Port

"Closed and restrained with underlying depth and ripeness. With lovely pure plum and berry fruit, this is soft and voluptuous, initially with power...

Since George Sandeman branded his first casks in 1805, his name has become legendary in the wine world. Among the first Port houses to specialize i...

"Beginning to brown a little at the rim and show off a little maturity by way of the structured, leathery body. Notes of mulling spice, exotic wood...

"Saturated ruby. Brooding blueberry, cassis, licorice and mineral nose complicated by a whiff of smoked meat; easy to pick out as Taylor in a blind...

"Good dark red. Brooding nose combines blackcurrant, herbs and dark Valrhona chocolate. Fat, tactile, deep and sweet; a huge, thick wine with tons ...

"Churchill Graham is the youngest of the Port shippers, established in 1981. The Churchill LBV is a traditional, unfiltered wine, which can age wel...

"On the darker side of the spectrum, with Turkish coffee and licorice root notes leading the way, while the core of black currant, ganache and stic...

"Dark in profile, with warm buckwheat, singed juniper and espresso notes leading off, backed by warm black currant and fig compote flavors. Has hef...

"The earthy nose is a little mute, but the maturing palate is rich and full of softening black fruit. The wine is now coming into its own, and whil...

Producer tasting notes: "After many years of bottle-ageing, this wine imparts a superb combination of lovely mature fruit and elegance, which only ...

"Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graha...

"Made from old vines and blended from casks of Port averaging 40 years of maturity, this is a rare treat with which to finish an evening. The color...

"Barros wines are a celebration of Portuguese talent. They express a talent which is very Portuguese, enhanced by experience and knowledge. They we...

"Medium ruby. Beautiful aromas of flowers and fresh plum, with hints of stems. Full-bodied and medium-sweet, with gorgeous silky tannins and a long...

"Nearly as sublime as the '48, this is a majestic wine in its own right, with a superb concentration of fruit and a firm structure. Deep, dark ruby...

"Wonderful violets, berries and flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, sweet and round, with a velvety texture and a long finish. Already lovely." - Win...

Quinta do Noval, founded in 1715 in the heart of Portugal’s Douro Valley, is one of the region’s most historic wine estates. Revitalized in 1894 by...

"The 1975 Taylor's Vintage Port is mature in color, lighter on the nose than either the 1970 or 1977 with wild strawberry, cherry, pencil lead and ...

"Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graha...

"Refined, supple and fresh. Medium ruby, with a nose of plums and black pepper, medium-bodied, with medium to fine tannins and sweet black pepper a...

"Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodi...

"I have always been a fan of this very fine and well-made Port. Truly balanced in character, with focused flowers, spice and cherry. Full-bodied, w...

"A majestic experience. This is everything a great aged Port should be. Lush, opulent rich, deep, and velvety, with layers of sweet, dark chocolate...

"Additional proof that maverick genius Jayson Woodbridge is at the top of his game, the 2008 Fortification is another perfect fortified wine. It of...

"The 2009 Fortification is medium garnet in color with a hint of tawny at the rim, delivering an earthier/meatier expression of this wine with note...

"A big and juicy, young vintage Port. Round, with loads of very ripe roasted and raisiny character. Full-bodied and medium-sweet, with a tannic bac...

"The 1977 Taylor's Vintage Port is initially tight and conservative on the nose: strawberry, baked cherry, tobacco and wild hedgerow notes emerging...

"Terrific aromas of berries and violets, with a hint of mint. Full-bodied and lightly sweet, with fine, silky tannins that build on the palate and ...

"A magnificent Dow. A deep opaque purple/black colour. Very youthful in appearance. The nose is very pure and as primal as its appearance: blackber...

"Dark in profile, with warm buckwheat, singed juniper and espresso notes leading off, backed by warm black currant and fig compote flavors. Has hef...

"The 1997 vintage port is the greatest Quinta do Noval I have ever tasted. The wine of the vintage, this black/purple-colored port boasts fabulous ...

"This is flat-out flush with gorgeous fruit pinned to a spine of dark earth. Starts with lush cassis, plum cake and boysenberry pâte de fruit flavo...

"The last bottle I had was very good. Medium to deep ruby, with an intense floral and grape nose, full-bodied, with hard tannins and a firm backbon...

"At present it offers very pure blackberry, mulberry, and a touch of smoke...not giving much away at the moment but surely destined to down the lin...

"Fonseca has scored in both the 1991 and 1992 vintages. The 1992 is a majestic young port that should ultimately rival, perhaps even surpass this h...

"At present it offers very pure blackberry, mulberry, and a touch of smoke...not giving much away at the moment but surely destined to down the lin...

"Smells like freshly picked orchids, with loads of ripe, clean fruit. Full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful and racy. It lasts for minutes on...

"Still fresh, with a redder profile of cherry, raspberry and anise seed notes. Shows a sweet edge to the finish, but stays restrained and elegant o...

"The extraordinary quality of the wines from the Malvedos vineyard is such that in Vintage declarations these wines provide the main structure of G...

"Founded in 1884 by brothers Antonio and Francisco, the Society of Wine Borges soon became a major national wine companies. Recognizing that only t...