Menin
Menin Douro Estates
| Owner | Rubens Menin and Cristiano Gomes |
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Rubens Menin and Cristiano Gomes are two business men from Brazil that both shared a passion for Portugal and Douro. Menin Douro Estates has three quintas in the Upper Corgo; Quinta da Costa de Cima, Quinta do Sol and Quinta do Caleiro.
| Menin Vintages: | 2020 |
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| House | Menin | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Very concentrated and with a lot of fruit. Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberries, black berries and roasted oak in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body and sweet. Lovely tannins but easy to drink and like. Very fruity. Balanced and elegant with an attractive, sweet and enjoyable finish. | Average score | 15.88 |
| Last tasted | 30th April 2025 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Fortified Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | 50 years Old Branco Menin | White | |
| Colour | Lovely amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Elegant, hazelnuts, burned sugar and butterscotch in the nose. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Full body. Sweet and a quite high acidity. Balanced, mature and peaking with a lovely quite long finish. | Score range | 17.40 - 17.40 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 17.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | JB |
| House | 50 years Old Tawny Menin | Tawny | |
| Colour | Lovely amber in colour with a greenish rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Elegant, orange, burned sugar and butterscotch in the nose. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Almost full body. Sweet and a quite high acidity. Balanced, mature and peaking with a lovely long finish. | Score range | |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | JB |