1999 Quinta do Vale Dona Maria
Posted: 12:49 Fri 11 Sep 2009
This port is that described as ‟Younger” in the relevant post of One quiz at a time. But what house is it?
Corked removed cleanly, and branded vertically with the name of the house. Staining only a couple of millimetres through. Moderately opaque dark red. Nose: tannins and over-ripe cherries. SCP-DFF found butterscotch or caramel. To taste there is sweetness, but overwhelmed by a slightly acridness. Late palate there is lots of heat on the tongue, that being the predominant aftertaste.
Edit: revealed to be 1999 Quinta do Vale d. Maria, its day-one friend being 1997 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
Corked removed cleanly, and branded vertically with the name of the house. Staining only a couple of millimetres through. Moderately opaque dark red. Nose: tannins and over-ripe cherries. SCP-DFF found butterscotch or caramel. To taste there is sweetness, but overwhelmed by a slightly acridness. Late palate there is lots of heat on the tongue, that being the predominant aftertaste.
Edit: revealed to be 1999 Quinta do Vale d. Maria, its day-one friend being 1997 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.