2017 Quinta do Vale Meao

[jdaw1]

The 2017s were tasted on Tuesday 25th June 2019, at The Boot & Flogger.

Many thanks to the many shippers who sent bottles, and to Alex for organising.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• The 2017s:
  1. Bulas 2017;
  2. Burmester 2017;
  3. Churchill 2017;
  4. Churchill Quinta da Gricha 2017;
  5. Cockburn 2017;
  6. Quinta do Crasto 2017;
  7. Croft 2017;
  8. Croft Quinta da Roêda Sērikos 2017;
  9. Dalva 2017;
  10. Dow 2017;
  11. Fonseca 2017;
  12. Graham 2017;
  13. Graham The Stone Terraces 2017;
  14. Quinta do Javali 2017;
  15. Kopke 2017;
  16. Quinta das Lamelas 2017;
  17. Martha 2017;
  18. Maynard 2017;
  19. Maynard Organic 2017;
  20. Niepoort 2017;
  21. Quinta do Noval 2017;
  22. Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017;
  23. Pintas 2017;
  24. Poças 2017;
  25. Portal 2017;
  26. Portal Muros 2017;
  27. Quevedo 2017;
  28. Ramos Pinto 2017;
  29. Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 2017;
  30. Quinta da Romaneira 2017;
  31. La Rosa 2017;
  32. Quinta da Sequeira 2017;
  33. Skeffington 2017;
  34. Taylor 2017;
  35. Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017;
  36. Quinta do Vale Meão 2017;
  37. Quinta do Vallado 2017;
  38. Quinta do Vallado Adelaide 2017;
  39. Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  40. Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  41. Vieira de Sousa 2017;
  42. Warre 2017;
• Sticky labels and TN pages (which caused some additions to the list of Port House abbreviations).
• Planing and arrangements.

[Constandia]

Interesting nose of red and black fruit, menthol and smoke. Quite rich on the palate with black and red fruit, floral elements, lovely port with a long fresh finish and evolving flavour characteristics. 18/20

[jdaw1]

VM17: sweet, and with very present perfume. The acidity and tannins rather muted.

[NickA]

D11. A nicely integrated spicy fruity nose. Quite grippy tannins and acid cut. Concentration is there but clamped down a little. Long tannic, drying finish. Needs some more time to show how it comes together as promising nose isn't quite followed by the palate.