Portugal Region Report

Vintage Port

A rare bottle of Ferreira 1830 Vintage port recently released from the Ferreira Cellars for Vintage Wine and Port with certificate of authentication in individual gift box.

In October 2019 We were offered the opportunity to purchase a small quantity of old Ferreira stocks. The bottles have been maintained in the cellars by generations of wine makers (currently Luis Sottomayer Head Wine maker for Sogrape) and are in pristine condition. Each bottle comes with a certificate of authentication and an individual presentation box. Only two bottles of this vintage were released - the other bottle will not be sold. …
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Price: £7,350.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Quinta Das Carvalhas 1867 | Memories- Very, Very Old Tawny Port
99 Points - Wine Spectator
99 Points James Suckling
Special Offer | Save £600 | Was £2595 | Now £1995

Exquisitely presented in a crystal decanter and an artisanal case, the Quinta das Carvalhas "Memories" very, very old tawny port is made from the exceptional 1867 tawny with a dash (7%) of 1900.

The story of this Port travels back to the harvest of 1867 at Quinta das Carvalhas, one of the most prominent properties in the Douro Valley, which is highly known for the beauty of its landscape and its spectacular vineyards.

An exquisite example of a Very Old Tawny Port, produced in a limited edition of just 260 bottles to celebrate the founding of the company in 1756.

Released in 2016 on the 260th anniversary there is just one bottle per year of existence. …
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Price: £1,995.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

102 Barros Special Edition Very Old Tawny Port
***95 Point- Wine Advocate***

This limited edition Very Old Tawny port is blended from five different vintages from each decade from the 1950's to the 1990's representing 5 decades of wine making passion, talent and art. Having aged in small oak barrels over half a century, these wines have evolved and developed a unique character. This exclusive blend is limited to 1913 bottles only! Barros Special Edition 102 – Very Old Tawny completes the trilogy of wines that make the collection “A Century of Portuguese Talent“, created to celebrate the first centenary of the House of Barros, established in 1913.

The Port wine has an “amber colour with greenish hues, aromas of apricot and dried fig, toasted almond, nutmeg and hazelnut, with notes of spice and smoke”. …
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Price: £349.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

Palmer Cask 150 | 150 Year Old Tawny Port
Special offer | Save £400 | was £1850 | now £1450

What happened 150 years ago? It was the time of Romanticism and the invention of dynamite; of the visionary novels of Jules Verne and of the first telegraphic connection between Portugal and England; but also of the appearance of phylloxera in Europe. While all this was happening, a port wine was ageing calmly in the cellars of the Douro.

Palmer Cask 150 is the survivor of a time of change, invention and plagues. His real story is printed in gold on the glass of the bottle, in direct contact with the wine. While its label tells the story known by all, the one of its time, it also conceals part of that memory. …
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Price: £1,450.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Reserve Lagrima White Port
** 88 Points- Wine Enthusiast **

Quevedo is an incredible, innovative producer that is very highly regarded amongst port aficionados. Family owned for over 100 years, the Douro Valley estate is now in the capable hands of Oscar and Claudia Quevedo.

Porto Lágrima is a richer style of Port, the sweetest wine in the category of White Port. Its name Lágrima/ Tear came about thanks to the tears that flow into the glass when we shake it, due to its high sugar content. It is a more intense, honeyed and aromatic Port.

With a predominant golden colour and liqueur texture, it has absolutely irresistible honey and floral aromas. It should be served cooler than other Ports, between 8 and 10ºC and is perfect to accompany desserts or to drink alone. …
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Price: £19.95
Stock: 70 in Stock

Organic Reserve Ruby Port

Quevedo's Organic Reserve Ruby Port is a premium fortified wine produced from organically farmed grapes at Quinta da Trovisca in Portugal's Douro Valley. This port is known for its deep ruby color with a purple edge and complex aromas of black currant, dark chocolate, sandalwood, and black pepper. On the palate, it offers a soft, fresh entry filled with ripe black and red fruits, complemented by refined tannins and a finish featuring floral, spicy, and dark chocolate notes. This port is a testament to Quevedo's commitment to organic viticulture, offering a wine of great intensity and purity from their organic vineyards. …
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Price: £14.95
Stock: 81 in Stock

Special Tawny Reserve, Douro

The Quevedo Special Reserve Tawny is a fortified wine from Port produced by Quevedo from the best of tinta roriz, touriga nacional, tinta barroca, touriga franca and tinto cão grapes. It has been matured in oak for around eight years to give it a lovely deep tawny colour and a nutty, caramel taste.

Tasting Notes
"Tawny garnet colour with bricking on a wide rim. Intoxicating scents of red fruits, licorice, toffee and a backdrop of cocoa play gently across the nose. Medium weight and bolstered by crisp acidity and warming spirit which melds with red wild berries, almond and spicy cinnamon flavors, ending with a long crescendo. …
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Price: £16.95
Stock: 91 in Stock

Crusted Port

This Crusted Port Wine from Quevedo is a blend of carefully selected young ports from two or three vintage years, bottled without any fining or filtration in the year indicated on the label. After many years of bottle ageing in ideal conditions in Oscars cellars in Sao Joao da Pesqueira, it has developed the magnificent bouquet and flavour unique to bottle matured wines.

The Quevedo Crusted Port is a deep ruby colour, with layer upon layer of rich concentrated red and black fruit aromas. On the palate packed with fruit flavours and with floral hints of eucalyptus and mint. Well balanced and a long and lingering finish. …
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Price: £24.95
Stock: 28 in Stock

Dry White Port

The Quevedo Dry White Port is a fortified wine from Portugal produced by Quevedo from their six vineyards.

The lower residual sugar content gives this Dry White Port an elegant fresh and floral entry on the palate.

Complex and fresh nose filled with aromas of ripe pear, golden apple, honey and peach. On the palate this Dry white has a sharp entry due to its lower sugar content, creating a nice tension, yet it does not lack the aromatic complexity and intensity with nice flavours of apple, honey and poached pear on the finish. Perfectly balanced, this Port displays great purity of flavours with a precise and lingering finish. …
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Price: £16.95
Stock: 43 in Stock

White Port, Douro

The Quevedo White Port is a fortified wine from Portugal produced by Quevedo from their six vineyards.

This white Port is a young, floral, smooth wine with extraordinary drinkability. It is made exclusively with white grapes native to the Douro, and bottled when it is two to three years old.

Tasting note: Exotic nose of pineapple, ripe apples, honey and a touch of floral notes. Fresh and exotic palate, perfectly balanced. Quite complex with notes of orange, honey, lychee. Beautiful finish on pure spring honey and a touch of pepper.

A delicious alternative aperitif being sweet and complex. …
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Price: £14.95
Stock: 58 in Stock

Rosé Port

The Quevedo Rosé Port is a fortified wine from Portugal produced by Quevedo from their six vineyards.
Porto Rosé is made exclusively from red grapes, fermented at low temperature in order to preserve the most delicate fruit aromas. It’s tremendously easy to drink, either by itself or as a cocktail.
Tasting notes
The Quevedo rosé port is salmon pink in colour with aromas of wild strawberries and watermelon. It is light and easy on the palate with the classic velvety texture of port. It has flavours of young red and tropical fruits. Ideal for summer day cocktails.

Food pairings: Melon and Ham, savory appetizers, fruit salad

Best served chilled 6-8c

Aged in stainless steel tanks and filtered at bottling. …
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Price: £16.95
Stock: 54 in Stock

Ruby Port

Ruby in colour. Its exceptional fruity, fresh and original bouquet is a unique experience when drunk in the open air.

Winemaking:
This wine is obtained by blending different harvests, initially aged in oak vats and subsequently blended after 3 years. It is bottled young in order to preserve its strong and lively personality

Food Pairing:
It can be appreciated as an aperitive or on any other ocasion. Ideal accompaniment to nuts, cheeses or deserts.

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Price: £19.95
Stock: 28 in Stock

Tawny Port

This classic Tawny Port from Burmester has a vivid golden-brown colour. The aromas of ripe fruit are abundant on the nose, with appealing notes of vanilla. On the palate it is delightfully fresh with a marked fruity character. Velvety, round and remarkably engaging.

Winemaking:
Hand-picked at the optimum time, the grapes are then destemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration to extract their colour, tannins and aromas, enhanced by constant churning during fermentation. This takes place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (between 28-30°C) until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved. …
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Price: £18.95
Stock: 36 in Stock

White Port

Burmester White Port is produced exclusively from white grapes, this port is obtained by blending different harvests. Initially aged in stainless steel vats, it is a very exotic, fresh and delicate wine. It is blended after 3 years. Its aromatic complexity and its freshness make it an unforgettable experience on a sunny and balmy summer day

Tasting notes
This Burmester White port presents a vivid citrus colour with greenish reflections. Rich and complex nose, dominated by floral aromas and intense fruit expression. Soft and silky on the palate, it shows great freshness, good balance and sophisticated elegance. …
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Price: £19.95
Stock: 20 in Stock

Dry White Port

Kopke Dry White Port is a type of port wine produced by the renowned Portuguese wine house, Kopke, which is the oldest port wine brand, founded in 1638. This particular wine is made from a blend of white grape varieties, such as Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, and Rabigato.

Flavor profile:

Appearance: Pale golden color.
Nose: Aromas of citrus fruits, nuts, and floral notes.
Palate: Fresh, crisp, and slightly nutty, with flavors of dried fruits, almonds, and a touch of honey. It has a dry finish with a good balance of acidity.
Serving suggestions:

Best served chilled (8-10°C), either as an aperitif or paired with seafood, salads, and light appetizers. …
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Price: £18.95
Stock: 16 in Stock

Fine White Port

Made by blending wines of different harvests, with different levels of maturation in stainless steel and wood for a minimum of 3 years, the result is a rich and aromatic wine, with the perfect level of sweetness.

This white port is a vivid orangey-brown colour. On the nose, it reveals aromas of ripe and honeyed fruit combined with fragrant notes of vanilla. A smooth and round palate, full of rich and enveloping flavours. Smooth, velvety with a perfect acidity for a lingering, delicious finish

Serving: Chill Kopke fine white port before serving, ideally between 12 and 14°C. Great as an aperitif, with tonic lemon and mint for a refreshing long drink. …
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Price: £18.95
Stock: 16 in Stock

Rosé Port
Special Offer | Was £16.95 | Now £12.49

The Messias Rosé Port is a fortified wine from Portugal produced by Messias from their vineyard at Quinta do Cachao. Porto Rosé is made exclusively from red grapes, fermented at low temperature in order to preserve the most delicate fruit aromas. It’s tremendously easy to drink, either by itself or as a cocktail.

Tasting notes:
Salmon in colour the Messias Rose Port has a very inviting nose with aromas of wild strawberry and watermelon, fresh and easy. Easy and light on the palate, but with that classic Porto velvety texture. This Port is fun to drink and has serious, pure aromas of young red fruits and tropical fruits. …
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Price: £12.49
Stock: 82 in Stock

Special Reserve Tawny Port

The Messias Special Reserve Tawny is a higher-quality version of their standard Tawny Port, typically aged longer and offering greater complexity and depth.

Tasting Notes:
Deep amber to mahogany colour, reflecting extended aging. Rich and complex aroma, with pronounced notes of dried figs, raisins, almonds and walnuts, caramel, and hints of spice and vanilla. It shows a smooth and well-rounded mouthfeel, featuring a harmonious blend of dried fruits, nuts, caramel, and spice. It has a long, elegant finish with a hint of sweetness.

Serving & Food Pairing
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: £15.95
Stock: 62 in Stock

Ruby & Tawny Port Duo
Includes double leather effect gift box

A great introduction to the two main styles of Port, this Messias Ruby and Tawny Duo makes a great selection all year round.

Tasting Notes:

Messias Ruby Port
Dark ruby colour. Aromas of ripe red fruits and floral notes. It is delicate, with balanced sweetness and pleasant finish.
These full bodied, fruity red ports are the ideal partner for a cheeseboard, chocolate dessert or even an intense Port wine reduction. Full flavoured cheeses such as a good farmhouse Cheddar or Red Leicester would harmoniously accompany this port style.

Messias Tawny Port
Aromas of red fruit jam combined with delicate wood and vanilla hints. …
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Price: £38.95
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vinho Verde, White Wine
Single Bottle 75cl

A wonderful sipper this fresh and spritzy Vinho Verde from Messias perfectly captures the styles of wines that are produced in the area. With mostly youthful, vibrant wines, Messias Vinho Verde represents the quintessential characteristics of the Vinho Verde region, offering a delightful and approachable wine experience.

With a refreshing spritz and low alcohol this Vinho Verde from Messias is food friendly, easy drinking and would find a fitting space in any lunch table or can simply be enjoyed as an aperitif throughout the day. In the glass it reveals a pale lemon colour with green highlights whilst on the nose it displays fresh aromas of lime, green citrus fruit, pear and apple. …
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Price: £12.00
Stock: 41 in Stock

Triunvirato No 7, Vinho Tinto, Douro
***18,5 pts Revista de Vinhos***
Clearance Offer | Was £59.95 | Now £29.95

Triunvirato is a unique fine wine that is drawn from a blend of the finest wines from Caves Messias three finest vineyards. A special label, typically reserved for exceptional wines that are produced in limited quantities and represent the pinnacle of the winery’s craftsmanship.

Tasting Notes
In the glass this wine is a deep ruby red with hints of garnet, indicating potential for aging. Its nose is complex, with ripe red and black fruits like cherries, blackberries, and plums, along with spices like black pepper and cloves. The palate is rich and full-bodied, with a blend of ripe fruits and oak influences. …
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Price: £29.95
Stock: 27 in Stock

Tawny Port, Douro

The Messias Tawny Port is a style of fortified wine produced by Caves Messias, characterized by its amber colour and complex flavour profile that develops from extended aging in wooden barrels. Such wines are typically less fruity and more nuanced compared to Ruby Port.

Tasting Notes:
Amber colour with aromas of dried fruits, toasted nuts, caramel, and occasionally a hint of spice or vanilla. On the palate it is smooth and balanced, with notes of nuts, dried fruits (such as figs and raisins), caramel, and hints of citrus peel.

Serving & Food Pairing
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: £14.95
Stock: 10 in Stock

White Sweet Port

White port, made from a blend of local white Portuguese grapes is a little less intense than a tawny or a ruby and is one of the great summer sun-downers, simpler than fino sherry but just as refreshing!

This sweet white port from Messias has a lovely golden colour in the glass and a slight citrus aroma with a hint of wood. Fine and well balanced it is a superb after dinner drink, aperitif or, like they do in Portugal, mix in equal parts to tonic and garnish with a slice of lemon - a refreshing change to G&T.

Messias was founded in 1926 by Messias Baptista, who served as chairman until 1973. …
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Price: £14.95
Stock: 27 in Stock

Ruby Port, Douro

This Ruby Port, produced by Messias, is a lovely fresh wine with a youthful, fruity character. Made from a blend of traditional Portuguese grape varieties, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinta Cão, it is typically aged for a shorter period of time n large oak casks, which helps preserve the vibrant fruit flavours and deep colour.

Tasting Notes:
A remarkable medley of ripe red and black berry flavours, with ripe cherries, plums, and dates, exhibiting some concentration and depth. Fresh-faced and youthful, the Messias Ruby Port delivers lip-smacking sweetness with subtle tannin. …
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Price: £14.95
Stock: 74 in Stock

A 10 Year Old Tawny and a 2017 LBV
Presented In Carvalhas Gift Box
*** 90 Points - Wine Enthusiast ***

This Carvalhas Port Duo offers a distinguished selection of Ports, featuring a 10 Year Old Tawny Port and a 2017 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port. Presented in a luxurious Carvalhas gift box, this collection is ideal for connoisseurs and collectors alike, making it a perfect choice for special occasions or a sophisticated gift.

Carvalhas 10 Year Old Tawny Port
A masterful blend of carefully aged Ports, showcasing the rich complexity and smoothness that defines an exceptional Tawny. Its age provides a refined character with layers of dried fruits, nuts, caramel, and a hint of vanilla. …
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Price: £38.95
Stock: 7 in Stock