Quinta do Vale da Mina
Quinta do Vale da Mina - Lemos & van Zeller
| Owner | Lemos & van Zeller |
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When the van Zeller family sold Quinta do Noval in 1993, Cristiano van Zeller acquired Quinta do Vale da Mina in 1995. Quinta do Vale da Mina was sold in 2001 to a joint venture company with Jose Maria da Fonseca, a company called José Maria da Fonseca & van Zeller, SA (JMF & VZ). In 2005 Cristiano sold his shares in the company and Quinta do Vale da Mina was sold by JMF & VZ to a local farmer. The brand name, however, still belongs to Cristiano. The first Vintage Port, 1995, was bottled by Niepoort, and the 2003 vintage was produced and bottled by the Jose Maria da Fonseca & van Zellers joint venture company.
| Quinta do Vale da Mina Vintages: | 1995 |
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| Vale da Mina Vintages: | 2003 |
| House | Vale da Mina | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Medium ruby with a very mature yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, dark chocolate, fudge, cacao, menthol and eucalyptus in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and quite complex with toffee, cacao, chocolate, eucalyptus and menthol in taste. Elegant and very easy to drink and enjoy with a quite long, quite dry and attractive finish. | Average score | 16.01 |
| Last tasted | 20th October 2024 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |