromas. This is a fruity tawny variety. In the mouth, one can still taste the fresh fruit surrounded by the ageing in wood. A good structure and perfect balance between fruit and alcohol.

Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: £29.95
Stock: 1 in Stock

Quinta da Ervamoira 10 year Old Tawny
Presented in Branded Gift Box With Tasting Glass
***91 Points- Wine Advocate***

Experience “The Art of Blending” with this luxurious gift pack, containing a full-sized bottle of Port and a perfectly designed glass that will show it in all its glory.
Tasting Notes:
Orange-red in colour with a touch of green. A well-rounded, generous aroma with balance and a hint of wine. Fruit aromas include orange, apricot and plum. Vanilla and old Port wine casks make up its woody aromas. This is a fruity tawny variety. In the mouth, one can still taste the fresh fruit surrounded by the ageing in wood. A good structure and perfect balance between fruit and alcohol.

Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: £39.95
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10 Year Old Tawny Port
95 points- GOLD Medal- ISWC 2024

The awarded Sandeman 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a refined and well-crafted port, offering a delightful balance of youthful fruitiness and the complex, nutty characteristics that come with aging.

Tasting notes
medium amber wine with a complex aroma of dried fruits, caramel, toffee, honey, and toasted nuts. Its palate is smooth and velvety, with a well-balanced sweetness. The finish is long and satisfying, with lingering flavors of dried fruits, caramel, and a gentle nuttiness. The wine has a nice acidity that balances the sweetness, making it an elegant and approachable wine. …
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Price: £24.95
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
*** 99 Points Wine Enthusiast ***

The 2016 Sandeman Vintage Port Wine returns to its glory. With an opaque with an almost black colour the wine has an intense, complex aroma. Ripe black fruit, cocoa and chocolate flavours continue on to the palate where floral notes of rockrose are apparent in a long, lingering finish. Firm tannins, full-bodied and with fresh acidity it has structure that will allow the wine to age comfortably for decades.


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Price: £99.00
Stock: 53 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro

The 2016 Skeffington Vintage Port Wine is a fabulous value vintage port made by the Fladgate Partnership (Owners of Taylors and Fonseca) from the outstanding 2016 vintage. It has a very pure bouquet with scents of macerated dark cherries, kirsch, marmalade and iodine and a lush, open personality that unfolds nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a soft-textured entry. It is very pure, forward and welcoming even at this nascent stage, with a nutty seam underlying the sweet black currant and dark plum fruit. The 2016 Skeffington has a pleasant symmetry towards the raisin-infused finish. …
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Price: £42.95
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Late Bottled Vintage Port

Appearance
Deep, opaque ruby with a purple-black core and a narrow magenta rim—youthful, dense, and vibrant.

Nose
Intense and lifted. Ripe blackberries, cassis, and plum dominate, layered with raspberry freshness. Subtle notes of liquorice, cedar, and wild herbs (resin/balsam) add complexity and a slightly floral, perfumed edge.

Palate
Full-bodied and concentrated, showing luscious black fruit—black cherry, blackberry, and dark chocolate—balanced by firm, linear tannins. There’s a notable freshness with bright acidity cutting through the richness, giving structure and precision rather than heaviness. …
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Price: £21.95
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro - MAGNUM
***96 Points- RobertParker.com***
***18 Points -Jancis Robinson***

The 2016 Taylor's classic Vintage Port is deep purple black with a narrow magenta rim. High notes of pure, intense woodland fruit with lively accents of green apple, fresh plum and raspberry. Around this core of bright, singing fruit is a heady aura of gumcistus and wild herbs. On a deeper register, exotic notes of cedarwood and jasmine provide an additional dimension of complexity. The wine has an attractive leanness and muscularity with sinewy, linear tannins that integrate seamlessly into the mid palate and then re-emerge to hold the wine in a confident grip. Energised by a racy acidity, the intense berry flavours continue to build into the long finish. …
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Price: £165.00
Stock: 10 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro - Half Bottle 37.5cl

The 2016 Taylor's classic Vintage Port is deep purple black with a narrow magenta rim. High notes of pure, intense woodland fruit with lively accents of green apple, fresh plum and raspberry. Around this core of bright, singing fruit is a heady aura of gumcistus and wild herbs. On a deeper register, exotic notes of cedarwood and jasmine provide an additional dimension of complexity. The wine has an attractive leanness and muscularity with sinewy, linear tannins that integrate seamlessly into the mid palate and then re-emerge to hold the wine in a confident grip. Energised by a racy acidity, the intense berry flavours continue to build into the long finish. …
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Price: £49.50
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10 Year Old Tawny Port in Decanter
90 Points - Wine Enthusiast

The 10 Year Old Tawny Reserve by Quinta das Carvalhas is one of the beautiful ports produced in this emblematic Quinta. It is presented in a decanter that makes a wonderful lasting gift as the decanter can be reused.

Tasting Notes
It reveals auburn topaz reflections with a harmonious and elegant bouquet characteristic of aging in oak casks, with notes of spices, honey caramel and butterscotch. The wine is full-bodied and has a long lingering finish.

Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, such as hazelnut praline. …
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Price: £38.95
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Ferreira `Dona Antónia` 10-Year-Old Tawny Port
Gold Medal - IWC 2023- 96 Points
92 points- SILVER Winner- IWC 2024

The 'Dona Antónia' 10-Year-Old Tawny Port is produced by the renowned port house Ferreira, which has a long history dating back to 1751. The Donna Antonia line is named in honor of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a legendary figure in the history of Portuguese wine, particularly for her contributions to the Douro Valley and the port industry.

Tasting notes
Pale brick red in colour. On the nose, mellow red fruit aromas are married with notes of roasted nuts, marmalade and caramel. On the palate, a vibrant acidity perfectly balances the sweetness and carries the rich flavours onto the smooth finish. …
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Price: £22.95
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