Joven
Joven Lda.
We have only seen Joven a few times, mostly as tawny and as the bottler of the Lidador brand. However, in 1977 Joven made a vintage port. We presume that Joven was linked to the Barros group and The Douro Wine Shippers and Growers Association. The Lidador vintage 1978 was bottled by Joven, but a few years later Lidador was bottled by the The Douro Wine Shippers and Growers Association. In addition, the back side lable of Joven Vintage 1977 has the same layout as the ports bottled by The Douro Wine Shippers and Growers Association. Another link to the Barros group is that Joven Lda has bottled a non vintage Quinta da Mesquita and Quinta da Mesquita has been part of the Barros group since 1972 when it was bought by Kopke, as subsidiary to Barros since 1953.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Joven | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Marzipan, cacao, some herbs dark chocolate and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and almost peaking bur still with quite attractive tannins. Balanced and quite attractive with a lovely and quite long finish. Will maybe still improve a little. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th March 2024 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Joven | Vintage | 1977 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, cacao and some roasted coffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but still with some very soft tannin. Balanced and quite elegant port. Will probably not be better but is very enjoyable now. Quite long and rather complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th January 2017 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |