Doug Powers

9.4

[8 hour decant] This smells and (in particular) tastes like Dow’s, the drier style of classic Vintage Port, still shows lovely fruit and depth, just not as sweet as Fonseca or Graham’s, nor as structured as Taylor’s, longish finish, very, very sneaky fine!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Eurie Han

9.0

Easy drinking, good dry not overly fruity wine — 5 months ago

Ryan

9.4

Date, fig, apricot, almond, tobacco. Layer upon layer of flavor! Delicious! — 6 months ago

Jan A

9.4

Sunday delight
I — 8 months ago

Jeffrey Ritterson

9.2

Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Franca (20%), Tinta Roriz (30%), Tinta Barroca (10%). Medium to deep purple. Medium body, medium tannin at most, medium acidity, dry. Some slight funk on the nose, in a very good way. Wet rocks, violets, light baking spices. Better after open for a day. Benchmark Duero for what I can find in the US so far. — a year ago

Migle Staniskyte

9.6

better chilled! — 6 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

Very enjoyable, with a lot going on. Loaded with blackberry and dark fruits, along with violet, licorice, spice, and floral notes. A nice long finish to round it out. This was a 375 ml bottle and cost $16.99 back in the day—hard to argue with that value.
I still have some older Vintage Ports resting in the cellar and will get to them in due time—no rush. NYE dinner at Anthony’s in HH was a great way to cap it off. — 5 months ago

AHF

9.5

Moderately sweet, viscous and spirity. Balanced and firm, not cloying or sharp. Long finish. — 5 months ago

Dave Hoffman

9.1

Bottled in 2005 — 6 months ago

Stephen Fitzpatrick

8.9

Thick, chewy, full bodied Douro, heavy taste of black cherry and slightly smoky. — 7 months ago

Diederick Swagemakers

9.3

Still very fresh — 8 months ago

The Duindam

9.0

Great! 9/10 — 4 years ago

DAL 9000

9.1

Thick and dusty and dark cherry sweetness — 6 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.4

Bananas foster, Christmas fruitcake, with balanced gun smoke aromas. Much fruitier and more concentrated than the Warres. Fantastic. — 5 months ago

Vitaly Domnenko

9.1

Bm+. Tm. Am. Fm. — 5 months ago

Paul Burditch

8.9

Surprisingly delicious, well balance with a silky texture and long finish on the palette. Great value, — 6 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Opaque purple in color, Welch's grape juice, cedar, and anise on the nose. Palate is evolved and settled with muddled blue and blackberry. Definitely nods to Porto with a tawny hint. A bit hot on the alcohol (guessing 14.8 ABV). Wine is dry, medium minus acidity. Full bodied. A bit of bitterness keeps this from presenting a rounded mouth feel. Tannins non existent at this point. Good.

92 points — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Ok but hoped for more — 9 months ago

Thomas Epps

9.4

My 2nd favorite 20 yr behind Grahams. Ramos Pinto is good as well, but seems to have to bottle to bottle variability issues…. Taylor is a great standby at a good price. — 5 years ago

with Jeannie

Nagib Nasr

9.0

Amazing Port to celebrate my brothers 50th birthday!!!! — 7 years ago

with Wissam