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On Wednesday 23rd October 2019 we held a tasting of Messias Quinta do Cachão, at the B&F, as arranged by Tony.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• • 1960 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1963 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1965 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1966 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1970 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1975 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1976 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1977 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1979 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1980 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1982 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1983 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1984 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1985 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1989 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1997 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 2003 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 2009 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• The placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

25% opacity, red-brown, slightly cloudy. Concentrated nose, red fruits. Smooth and syrupy, heat mid to late palate plus dryness. Fruit drying out.

Ex-cellars bottle from Quinta do Cachão, courtesy of Miguel Perreira at a tasting organised by Tony Carter of Vintage Wine & Port.

A mature ochre red, 30% opaque. Little on the nose — in fact, nothing on the nose! — but on the palate there is lots juicy red fruit, full and rich with a beautiful rich mouthfeel that comes as a real surprise. Nicely balanced by fragrant acidity that really blossoms on the aftertaste and highlights the fruit on the finish. Given the vintage, this was a real surprise. 86/100. Tasted 23-Oct-19. Decanted 9 hours.