Bulas
M Bulas Cruz
| Founded | 1951 |
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| Owner | Maria Gabriel and José Afonso Bulas Cruz |
| Vineyards | Quinta da Costa de Baixo, Quinta Foz Ceira |
| Vintage Port Brands | Bulas, FozCeira |
The Bulas wines are made by the siblings Maria Gabriel and José Afonso Bulas Cruz. They own Quinta da Costa de Baixo which was purchased by their late father, José Bulas Cruz, in 1951.
Both their vineyards are included in Pombals landmarks from 1756.
| Bulas Vintages: | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
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| Bulas (Special Edition) Vintages: | 2017 |
| Bulas Demarcação Vintages: | 2006 |
| FozCeira Vintages: | 2006 |
| House | Bulas | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Blackberry, mulberry and black cherry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannins. Blackberry in taste and loaded with fruit. Balanced. A long and attractive finish. Quite impressive and will be interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2015 | Rating this date | Impressive/ Very 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 | Bulas | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with just a hint of a yellow edge, | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Liquorice, sweetmeats, some butterscotch, chocolate, toffee and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still a little immature but quite elegant and rather tasty. Very sweet. Liquorice and sweetmeats in taste. Balanced port with a rather attractive finish. Very easy to drink today. | Average score | 15.45 |
| Last tasted | 21st August 2022 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Bulas | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry and blackberry in the nose | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of tannin but balanced loaded with fruit and berry and quite sweet port with an quite attractive finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2017 | Rating this date | Very Good/ 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 | Bulas | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, fresh fruit and dark berry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannin but completely balanced. Easy to enjoy today. Mulberry, blackberry and loaded with fruit in taste. A quite fat port with a very attractive finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Bulas | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, mint and pepper in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Lovely body. Immature with quite soft, very delicate and balanced tannin. Easy to drink and appreciate. Loaded with fruit, mint and spiciness in taste with a complex and tasty finish. What will be? | ||
| 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 | Bulas | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberry and blackberry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced with lots of dark cherry blackberry and mulberry in taste. Easy to drink and enjoy already today with an elegant and quite complex finish. Will be exciting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Bulas Special Edition | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, dark berry and dark fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Soft tannins. Balanced and easy to drink and enjoy already today with dark berries and fruit in taste. The finish is quite elegant and rather long. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th February 2020 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Bulas | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and mature fruit in the nose | ||
| Taste | Medium body quite enjoyable already today due to round and lovely tannins but will of course improve. Quite tasty and elegant with a rather long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Bulas | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry and blackberry and some grape juice in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Sweet, medium body and balanced. Dark berry and some liquorice in the taste. A lot of tannins. Easy to drink and enjoy already today with an elegant and quite complex finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Very good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |