Quinta do Portal
Sociedade Quinta do Portal, S.A.
| Owner | The Fladgate Partnership (Taylor-Fonseca Group) |
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Quinta do Portal belongs to Portal.
Quinta do Portal is since 2024 owned by The Fladgate Partnership when it was bought from the previous owners, the Branco family. A Single Quinta Vintage Port is made from Quinta do Portal and the company also makes a Vintage Port named Portal, which is mixed from several vineyards.
| Quinta do Portal Vintages: | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
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| House | Quinta do Portal | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity, mulberry, ginger and dark cherry in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Immature and fruity. Still tannin. Mulberry and some mint in flavour. Balanced and attractive with a promising finish. | Average score | 15.25 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2012 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Portal | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Dark in colour with a just a hint of a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberry, black berry, roasted coffee, some cacao, chocolate, some oak and mint in the nose. | Score range | 14.40 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature but still some soft and elegant tannins and will perhaps improve. Dark berries, coffee, cacao and mint and some integrated oak in flavour. Balanced and quite complex and rather long finish. Very enjoyable and easy to drink today. | Average score | 15.16 |
| Last tasted | 10th September 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. This bottle was a Magnum. 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 Portal | Vintage | 2006 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 13 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, Cacao, some chocolate, herbs and some roasted coffee in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still some very soft tannin but rather enjoyable and will probably not improve much. Dark berries, cacao, some chocolate and herbs in flavour. Nice fruit and good balance with quite an elegant and rather attractive finish. | Average score | 15.18 |
| Last tasted | 7th October 2023 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. 2 bottles have been defect. 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 Portal | Vintage | 2008 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Blackberry, mulberry, cacao, eucalyptus and roasted oak in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Good tannins but quite easy to drink and like already. Quite dry. Dark berry, fruit and some oak in flavour. Quite nice and elegant but a rather short finish. | Average score | 15.23 |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2019 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasting at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. 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 Portal | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Blackberry, black cherry, mulberry, some Christmas raisins, liquorice, toffee and roasted oak in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannins and nice fruit. Balanced. Loaded with dark berry but also liquorice and toffee in flavour. Quite sweet. Elegant with a nice finish. Easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | 15.66 |
| Last tasted | 15th March 2018 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. 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 |