Quinta da Gaivosa
Alves de Sousa owns several quintas but the first Vintage Port they did came from this quinta.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Light garnet in colour with a mature yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 10 |
| Bouquet | A bit spicy, dried fruit, figs, dark chocolate, cacao, coffee beans, herbs and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced, sweet and quite tasty with cacao and some chocolate, coffee beans and herbs in the mouth. Easy to drink and like with lovely, round finish. | Average score | 15.13 |
| Last tasted | 27th August 2025 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2008 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Very spicy with cinnamon and ginger in the nose but also mulberry and black cherry. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still soft tannin. Spicy and berry in flavour. Quite modern port. Elegant and attractive finish. An interesting port indeed. | Average score | 15.13 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Juicy and fruity in the nose | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite tannic. Immature and quite hard to appreciate. Fruit in flavour. Quite modern port. Rather nice finish but not a long runner. | | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Rating this date | Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but a little mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherries such as mulberry, dark cherry, wild raspberries and blueberries but also soma cacao and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.75 |
| Taste | A quite lovely body. Dark berries and dark chocolate in taste. Still some firm tannins and a bit immature but already easy to drink and like. Quite modern port. Balanced and rather elegant with a quite tasty en quite lovely finish. | Average score | 15.58 |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2025 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry and loaded with fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannin and very balanced indeed. Easy to drink because elegant and attractive with taste of mature fruit and mature dark berry. Nice and generous finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| 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 da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and blackberry, loaded with fruit and some spiciness in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to enjoy with elegant tannins but balanced and tasty. Mulberry and blackberry in the mouth and a rather complex and generous finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | 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 da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, still young in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and blackberry, loaded with mature fruit but also some cacao, toffee and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to enjoy with elegant tannins but balanced and tasty with fruit, mulberry and blackberry, cacao and toffee in the mouth and a rather complex, generous and quite lovely finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 28th February 2026 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark fruits and berries in the nose as well as spiciness and some mint in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite dry. Round tannins but already today drinkable but will of course be much better. Balanced and elegant with a quite lovely and very long, spicy finish. Very exciting port to follow! | | |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at Quinta da Gaivosa with Tiago Alves de Sousa, wine maker at Alves de Sousa
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |