Quinta do Pessegueiro
| Founded | 1991 |
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| Owner | Roger Zannier |
| Vineyards | Quinta do Pessegueiro |
Roger Zannier started in the textile and fashion business, but in 1991 he came to Douro and decided to buy Quinta do Pessegueiro and started the plantation of vines. Since 2006 João Nicolau de Almeida has been engaged in making the wines at the quinta.
| Quinta do Pessegueiro Vintages: | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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| House | Quinta do Pessegueiro | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark mature berry and elegant fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink in spite of the lovely tannin. Balanced and rather elegant. Dark berry, fruit but also some spiciness in taste with a nice and pronounce 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 do Pessegueiro | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Spicy with pepper and with lots of mature fruit and dark berries. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Soft and rounded tannins. Very easy to drink and enjoy already today. Taste of pepper and dark berry and with a nice elegant finish. | ||
| 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 |
| House | Quinta do Pessegueiro | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cheery and black berry and mature and dried fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink already today but of course round tannins and will be better. Balanced and quite elegant and tasty with tannins coming through in a lovely and rather long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 |