Quinta do Jordão
Quinta do Jordão
| Owner | Silva Reis family |
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Belonging to Real Vinicola.
Quinta do Jordao is nowadays known as Quinta do Sibio. It was planted by Jose Joaquim Pereri Jordão in the 1860s and 1870s. The quinta was in the hands of the Jordão family until 1934 when Real Companhia Vinícola purchased it.
| Quinta do Jordao Vintages: | 1943, 1945, 1950, 1958 |
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| House | Quinta do Jordao Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1950 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely cinnamon, ginger, boysenberry and liquorice in the nose. Continue to be better | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and elegant. Boysenberry and much more in the taste. Complex port with a long, attractive and wonderful finish. Continue to improve in the glass. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 30th March 2013 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Jordao Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, some varnish but also toffee, butter-scotch, and Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Quite elegant port. Toffee and butter-scotch in the taste. Complex and balanced port with a surprisingly attractive finish. | Average score | 16.63 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |