Quinta do Passadouro
Quinta do Passadouro
| Owner | Quinta do Noval |
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Quinta do Passadouro belonged to Dieter Bohrmann since 1991. Until 2003 this quinta was a joint venture between Bohrmann and Dirk Niepoort and supplied grapes to wines from Niepoort. Also Vintage Ports were declared under the quinta name with Jorge Borges, from Wine & Soul, as wine maker. In 2019 the quinta was bought by neighbouring Quinta do Noval.
| Quinta do Passadouro Vintages: | 1955, 1992 (Niepoort), 1994 (Niepoort), 1995 (Niepoort), 1996 (Niepoort), 1997 (Niepoort), 1998 (Niepoort), 1999 (Niepoort), 2000 (Niepoort), 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 (QuintaNoval), 2021 (QuintaNoval) |
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| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1992 |
| Colour | Yellow matu quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, toffee, cacao, dark chocolate, mint and paprika in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Elegant and balanced with roasted coffee beans, cacao, dark chocolate, mint and toffee in taste with quite complex, rather long intensive and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.64 |
| Last tasted | 23rd August 2024 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2018 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Quite beautiful pale ruby, yellow and mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Flowers, violet, cacao, chocolate and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Cacao, flowers and violet in flavour. Complex and quite balanced port, but also some volatile acidity, with a long and attractive finish. When the bottle is OK it is a quite lovely port. | Average score | 15.44 |
| Last tasted | 18th May 2024 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. Six bottles have been defect. Dirk Niepoort have said that there were some problems with bacteria and the danger of volatility. In 2024 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1995 |
| Colour | Still dark but with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and cherry in the nose. Generous and complex. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Very attractive with fruit and cherry in flavour. Balanced port with a lovely and attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 18th September 2014 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. 2 bottles have been defect. Tasting notes from January 2012. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1996 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mint, cream-candy, burned candy and crème caramel and some liquorice and cacao also in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature but unbalanced with some alcoholic taste but anyhow elegant and quite good with a nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2014 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. We believed this was much older and we were disappointed on it when we were told the year. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with cacao, dark chocolate, coffee, some liquorice and old grocery shop. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking but still with some soft and elegant tannin. Balanced and quite complex. Cacao and dark chocolate in taste. Easy to drink with a lovely finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 8th April 2017 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cream candy and candy, fudge but also quite a lot of volatile acidity in the nose | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Some was disturbed by the volatile acidity but a drinkable port, quite nice and balanced. Quite attractive and tasty with an acceptable finish. Hard to judge this port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th February 2023 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Nearly black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Juicy, fruity and berry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of tannin and immature. Sweet. Easy to swallow and quite drinkable. Quite nice. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th January 2001 | Rating this date | Good |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% trip in Douro, Portugal. This was not declared but kindly provided to us from Rolf Niepoort. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Juicy and sky in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of tannin. Quite nice but no complexity in the finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2008 | Rating this date | Good/ Very good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mostly fruit but a bit juicy in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body Full of tannins and immature. Hard to swallow. Very promising finish. This will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2009 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruity and juicy in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Full of tannins and immature. Hard to swallow. Very promising and with a long finish. This will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and blackberry but also cacao, mint, hint of chocolate and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round and attractive tannins. Will be much better. Dark berries, mint, cacao and dark chocolate in flavour. Balanced and imposing. Easy to drink and appreciate. Quite long, attractive and still quite tannic finish. What will be? | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th April 2021 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit, dark berry, spiciness, pepper and ginger bread in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Nice and attractive tannin but immature. Completely balanced and rather complex with dark berry, spiciness, pepper and ginger bread in taste. The finish is very elegant and tannic. Exciting port to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, stalk and herbs in the nose | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Round tannins and very easy to drink and enjoy Balanced with fruit and berries in taste and with a nice finish but not so long and tannic as we wish. | ||
| Last tasted | 15th December 2021 | Rating this date | Good/ Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |