Blackett
Alchemy Wines
This producer was started in 2014 and the brand Blackett was launched in 2014. The name Blackett comes from a George Blackett, who was born in the Leeds, and was established as a merchant of Port wines in Oporto in the nineteenth century.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Blackett | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 11 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, some chocolate, spiciness, pepper, toffee, mint, herbs, liquorice, candy and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but quite dry with soft and round tannins. Balanced with toffee, candy, mint and some spiciness in the mouth and with a quite elegant and lovely finish. | Average score | 15.57 |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Blackett | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry, some cacao, chocolate and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely taste dominated of dark berries and fruit and with round and elegant tannins. Balanced and quite complex with a very elegant, somewhat dry and promising finish. | Average score | 16.03 |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |