Vintage Port 1990
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1990 | Average to Good | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 1990: | Calem Ferreira Graham's Malvedos Petres Pocas Junior Pousada Quinta da Agua Alta Quinta da Cavadinha Quinta da Foz Quinta da Leda Quinta da Romaneira Quinta de la Rosa Quinta do Bomfim Quinta do Estanho Quinta do Sagrado Quinta do Vesuvio Reflets |
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| House | Graham- Malvedos | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Still rather dark blue with a yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, coffee and tea in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature, elegant and complex port. Grocery shop in flavour. A wonderful and long finish. Quite impressing. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2011 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Petre’s | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Still very dark ruby but with an amber yellow edge. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, roasted coffee, cacao, dark chocolate, some candy and a hint of liquorice in the nose | Score range | 15.00 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but will probably improve a bit since there are still some soft tannins. Roasted coffee and fruit in taste. Easy to drink and like with a nice balanced finish. | Average score | 15.70 |
| Last tasted | 7th March 2019 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pocas Jr | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of old grocery shop, dark chocolate, some spiciness, fudge and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, elegant and peaking. Lots of taste with toffee, cacao, dark chocolate and some spiciness. Complex, attractive and a quite long finish. Astonishing good for the vintage. | Average score | 16.19 |
| Last tasted | 18th February 2022 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pousada Pocas Jr | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Herbs and pepper in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of tannin. Hard to swallow and appreciate but a long promising finish. Exciting port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th August 2002 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Agua Alta Churchill | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Complex flavour of coffee and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium-body. Still soft tannins and not quite mature yet. Long good finish. Surprisingly good port! | Average score | 15.43 |
| Last tasted | 29th August 2007 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Cavadinha Warre | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Minty, toffee and burned sugar in the nose. Very attractive indeed | Score range | 15.50 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Elegant and sweet. Mature and at its peak. Very attractive and complex port. Balanced with a long and lovely finish. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 17th March 2012 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family 1 bottle has been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Romaneira | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 13 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy and old hospital in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature. Light port with burned sugar, pharmacy and a bit alcoholic in flavour. Quite nice finish and easy to drink but drink up. | Average score | 15.02 |
| Last tasted | 21st December 2014 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de la Rosa | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow, transparent and very mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Roses, herbs, cream candy and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost on top but still some very soft tannin but will not be better. Very tasty with herbs some crème caramel, ginger and crème candy in flavour. Balanced and elegant with a long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.61 |
| Last tasted | 17th December 2020 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasting with Munskänkarna in Lund. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Leda Ferreira | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Ruby with a mature garnet coloured rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Soft and elegant bouquet with toffee, butterscotch and caramel. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body and elegant taste with some soft tannins and long and elegant finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st November 2022 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasting at Munskänkarna, Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Bomfim Dow | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Rather complex nose of dried fruit, dark chocolate, candy, cream candy and some spiciness. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Now mature and on top. Quite dry but balanced and very complex. Lots of cream candy, candy and other lovely things in taste and with an attractive and quite long finish. Just drink this port and have a wonderful evening. | Average score | 15.91 |
| Last tasted | 7th August 2018 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | In a friend’s home. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Estanho | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Light ruby with a beautiful yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, cream candy, toffee, cacao and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced but has still some very soft and delicate tannin. Elegant and very tasty with cacao, cream candy and old grocery shop in taste. A lovely port. Easy to enjoy and drink with a quite wonderful finish. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 5th October 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Peter Andersen’s bottle tasted at a wine friend’s tasting in Hørsholm, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Sagrado Calem | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Alcoholic and unbalance bouquet. Defect bottle. | Score range | 12.50 - 12.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Unbalanced and acidic port but drinkable. What has gone wrong? | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 7th April 2012 | Point this date | 12.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family Defect bottle. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Vesuvio | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Pale ruby with a yellow and very mature rim in the colour. | Number of tastings | 14 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, toffee, sweet liquorice, cacao, dark chocolate, herbs and fudge in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. On top but maybe with some delicate old acidity in taste. Cream toffee, sweet liquorice, cacao, chocolate, candy and some herbs in the mouth. Balanced and quite attractive with a rather long and quite lovely finish. | Average score | 15.87 |
| Last tasted | 16th August 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Reflets Pocas Jr. | Vintage | 1990 |
| Colour | Yellow quite nice and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Christmas cake, cacao some chocolate, a little burned sugar and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Very elegant and balanced with much tastiness of cacao, ginger and other herbs. Lovely, quite intensive and delicate finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th February 2019 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |