Diez
Diez Hermanos
| Founded | 1875 |
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| Owner | Paternina |
This House was started as a sherry producer by Don Salvado Diez and his four brothers and continues with Madeira before its Port production. The family originated from Soria in Spain. At the turn of 1800th century they bought the port shipper Manuel Misa and change its name to Diez Hermanos Ltd. In 1929 Pablo Diez married and moved to Oporto setting up the Diez group and was director of the house until his death in 1966.Offley Forrester bought the house in 1968. In 1994, Paternina acquired Bodegas Internacionales, based in Jerez, which included a number of traditional sherry brands, such as Marqués de Mérito, Díez Hermanos, Bertola, and José Pemartín y Cía. These were merged, creating Paternina's Sherry Division. The company began producing fortified wines under the Jerez-Xerès-Sherry y Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda appellation.
| Diez Vintages: | 1940, 1942, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1987 |
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| House | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1940 |
| Colour | Yellow mature, quite bright almost tawny in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, raisin, figs and some candy in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 14.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and even a little tired and seem to have had its best days but still balanced and quite attractive. A quite short but rather intensive finish. Should probably been enjoyed some years ago | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1942 |
| Colour | Wonderful, beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Creme caramel, cream candy, butterscotch, cacao, chocolate, herbs, some spiciness and lots of other things in the nose. | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Full bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very tasty with lots of things in the mouth just rolling on. What a wonderful port with a very complex and attractive finishing which continue to roll on and never seem to end. Drink it and just love it! We do! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2023 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1963 |
| Colour | Mature yellow very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Lovely and generous bouquet of figs, crème caramel, Christmas raisin, cacao, old grocery shop, some herbs and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Figs, crème caramel, chocolate cacao and much more in taste. Delicious and balanced with a nice, very long and very attractive finish. This port will not be better but is wonderful today so just drink it and love it! | Average score | 16.46 |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. 1 bottled has been defect. In 2005 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2013 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 | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Yellow mature quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of crème caramel, fudge, toffee, cardamoms, some herbs, menthol, old grocery shop and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking. Menthol, toffee, fudge, herbs, crème caramel, old grocery shop and much more in taste. Balanced and very easy to drink and enjoy with a delicious, complex, long and very attractive finish. Lovely port. Drink it and be happy! | Average score | 16.62 |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2023 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. In 2008 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 | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1977 |
| Colour | Yellow mature, still quite dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Lovely herbal, ginger, cream candy, liquorice, crème caramel, milk chocolate and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking, but still with some lovely tannins and will maybe be better. Balanced, very tasty and elegant with liquorice, ginger, herbal, some chocolate and candy in taste but quite dry. Complex and delicious with a very elegant and long finish. Delicious port indeed. | Average score | 16.46 |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2023 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. In 2010 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 | Diez Hermanos | Vintage | 1987 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Herbal and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.40 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Some unbalanced but quite mature and acceptable taste. However we had expected more from it. | Average score | 14.91 |
| Last tasted | 24th May 2007 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |