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 | Still quite dark ruby but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 11 |
Bouquet | Toffee, mint, herbs, liquorice, candy and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.00 |
Taste | Medium body. Matured and almost 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 | 15.93 |
Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
Comment | Tasted at the Port Wein Fair in Roskilde, Denmark
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Blackett | Vintage | 2017 |
Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Balanced but quite dry in taste, Lovely round and elegant tannins and the taste is dominated of dark berries and fruit. Balanced and quite complex with a very elegant, tannic and promising finish. | Average score | 15.90 |
Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |