Quinta de Santo Antonio
| Owner | Sogevinus |
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This estate was included in the first classification of the Duoro vineyards in 1757 and belonged for a long time to Calem and is situated next door to Quinta da Eira Velha in Rio Pinhao valley and has a chapel dedicated to San Antonio. The Calem family owned the quinta but it was sold to Fonseca in 1979.
| Quinta da Foz and Santo Antonio Vintages: | 1920, 1933, 1935, 1955 |
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| House | Quinta da Foz & Quinta de Santo Antonio Calem | Vintage | 1933 |
| Colour | Terrible colour. Turbid and looks like dirty water. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Old but quite elegant nose of old mature fruit. | Score range | 14.40 - 14.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite old in taste but knit together and not unattractive finish. Quite drinkable. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 27th June 2012 | Point this date | 14.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family It seems to be that the house of Calem declared its vintage from those two quintas in this period. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Foz & Quinta de Santo Antonio Calem | Vintage | 1935 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature almost tawny but quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Orange zest, figs, dried fruit, prunes, burned sugar, some chocolate and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with some balanced but still attractive acidity. Still very elegant and attractive. Quite sweet. The finish is balanced and quite long also very attractive. Still a lovely port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th July 2017 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family It seems to be that the house of Calem declared its vintage from those two quintas in this period. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Foz & Quinta de Santo Antonio Calem | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature almost tawny but very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Orange zest, toffee, mint, butter-scotch, vanilla, coffee and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Seem still to be on top! Unbelievable! Very, very elegant and still balanced. Attractive and complex finish which a just rolling in the mouth and never seems to end. A very impressive port indeed! Thank heaven for this port! | Average score | 16.88 |
| Last tasted | 19th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Calem tasting in Leverkusen, Germany. It seems to be that the house of Calem declared its vintage from those two quintas in this period. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |