Prime's
Prime's - Sociedade Agrícola e Comercial dos Vinhos Messias
Brand belongs to Messias.
| Prime's Vintages: | 1984, 1989, 1997, 2011 |
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| House | Prime Messias | Vintage | 1984 |
| Colour | Bright yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Rather generous bouquet of fudge, candy, toffee, some spiciness, cinnamon, pepper, dark chocolate and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and will not be better. Balanced and elegant. Easy to drink and like. Cinnamon, candy. Toffee, cacao and spiciness in taste. Rather long and quite sweet and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.48 |
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2015 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 | Prime Messias | Vintage | 1989 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Dark chocolate, cacao, some tobacco, eucalyptus, menthol and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but still with some round and quite elegant acidity. Will not be better. Quite tasty with cacao, chocolate, some tobacco and spiciness in flavour. The finish is quite elegant, round rather long and quite complex. Very easy to drink and to like. | Average score | 15.01 |
| Last tasted | 4th October 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. In 2019 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 | Prime Messias | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Beautiful amber but still quite dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, sweet liquorice and herbs as basilica and thyme in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking. Balanced and quite elegant with sweet liquorice and thyme in taste. Rather complex and easy to drink and like. Quite nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd July 2016 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. 1 bottle has been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Prime Messias | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, roasted coffee some herbs, and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and on top but with some lovely tannins. Balanced and very elegant with a lovely quite attractive and rather long finish. Very easy to drink and like already today which is maybe quite astonishing. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th June 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted on our vacation. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |