Quinta Dona Matilde
Quinta Dona Matilde – Vinhos, Lda.
| Owner | Barros family |
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Quinta Dona Matilde formerly "Quinta do Enxodreiro", one of the most famous and oldest properties of the Douro is where Barros Port wines were produced historically. It was bought by Manuel Moreira de Barros in 1927. He had married Matilde, the sister of his employer and later partner Manuel Almeida, and it was to his honor of his wife that he renamed the quinta. Dona Matilde is in fact a very old quinta, already marked on Forester’s map. Quinta Dona Matilde was sold together with the rest of the Barros Group to Sogevinus in 2006, but the Barros family has now bought the quinta. The Barros family is again the owners of the quinta.
| Quinta Dona Matilde Vintages: | 1982 (Barros), 1985 (Barros, Sainsbury), 1996 (Barros), 2002 (Barros), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017 |
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| House | Quinta Dona Matilde Barros Sainsbury | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Rather beautiful yellow, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, some toffee, ginger and some herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and on top. Will not be better. Balanced and quite elegant with candy, toffee and ginger in taste. The finish is quite complex and lovely. This port is very easy to enjoy and drink. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th September 2020 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2020 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 | Quinta Dona Matilde Barros | Vintage | 1996 |
| Colour | Rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, coffee, butterscotch and some dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but will probably not be better. Quite sweet but balanced and rather attractive in taste with candy, coffee and dark chocolate in the mouth. Very easy to drink and enjoy today with a quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st May 2021 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in Third International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Dona Matilde Barros | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow mature edge. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark berry, peppery and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of round and very elegant tannins and will of course be better but is already today very easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced and very elegant with a quite long and very intensive finish. Quite exciting port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th December 2020 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Dona Matilde Barros | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, blue berry, blackberry, herby and some fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and drinkable with some elegant and round acidity. Loaded with dark berry and fruit in taste. Sweet and easy to drink. Quite complex and rather attractive. A modern style of port which will be interesting to follow but probably no long-runner! | Average score | 15.50 |
| Last tasted | 29th June 2020 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Dona Matilde Barros | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Lovely ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, black berry, dark berry and some spiciness especially pepper in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced but with lots of tannin. Easy to drink and quite elegant with taste of dark berry, mulberry and some pepper. The tannin is very pronounce in the quite long finish | ||
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good/ 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 | Quinta Dona Matilde | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mint, thyme, and spiciness in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and easy to drink and enjoy. Very tasty with much spiciness in mouth. The finish is quite elegant and rather long. An interesting port indeed. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |