2017 Quinta do Crasto

[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:
  • Bulas 2017;
  • Burmester 2017;
  • Churchill 2017;
  • Churchill Quinta da Gricha 2017;
  • Cockburn 2017;
  • Quinta do Crasto 2017;
  • Croft 2017;
  • Croft Quinta da Roêda Sērikos 2017;
  • Dalva 2017;
  • Dow 2017;
  • Fonseca 2017;
  • Graham 2017;
  • Graham The Stone Terraces 2017;
  • Quinta do Javali 2017;
  • Kopke 2017;
  • Quinta das Lamelas 2017;
  • Martha 2017;
  • Maynard 2017;
  • Maynard Organic 2017;
  • Niepoort 2017;
  • Quinta do Noval 2017;
  • Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017;
  • Pintas 2017;
  • Poças 2017;
  • Portal 2017;
  • Portal Muros 2017;
  • Quevedo 2017;
  • Ramos Pinto 2017;
  • Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 2017;
  • Quinta da Romaneira 2017;
  • La Rosa 2017;
  • Quinta da Sequeira 2017;
  • Skeffington 2017;
  • Taylor 2017;
  • Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017;
  • Quinta do Vale Meão 2017;
  • Quinta do Vallado 2017;
  • Quinta do Vallado Adelaide 2017;
  • Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  • Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  • Vieira de Sousa 2017;
  • Warre 2017;
• Sticky labels and TN pages (which caused some additions to the list of Port House abbreviations).
• Planing and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

[NickA]

A8: An edgy, lanolin nose. Slight plastic note? Same on palate with a high toned citric edge. Something not right with this bottle?

[rich_n]

Sweet red cherry nose. Chocolate and red cherry on the palate, doesn't have the depth of others. Ok

[forest26]

Deep purple with expressive nose of black fruits a little spice on the nose. Dry, slightly thin and just a little fruit. Slightly bitter aftertaste. 86.

[Constandia]

Not as intense as other ports from the vintage but is this a bad thing? Raspberries and violets, I found the alcoholic nose interfered with the bouquet. Finishes medium, so for me 15/20

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tasted blind. Deep red in colour, with a hint of purple. Wonderful fruit driven nose, full of blackcurrant. Thick texture on entry bringing fragrant fruit on the palate, fruit which is ripe and wrapped around a well structured tannic core; the whole is rich and fragrant. Sweet fruit aftertaste with just a touch of greenness to the finish. A nice Port, but a little uneven across the palate, but this might settle down with a few more weeks in the bottle. 87-89/100.