Vieira de Sousa
Sociedade Roncão Pequeno, Lda
| Founded |
1925, re-opened 2011 |
| Owner |
The family Vieira de Sousa |
| Vineyards |
Quinta do Roncão Pequeno, Quinta da Agua Alta, Quinta do Espinhal, Quinta do Bom Dia, Quinta do Fojo Velho and Quinta da Fonte |
| Vintage Port Brands |
Souza (not in use since last century), Vieira de Sousa (first vintage 2009), Bom Dia |
Vieira de Souza was created as a subsidiary to Barros Almeida & C:a. Manuel Barros asked the well-regarded Port blender Alcino Vieira de Souza to join and start a company with him and the house of Vieira de Souza was created. They used the brand Souza for their Vintage Port. When Alcino Vieira de Souza died in 1941 Barros took over the company. However, Sogevinus purchased Barros in 2006 and the name was discontinued.
In 2011 the family of Vieira de Sousa, with wine maker Luisa Borges, re-opened their family house. The same year she bottled her first Vintage Port, 2009, under the brand Vieira de Sousa. The new company, Sociedade Roncão Pequeno, Lda, was named after one of their Quintas. The winery, and home of the family, is situated at Quinta da Fonte.
To avoid confusion, it is worth mentioning that this company is not connected to Souza Guedes & Irmao, that is part of the Real Companhia Velha group.
| Vieira de Sousa Vintages: | 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
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| Vieira de Souza Vintages: | 1947, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997 |
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| Bom Dia Vintages: | 2018, 2019 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Vieira de Souza | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Viol and mulberry in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and at its peak. Viol in flavour. Elegant, complex and balanced port with a lovely finish. Very good indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 13th November 2008 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection.
In 2008 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 | Vieira de Souza | Vintage | 1975 |
| Colour | Yellow almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, candy and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and even a little old with toffee in taste. Easy to drink and like. Quite elegant and balanced but with a short but interesting finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th September 2014 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Souza | Vintage | 1978 |
| Colour | Mature amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fudge, cream candy, toffee zest of oranges and fig in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Sweet but balanced and quite complex. Elegant with crème caramel and butterscotch in taste. Easy to drink with a nice and rather long finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th August 2016 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Souza | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with candy, liquorice, cacao, dark chocolate and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and will not be better. Balanced and very attractive in taste dominated of candy, toffee, cacao, chocolate and much more. Sweet and very attractive and tasty finish. Drink it and enjoy life! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2019 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature, quite dark and beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, candy, butterscotch, vanilla and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with some delicious old acidity. Balanced and quite elegant with taste of burned sugar, burned candy, vanilla and crème caramel. The finish is rather long and quite nice. Will not be better so drink up as soon as you can! The port is very enjoyable now! | Average score | 16.08 |
| Last tasted | 19th September 2020 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö.
In 2020 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 | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark berry, oranges zest in the nose but also some coffee and spiciness. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink and like with soft and quite delicate tannin but quite mature. Balanced and rather complex port. Mulberry and spiciness in taste with a nice and very interesting finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with fruit, dark berry, black berry and mulberry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Dark berry and mulberry in flavour. Quite tannic, but balanced. A quite long and promising finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2015 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, cherry and some spiciness, chocolate and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still quite immature but easy to drink and enjoy already now. Balanced and quite elegant. A modern port style with a lovely and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.45 |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Quite dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, blackberry and some delicate mulberry but also spiciness with pepper and paprika in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with delicate tannin but balanced with dark berry and spiciness in taste. Easy to like and enjoy with a nice and quite long and tannic finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blue berry, blackberry and fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Soft and with very elegant tannins. Balanced and easy to drink and quite enjoyable already today. Lots of berry and fruit in taste and with a quite elegant and rather attractive finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 29th February 2020 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vieira de Sousa | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry, some green bananas and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Round tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and elegant with a lovely, quite dry and rather complex finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
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