Portugal Region Report

Colheita Port

The 2004 Palmer Port Colheita is a classic single-harvest Tawny Port, matured in seasoned oak casks to highlight the finesse and character of the 2004 vintage. Smooth, complex and elegant, this Colheita is ready to drink now but will continue to develop further depth over the next decade. A wonderful choice for collectors or those discovering the richness of Colheita Ports. Enjoy now or cellar until 2030+.


Tasting Notes:
Amber-tawny in colour with golden glints. The bouquet reveals aromas of dried figs, candied orange peel, roasted nuts and hints of honey and spice. On the palate, layers of caramel, raisin, walnut and toffee are lifted by a refreshing acidity that brings balance and freshness. …
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Price: £38.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

White Port

This port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 2004 harvest until bottling in 2023.

Tasting Notes:
The 2004 Palmer white port is pale and golden colour. On the nose this white port exhibits floral and fruity notes, such as apricot and citrus. On the palate it has a perfect balance with fresh acidity and sweetness. It has an amazing rich mellow flavour and an elegant citrus finish that lasts for minutes.

Best served chilled, around 10-12°C (50-54°F) and use either small port glass or white wine glass.
The wine is ready to drink and does not require decanting. The bottle should be kept upright protected from direct sunlight. …
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Price: £36.95
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port

The Quinta das Carvalhas 2004 Vintage Port can age beautifully for decades, developing greater complexity and smoother tannins over time.

Tasting Notes
Deep ruby colour with rich and complex aromas of dark berries, plums, black cherries, and hints of floral notes alongside spices and chocolate. Full-bodied with a dense and velvety texture. The flavour profile is dominated by ripe black fruits, with layers of dark chocolate, licorice, and spices. Well-balanced acidity and robust tannins give it a solid structure. It evolves into a long and persistent finish with a rich aftertaste of fruit and spice. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 10 in Stock

Single Quinta Vintage Port
Library Release

Quinta de Ervamoira Vintage Port from Ramos Pinto is produced only in exceptional years from the best plots of Quinta de Ervamoira, located in the Douro Superior. The total area of the quinta is 234 ha with 178 ha under vine and an average age of 30 years. Ervamoira lies in a rocky area on the banks of the river Côa, where the weather is hot and dry, adding density and body to the wines, resulting in full-bodied and highly concentrated wines. The altitude, ranging from between 110 to 340 metres, ensures balance and preserves freshness.

Tasting note: A complex and fruity aroma with notes of black plum perfectly combined with aromas of esteva. …
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Price: £69.95
Stock: 50 in Stock

Vintage Port

Quinta de La Rosa is a small estate in the heart of the Port wine-growing region in Alto Douro, near Pinhao, owned and operated by the Bergqvist family.

The Quinta and its vineyards were given to the Bergqvist family as a Christening present by the Feuerheerds, who established the property in 1906.

It remains one of the few Single Quinta where the vineyards start at the bank of the Douro and rise 450 meters to the towering top of the mountain. From the river's edge to the top, one passes through 11 different microclimates. This gives La Rosa great flexibility to add variety and complexity to its Ports. …
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Price: £64.95
Stock: 18 in Stock

'Nacional' Vintage Port, Douro
In Presentation Case

The 2004 Noval Nacional is a wonderful 2004 vintage Port wine. We are thrilled to be able to offer the Nacional 2004. Christian fell in love with the wine after harvest, so the wine was declared but not released. Kept instead under the watchful eye of Technical Director Antonio Agrellos to see how it developed. Considering the pedigree, it comes as no surprise that the wine lived up to their expectations, and so now, 10 years after the harvest, the 2004 is ready for release.

At Quinta do Noval the bud burst occurred mid-March followed by a quick flowering in the end of May due to high temperatures and lack of precipitation. …
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Price: £595.00
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port, Douro
Library Release
***Silver medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013***

Founded in 1880 by brothers Adriano and Antonio, Ramos Pinto's history has been marked by a balance between innovation and respect for tradition. In addition to producing wines of exceptional quality, the House is known for its knowledge of terroir and for its pioneering viticulture. Through its strict production policy, the selection of the best Douro grape varieties and the systematic technical and technological research, the House is positioned as the reference for the production of superior quality wines in Portugal.

95 pts Huon Hooke - Excellent colour, very intense and opaque with violet tones. …
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Price: £99.00
Stock: 46 in Stock

Vintage Port in Gift Box

This 2003 Burmester Vintage Port from the very good 2003 Port Vintage has outstanding provenance! This bottle has been stored at the Burmester cellars on Porto since bottling until it was acquired by us earlier this year.

The 2003 Burmester has a dark colour with some lightening on the edge. On the nose there are black cherries intertwined with dark fruits and berries. On the nose it has Morello cherry and dark fruits. Still some tannins as this wine has not quite reached maturity. Good notes and a long finish - one to hold for a few years. 90/100 TC 6/21

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Price: £79.95
Stock: 4 in Stock

Colheita Port in Gift Tube
94 Points- Silver- Decanter

A 2003 vintage tawny port. We are delighted to offer a UK exclusive on Burmester Colheita Ports.

The 2003 Colheita has a Complex nose with dark berries, cress, coffee Full-bodied and great balance. Smooth palate that reflects the nose. This port also features a very good length.

The 2003 Burmester Colheita Port is a classic wine of exceptional quality and elegance. The Port is made from a single harvest (a "Vintage Tawny") and aged in small 550-litre oak barrels in their Vila Nova de Gaia Cellars. It is bottled at least seven years after the harvest.

Burmester has been iconic since 1750. …
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Price: £46.95
Stock: 29 in Stock

Colheita Port

The 2003 Palmer Port Colheita is a distinguished single-harvest Tawny Port, aged in seasoned oak casks to capture the warmth and intensity of the 2003 vintage. With two decades of maturation, it now shows remarkable harmony and depth, making it an excellent choice for both seasoned collectors and those seeking to explore the beauty of Colheita Ports. Enjoy now or cellar until 2030+.


Tasting Notes:
Amber-tawny in colour with copper highlights. The bouquet is rich and layered, offering aromas of dried figs, raisins, roasted almonds and hints of vanilla and spice. On the palate, flavours of caramel, toffee, orange peel and hazelnut unfold, balanced by bright acidity that provides freshness and lift. …
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 9 in Stock

Colheita Port

This 2003 J W Hart Tawny Colheita is elegant and complex.

Wine makers notes. Deliciously pure and fresh fruit aromas. Persistent notes of fresh cherries and plums, followed by aromas of warm plum and grape jam. In the end, delicious notes of spices and leather. On the palate, the flavors are dominated by very ripe black fruit showing great concentration and remarkable richness, leading to a powerful finish fueled by flavors of spices, ripe cherries and chocolate The tannins are so well coated that 'we hardly feel them, but we can guess their imposing concentration.

Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, …
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

Colheita Port
91 Points - Revista de Vinhos

The 2003 Messias Colheita Port is a well-aged expression of a dated Port, showcasing a harmonious blend of fruitiness, sweetness, and complexity. Its decadent flavours and smooth texture make it a delightful treat for tawny and colheita Port wine enthusiasts.

Tasting notes:
This cask-aged Port shows aromas of dried fruits, spices, and vanilla. The palate is rich and velvety, with sweet flavours like caramel, toffee, and dark chocolate. Intense fruitiness with jammy prunes and dates, and walnut undertones. Balanced acidity provides freshness amidst sweetness, and a long, lingering finish with warmth from the alcohol content. …
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Price: £39.95
Stock: 15 in Stock

Vintage Port, Douro
In Original Gift Box
***89 Points- Wine Enthusiast***

The Calem Vintage Port 2003 is a vibrant ruby red in colour with hints of brick. Conspicuous aromas of rich and sweet fruit on the nose with suggestions of plum and strawberry. Lovely balance between power and finesse with a silky texture and beautifully sustained flavours.


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Price: £64.95
Stock: 8 in Stock

Vintage port
damaged and bin soiled label

Fonseca, 2003
Vintage Port

Summary

Fonseca 2003 Vintage Port is an outstanding wine from one of the most celebrated declared vintages of the modern era. Fonseca is renowned for producing powerful yet opulent Vintage Ports, and the 2003 perfectly reflects the house style—rich, intensely fruity and beautifully structured for long ageing.

Tasting Notes

The wine shows a deep, almost opaque purple-black colour, signalling its remarkable concentration. The nose is rich and expressive, bursting with aromas of ripe blackberries, cassis and dark plum, layered with notes of violets, liquorice, dark chocolate and exotic spice. …
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Price: £69.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Colheita Port

The 2003 Hooper's Colheita Port is a single-vintage tawny port from Portugal's Douro Valley. "Colheita" refers to a tawny port made from grapes harvested in a specific year and aged in wooden casks for a minimum of seven years before bottling.

Tasting Notes: This port offers a rich profile with notes of dark fruits, such as blackberries, complemented by hints of raisins and coffee.

Serving Suggestions: Best enjoyed slightly chilled, between 14°C and 16°C. It pairs well with desserts like almond tart, crème brûlée, or dried fruit compotes, and complements blue cheeses. Alternatively, it can be savored on its own as a dessert wine. …
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Price: £32.95
Stock: 23 in Stock

Vintage Port

2003 Niepoort – Vintage Port (Douro, Portugal)

A benchmark ’03 from Dirk Niepoort—ripe year power wrapped in the house’s trademark finesse. Deep opaque garnet/purple with only the faintest rim fade. The nose is vivid and complex: blackberry and black cherry conserve, cassis and violet, with dark chocolate, liquorice, crushed rock, fennel seed and a cool menthol/eucalyptus lift.

On the palate it’s concentrated yet beautifully poised. Sweet black fruits and kirsch ride on bright, well-knit acidity; tannins are abundant, fine and chalky—present but polished. Layers of cocoa nib, espresso, black pepper and mineral drive carry through to a long, mouthcoating finish with lingering blackberry, cacao and orange-zest bitters. …
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Price: £79.89
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port

Quinta de Roriz, 2003
Vintage Port

The 2003 vintage in the Douro is recognised for its heat and intensity, producing Vintage Ports of remarkable concentration and power. Quinta de Roriz, one of the Douro’s historic estates with origins dating back to the 18th century, crafted a 2003 that reflects both the warmth of the season and the quinta’s distinctive character.

Located in the Cima Corgo, Quinta de Roriz is known for its schistous soils and old vines, yielding Ports of structure, depth and firm tannic backbone. The 2003 vintage at Roriz shows the richness typical of the year, balanced by the estate’s natural freshness and precision. …
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Price: £59.95
Stock: 24 in Stock

Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port

The 2003 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port is a legendary expression of Portugal’s winemaking heritage. Crafted exclusively from a tiny, ungrafted parcel of pre-phylloxera vines on the Quinta do Noval estate, this Historic Nacional wine delivers unparalleled purity of terroir. With only a few hundred cases produced in 2003, its rarity and mythical status make it one of the most coveted Ports in the world

The 2003 vintage brought unusual conditions: a wet winter followed by an intensely hot summer, creating grapes with remarkable concentration, depth, and structure . Fermented traditionally through foot-treading in granite lagares and aged for 18–20 months in large oak and chestnut vats, …
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Price: £1,395.00
Stock: 6 in Stock

Quinta Poço do Lobo, Bairrada
Cabernet Sauvignon - Reserva

Caves S. Joao, established in 1920, became a dominant force in Portuguese wine making in the early 20th century with their houses Porta dos Cavaleiros in Dao and Frei Joao in Bairrada. Given the shifting trends in consumer preferences, Bairrada and Dao fell to obscurity in the 1990s when critical influence drove the demand for bigger, extracted, warmer climate wines. As in all things, however, what comes around goes around! Sure enough, 20 years later savvy consumers and food-conscious sommeliers are looking for finesse and freshness and heading back to Bairrada and Dao. Wines that when young had a vegetal character, …
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Price: £59.00
Stock: 47 in Stock

Vintage Port

2003 Quinta do Vesúvio – Vintage Port (Douro, Portugal)

A hallmark Vesúvio from the hot ’03 vintage—sumptuous fruit wrapped in the estate’s wild-herb, schist-driven freshness. Deep opaque garnet with minimal rim fade. The nose surges with blackberry and black cherry liqueur, dark plum and cassis, threaded by violets, rock-rose (esteva), dark chocolate, liquorice, cracked pepper and a cool eucalyptus lift.

Plush and mouthfilling yet poised: sweet black fruits ride lively acidity; tannins are abundant, fine and slightly chalky—structured but polished. Notes of cocoa nib, espresso, graphite and dried orange peel roll into a long, powerful, mouthcoating finish. …
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Price: £79.00
Stock: 6 in Stock

Vintage Port
98 Points Robert Parker

Taylor Fladgate, 2003
Vintage Port

Summary

Taylor Fladgate 2003 Vintage Port is a powerful and highly regarded wine from one of the most celebrated declared vintages of the modern era. Produced by one of the Douro’s most historic Port houses, the wine reflects Taylor’s signature style—structured, intensely concentrated and built for exceptionally long ageing.

Tasting Notes

The wine shows a deep, almost opaque purple-black colour, a hallmark of its concentration. The nose is rich and expressive, revealing aromas of ripe blackberries, cassis and dark plum, layered with notes of violets, liquorice, dark chocolate and subtle spice. …
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Price: £78.95
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port in Gift Box

This 2002 Burmester Vintage Port has outstanding provenance! This bottle has been stored at the Burmester cellars on Porto since bottling until it was acquired by us earlier this year.

from the very good 2002 Port Vintage the Burmester has a beautiful mature tawny colour. On the nose it has cocoa, chocolate together with a hint of mint. On the palate this is quite complex - medium bodied with a perfect balance between the acidity, tannins and flavours, there is a little spiciness in the mouth that adds to the experience. Long, long finish. This is in a good place and should hold well for a couple of decades. …
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Price: £69.00
Stock: 11 in Stock

Colheita Port in Gift Tube
91 Points- Silver - Decanter

A 2002 vintage Colheita Port Wine from Burmester Port. We are delighted to offer a UK exclusive on Burmester Colheita Ports.

The 2002 Burmester Colheita Port is a classic wine of exceptional quality and elegance. The Port is made from a single harvest (a "Vintage Tawny") and aged in small 550-litre oak barrels in their Vila Nova de Gaia Cellars. It is bottled at least seven years after the harvest.

The 2002 Colheita has a Complex nose with dark berries, cress, coffee Full-bodied and great balance. Smooth palate that reflects the nose with a long fruity finish.

Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, …
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Price: £48.95
Stock: 9 in Stock

Colheita Port 90 Points- Wine Advocate

2002 was a difficult year. Definitively the biggest challenge of the decade - even for Quevedo. Since no grapes were used to produce Vintage Port, their best selection was used to make this Colheita. With 20 years of ageing in their cellar, this is probably the most elegant and complex Colheita produced so far.

Winemakers Notes
COLOUR: Light brick

AROMA: Very complex and intense notes of spices, caramel, dried fruits.

PALATE: Powerful entry with a rich profusion of dried fruits, mid palate filled with candied fruits. Spices on the lingering finish put together this layered, complex and elegant Port. …
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Price: £44.95
Stock: 8 in Stock

Colheita Port in Gift Tube
93 Points - Wine Spectator

Colheita Ports are aged in oak barrels for a minimum of seven years. This 2002 port wine from Quinta das Carvalhas has been aged for an extended period in seasoned oak casks, allowing it to develop a rich, tawny colour and complex flavour characteristics.

Tasting Notes
Deep tawny with golden highlights. Intense and aromatic with a bouquet of dried figs, raisins, and prunes. There are also notes of caramel, nuts, vanilla, and a touch of spice, particularly cinnamon and clove. Smooth and velvety palate, with a rich, layered flavour profile. The aging process imparts a well-integrated acidity, balancing the sweetness of the wine. …
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Price: £42.95
Stock: 19 in Stock