2008 Quevedo Vale D'Agodinho
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2008 Quevedo - Quinta Vale D'Agodinho
Very young, the bright purple of a new release. Typical nose of a new vintage port with youthful blueberries and violets. Beautiful texture, with good body and weight and dominated by pure primary flavours. The tannins are mostly hidden by primary fruit - an incredibly sweet blueberry. The aftertaste and finish are a little hollow - but that could be because the cheeks are numb from the tannins! Served blind, I guessed this to be the VP from 2008. 94/100. Drunk 27 September 2010.
Top Ports in 2022: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port. I cried with joy.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports, except a good bottle of Fonseca 1927. Wow!
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports, except a good bottle of Fonseca 1927. Wow!
Re: 2008 Quevedo - Quinta Vale D'Agodinho
In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
- Friday 24 September 2010
- 1960 Fonseca (α alpha);
- 1963 Graham (β beta);
- 1963 Taylor (γ gamma);
- 1977 Graham (tregnum) (δ delta);
- Saturday 25 September 2010
- 1970 Niepoort (η eta);
- 1977 Gould Campbell (θ theta);
- 1970 Warre (ι iota);
- 1960 Dow (κ kappa);
- 1970 Dow (λ lambda);
- 1958 Warre (μ mu);
- 1934 Warre (ν nu);
- Sunday 26 September 2010
- 1963 Fonseca (Ï„ tau);
- 1966 Fonseca (Ï… upsilon);
- 1970 Fonseca (φ phi);
- 1977 Fonseca (χ chi);
- 1994 Vesuvio (ψ psi);
- Monday 27 September 2010
- 1992 Quevedo colheita (а a);
- 1994 Quevedo colheita (б be);
- 1996 Quevedo colheita (в ve);
- 2000 Quevedo colheita (г ge);
- 2004 Quevedo LBV (д de);
- 2008 Quevedo Quinta Vale D’Agodinho (е ie);
- 1970 Offley Boa Vista.
Re: 2008 Quevedo - Quinta Vale D'Agodinho
QvA08, served blind. ‟Stupidly purple”. The taste merely recorded as ‟big and totally young”. The bigness really impressed me.
This prompted the conversation that resulted in www.jdawiseman.com/papers/port_and_wine ... _2008.html.
This prompted the conversation that resulted in www.jdawiseman.com/papers/port_and_wine ... _2008.html.