Quinta da Prelada
Samuel Magalhães e Silva, Herdeiros
| Owner |
Magalhães e Silva family |
Quinta da Prelada was established in the beginning of the 18th century but, until recently, only grew grapes for other shippers. It is owned by the Magalhães e Silva family. Their first Vintage Port was in 2004.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Medium dark ruby with yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cream candy and fudge in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and tasty with toffee, candy and cough-drops in taste with a quite attractive, rather long and intensive finish. | Average score | 15.64 |
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2008 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, dark chocolate, herbs and pepper in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and peaking. Cacao, dark chocolate, herbs and some spiciness in taste with a quite long and lovely finish. | Average score | 15.85 |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Still very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, coffee beans, toffee, eucalyptus, minty and cream candy in the nose but also still dark berries such as mulberry and dark cherry. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round and elegant tannins and will be better and very tasty with dark berries, cacao, chocolate, toffee and cream candy in the mouth. Balanced and quite complex. Very easy to drink and enjoy. A rather long and quite attractive finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.50 |
| Last tasted | 23rd April 2023 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Fruit with dark berry such as mulberry and dark cherry but also cedar, mint and liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still immature with round and lovely tannins. Balanced with dark berries, mint, and liquorice in taste and with quite lovely and exciting finish. | Average score | 15.75 |
| Last tasted | 30th May 2021 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cherry, dark berries such as mulberry and blackberry, some dried fruit as well as herbs, some cacao and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite a lot of tannins and will improve of course. Taste of dark berries, fruit, herbs ans spiciness, and a long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.97 |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry and black berry, and some mint. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body with a lot of soft tannins. Taste of dark berries. Medium length finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th April 2023 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain.
| Tasters | JB |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Fruit with dark berry such as mulberry and black berry as well as herbs in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovely tannins. Balanced and lots of dark berries in taste and with a lovely and quite long finish. Will be interesting to follow. | | |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | White 50 years old tawny
Prelada | White | |
| Colour | Very beautiful pale tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Milk chocolate, orange zest, butterscotch, burned sugar, dried fruits in the nose. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and of course peaking. Balanced and very elegant with lots of things in the mouth such as chocolate, orange zest, butterscotch, burned sugar and much more and with a complex and wonderful finish. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Very Old 60 years Tawny
Quinta da Prelada | Tawny | |
| Colour | Lovely tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, burned sugar, candy, crème candy, crème caramel, chocolate and dried fruit in the lovely nose. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking- Balanced with toffee, candy. Crème caramel and much more in the mouth and with a lovely, complex and rolling finish. Lively port indeed! | Score range | |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |