Quinta do Retiro Novo
Quinta do Retiro Novo
| Owner | Carneiro family |
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Belonging to Wiese & Krohn.
This quinta has a long history. It was initially called Quinta do Lapa after the name of the owner. It was acquired of Manuel Magalhaes and remained in his family until his grand-daughter Maria Leonor Magalhaes Bacelar sold it to Wiese & Krohn. The family Carneiros’s coat-of-arms was allow to hang through, for the previous owner’s wife’s grandmother ha been a Carneiro.
| Quinta do Retiro Novo Vintages: | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 |
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| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Still rather dark ruby with a hint of mature and yellow edge. Quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cacao, herbs ginger, dark chocolate and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking and on top. and Will not be much better. Balanced and quite tasty with toffee, cacao, roasted coffee and old grocery shop in the mouth and with a lovely, quite attractive, enjoyable and elegant finish. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 21st November 2024 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still quite dark ruby but yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, some coffee and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but will develop more. Balanced and quite complex with cacao, coffee, chocolate an old grocery shop in taste and with a quite long and elegant finish. Will be interesting to try again. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th September 2021 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Garnet ruby with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, dried fruit, chocolate as well as coffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Delicate tannins. Balanced and elegant. Semi sweet with a quite long and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.77 |
| Last tasted | 20th April 2023 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Quite dark but with a yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Quite elegant bouquet with toffee, old grocery shop, cinnamon and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Almost mature but still with some very soft and elegant tannin and will be better. Toffee, cinnamon and ginger in taste. Easy to drink and to like with a nice and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.88 |
| Last tasted | 9th May 2018 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Still quite ruby but with a nice yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Candy, cream candy, cacao, chocolate, red paprika and some crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Quite mature but will improve as still some soft and very elegant tannin exists. Balanced with flavour of candy, cacao and cream candy. Very attractive and a nice, seductive finish. | Average score | 16.12 |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2019 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Dark ruby but with a yellow nice edge in colour | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, blueberry, mulberry, candy and cream candy in the nose | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature but will improve. Different berries in flavour. Quite decent to drink already now with some elegant tannins. Modern in style. Rather attractive finish. Quite exciting port | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2018 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still dark but with just a hint of yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 10 |
| Bouquet | Mature fruit, mulberry and dark berries with some herbs, cacao, cream candy, toffee and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still with quite soft and delicate tannins and will of course be better. No heavy-weightier but easy to drink and to enjoy now. A modern sport style. Dark berry such as mulberries and black berries but also herbs, cream candy, cacao and toffee in taste. Balanced and quite elegant with a rather long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.69 |
| Last tasted | 5th March 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |