Rainha Santa
Rainha Santa
| Owner | Sogrape |
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Belong to Forrester.
| Rainha Santa Vintages: | 1980 (bottled by Rodrigues Pinho), 1982 (bottled by Rodrigues Pintho), 1983 (bottled by Sogrape), 1985 (bottled by Rodrigues Pintho), 1987 (bottled by Forrester), 1994 (bottled by Forrester), 1995 (bottled by Forrester) |
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| House | Rainha Santa Forrester | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, herbals, butterscotch, dried fruit, some cacao and burned sugar in the nose | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak top. Balanced and quite elegant. Flavour of pepper, burned sugar and herbals. Lovely and quite long finish. Very interested indeed. | Average score | 15.88 |
| Last tasted | 16th March 2017 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Rainha Santa Forrester | Vintage | 1987 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, spring flower and some herbs and spiciness in the nose | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking Balanced and quite elegant and tasty with cacao chocolate, herbs and some spiciness in the mouth. Very easy to drink with a quite lovely and rather long finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th April 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Rainha Santa Forrester | Vintage | 1995 |
| Colour | Still quite dark with a yellow and mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Still some berries, mature and dried fruit, chocolate and some coffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced but dry and on top. Will not be better with a quite nice and rather attractive finish but maybe too short. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th May 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2025 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |