Port Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 1982 Colheita Tawny Port was bottled with 155 grams per liter of residual sugar and a long cork in 2016. It comes in at 21.6% alcohol. Moderate in depth, this is long on charm. It has a very bright, fresh start...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: This is a shade darker and richer than its peers, with warm toffee, hazelnut cream, roasted vanilla, cinnamon and walnut husk leading the way, backed by halva, pistachio oil and dried fig details. Lush through the...

For The Love of Port, 93 points: Possessing a fine bouquet of Kirsch and briary scents, it developed light hints of spearmint the 2nd day. Smooth, medium weight and generously fruited with waves of off-dry dark cherry, almost syrupy in the middle, but...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: ...young Port shows intense aromas of black licorice and berries... full-bodied with superfine tannins and a long long finish. Seductive...Best ever...

Decanter, 98 points: A site-specific wine from three small plots of northfacing terraced vineyard on the Malvedos estate: wonderfully aromatic (high percentage of Touriga Nacional) with a classic floral character; soft, rich and opulent with...

For The Love of Port, 93 points: Bottled 2010. Mr. Messias Baptista was the Chairman of the company from its founding in 1926 up until 1973. Medium amber color with a greenish tinge on the rim. Seductive and understated scents of mandarin orange, wood...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Cellar Selection. The dark, almost black color and the wonderful violet aromas set the scene for this complex, dense and textured wine. It has a touch of spice, along with the rich plum and dark berry fruits. While it is...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: A fabulous nose of cassis and berries with hints of licorice. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with supersexy tannins and a long long finish. Very classy. Superb for Delaforce. Best after 2012. 4500 cases made. –JS