Quinta da Soalheira
| Owner | Borges |
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Soalheira means in English 'the noon-day heat'. It was bought by Borges in 1904 and is still an important part of Borges. The quinta is situated far up along the the Rio Torto valley outside any of the 18th century demarcations.
| Quinta da Soalheira Vintages: | 1900, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1955*, 2012, 2017 |
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| House | Quinta da Soalheira Borges | Vintage | 1900 |
| Colour | Beautiful, yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, candy, cream candy, nuts, roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate. Cacao and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and elegant with lots of things in taste such as toffee, candy, cream candy, coffee, cacao, chocolate and much more with an elegant, quite long and complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd February 2025 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home celebrating an old Port wine friend. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Soalheira Borges | Vintage | 1917 |
| Colour | Almost tawny with an olive green rim but very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Zest of orange, fudge, some toffee, burned sugar, liquorice and some alcohol in the nose. | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Of course mature with some delicate old acidity but balanced and very complex. Very easy to drink and enjoy with a taste of old grocery shop, fudge, burned sugar and lots of other things and a quite long and seductive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th April 2019 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | Tasting at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Soalheira Borges | Vintage | 1918 |
| Colour | Still astonishing dark but yellow and mature with an olive green rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, burned sugar, ginger, some coffee and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and with just a hint of volatile acidity but balanced and quite elegant. Very tasty with burned sugar, ginger and coffee and an attractive quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th April 2019 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Soalheira Borges | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Still very dark indeed, but with a yellow mature edge. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, especially blue berries and red bell pepper in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Quite mature and easy to drink and enjoy. Still some round and elegant tannins and will improve. Balanced and tasty with a quite complex and lovely, rather long finish. A very interesting port indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd January 2022 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Soalheira Borges | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Some dark fruit, black currant and dark berry in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balance with some elegant and quite attractive tannins. Dark berries and fruit in taste. Balanced and quite tasty with lots of dark berry and promising tannins but easy to drink and enjoy already today but will be much better. The finish is complex and quite attractive. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |