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, 2022 |
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| House | Menin | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby, black and opaque. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Very concentrated and with a lot of fruit. Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberries, black berries, as well as coffee, toffee, some cacao and roasted oak in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. A lot of lovely, rounded tannins. Very fruity and sweet. Balanced and elegant with an attractive, rather complex and enjoyable finish. | Average score | 15.81 |
| Last tasted | 28th February 2026 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Menin | Vintage | 2022 |
| Colour | Very dark, almost black in colour with a purple rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very concentrated and with mature fruit. Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberries, black berries in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Quite a lot of tannins and will of course improve. Dark berries in the taste. Balanced and with an enjoyable and quite attractive finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 28th February 2026 | Rating this date | 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 |
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 |