S.S. Mandani

8.9

Crisp apple, fresh meadow. Effervescent and a bit sweet for my liking. Still, a nice vinho verde. A little chew as well, which is a welcome layer. — 4 years ago

Ted Grigsby

9.2

Deep fruit, flavorful, stops just short of too sweet. Definitely displays the LBV rating. Loved this. — 4 years ago

with Kristin

Jared Sheffield

9.2

Very unique wine. Similar characteristics to Nebbiolo. Beautiful color from the age reflecting a very earthy earthy full-bodied wine. The initial nose also has tar, wet soil and cassis. Needs half a day (at least) to open up. The flavor has cherry, raspberry, tobacco and beef-like flavor. Great smoky finish. Very different for me — 7 years ago

Cary Silverman

9.3

Wow. Just a great end to our Valentine dinner — 7 years ago

Miguel Ostrowski

9.0

Still young and tight, very concentrated and tasty. Give it time and it will be special — 8 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.4

A cooler vintage in the Douro. And for the first time, stems were used during fermentation has created and strict and aromatic version combining rich red berries with spice with and crushed stone flavours. Still tight but showing great promise. 94 p. — 8 years ago

Mike Kane

9.5

Just beautiful wine at lunch. — 9 years ago

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

9.4

Very Bordeaux like with a little extra oomph. — 9 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very nice 20 year tawny. Mouth filling with excellent profile throughout. Had at Paul Bocuse. — 10 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.3

Vintage 2011 Still a very young baby, with a very bright future- helped by a tremendous vintage year, a great port to forget in your cellar for a few years ! 😶 — 11 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

Delicious and awesome value at $13! Baked blueberry pie, plum, cloves, and cinnamon. Tannins still showing some so no rush to drink or a decant is recommended. Very good! — 4 years ago

Walrus Jones

9.0

Yep, it's good. — 5 years ago

Cesar Da Silva

9.2

Grande Reserva — 6 years ago

Ambroise GERY

9.0

Porto Tawny 10 ans
Arômes oxydatifs : noix pruneaux figue champignons
Garde acidité
Longueur en bouche — 7 years ago

Rod Rasmussen

9.0

Very well balanced with a good forward representation of Touriga Nacional. — 8 years ago

Larry Ostrowsky

8.9

Sitting on the lanai in Grand Cayman sipping the wine 2012 one of the more reasonable wines for sale here. Going down very easy lightly peppered with plum and blueberry fruit taste possibly coffee. The color is dark and the aroma is as it tastes with pepper and dark fruit. — 8 years ago

Maggie Moodle

9.1

Planning a trip to Lisbon and the Duoro! — 8 years ago

with Tim

Rachel Van Til

8.9

Koolaid, graphite, leather, levity and depth. — 9 years ago

Mark Calkin

9.1

This is embarrassing - I admit I'm not a big Port fan! But I now realise I adore the Tawny variety! Right that's out of the way, this is seriously good stuff, pronounced, woody, toffeed, caramel, dried fruits and nutty, with the addition of dried figs and raisins coming forth on the palate. Sweet with nice acidity but seriously powerful with 21% abv — 9 years ago

Mike Geraghty

9.6

Excellent dry Kelly and I in Lisbon. — 10 years ago

Pehr-Olof Malmstrom

9.0

Really nice wine. Dark colour and really nice bouquet — 4 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.3

Beautifully complex and refreshingly bright. Not at all cloying, and went beautifully with a dessert involving chocolate and fresh berries. — 4 years ago

with Sam

Arnold Harter

9.3

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tunta Roriz. Great Balance and vibrant aromas of red and black berries, good Volumen, fine structure, elegant finish. — 6 years ago

Adam Medford

9.5

A 750ML bottle of Ruby Port for $28?!? This is my new favorite “best buy” Port and I will continue drinking it! Sooo tasty — 7 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.0

Interesting wine especially considering it's 2001. Old school. Almost has a light port taste to it. — 8 years ago

Eldon Sproule

9.5

This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.

The short answer - buy it and drink it — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

9.4

The 2000 Quinta do Noval Porto Colheita Tawny is superb, showing warm and welcoming notes of caramel, dried fruit, honey, sultana along with a pinch of toast. The mind immediately jumps to pairings like stilton, Roquefort, or dried fruit, though, surprisingly the staff at Noval recommend trying it with fresh carrot, unpeeled. I love the this Port's vibrancy and balance, the palate bright, like a newly minted penny, its brimming over with walnut shells, figs, golden raisins, and spice cake. Just lovely. 20.5% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

8.9

Pairing it up with some Moroccan lamb with tomato and eggplant. Spicy, black fruits on the palate with some olive and bitter herbal accents. Should be a nice foil for the tagine. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Nice blend of 5 Nacional grapes. — 10 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.6

So much black fruit and tea! Surprisingly youthful and delicious! — 10 years ago