The Douro 2003 reds have now been bottled and look impressive. You’d be pleasantly surprised if you expected to be bludgeoned by...
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Unsurprisingly, 2003 was a terrific vintage for Port and the vintage was declared earlier this year. The high summer temperatures experienced in...
Richard Mayson has written widely about Portuguese wines and port. He was invited to select 50 great Portuguese wines for this new...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
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Hi Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014