2013 Quinta do Portal LBV
Posted: 21:25 Mon 18 Oct 2021
2013 Quinta do Portal LBV Bottled 2017
30 minute decant
95% opaque, red rim
Nose has leather, panda liquorice, blackcurrant, and a candy cigarette note, late.
Initial hit of black fruit on the palate. Then, quickly, lots of molasses. Very warm finish with drying, almost woody, tannins.
This is quite serious, but I am not sure how enjoyable it is. I do typically struggle with Portal's style. I'll leave it in the 'fridge for a few days to see how it comes on.
+ 24 hours
98% opaque, red rim.
Nose has less leather, more touriga blackcurrant, quite herbal.
Very herbal front palate, some dark fruit mid-palate, extremely herbal finish. Not quite medicinal, but it is really herbal, and quite close to black currant strepsil.
Better than day one.
Tasted 18/10/21 and 19/10/21.
30 minute decant
95% opaque, red rim
Nose has leather, panda liquorice, blackcurrant, and a candy cigarette note, late.
Initial hit of black fruit on the palate. Then, quickly, lots of molasses. Very warm finish with drying, almost woody, tannins.
This is quite serious, but I am not sure how enjoyable it is. I do typically struggle with Portal's style. I'll leave it in the 'fridge for a few days to see how it comes on.
+ 24 hours
98% opaque, red rim.
Nose has less leather, more touriga blackcurrant, quite herbal.
Very herbal front palate, some dark fruit mid-palate, extremely herbal finish. Not quite medicinal, but it is really herbal, and quite close to black currant strepsil.
Better than day one.
Tasted 18/10/21 and 19/10/21.