Presidential
C. Da Silva
Presidential is a brand of C. Da Silva.
| Presidential Vintages: | 1970, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017 |
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| House | Presidential C. da Silva | Vintage | 1978 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Figs, liquorice and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and quite attractive. Figs in flavour. Very attractive finish. Easy to drink and like. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2012 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö In 2012 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. da Silva | Vintage | 1982 |
| Colour | Yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel and burned sugar. Quite complex. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and elegant. Not so sweet. Long and balanced finish. Quite good. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 8th February 2004 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. Da Silva | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, toffee, burned sugar, some roasted coffee beans and butterscotch in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced with some attractive acidity. Candy, toffee and butterscotch in taste with a quite long and rather tasty finish. Quite attractive port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th September 2020 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2020 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. Da Silva | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with lots of herbs, candy, cream candy and plums in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature an almost peaking but will improve. Balanced and quite elegant and tasty with herbs and cream candy. Sweet and very easy to drink and enjoy with a quite complex and long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th September 2021 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. da Silva | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of toffee, butterscotch and some spiciness. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but has still some, nice tannins and will probably be better. Rather complex but dry and with a taste off toffee and butterscotch. Quite long and balanced finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 28th November 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At a dinner in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. da Silva | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mint, menthol, cacao, dark chocolate and roasted coffee beans in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Immature with lots of wonderful tannin. Balanced with lovely complexity and elegance. Mint, menthol and cacao in taste with a long, attractive, very tannic finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th June 2018 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at Cruz’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. da Silva | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Lovely ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with fruit and lots of dark berry such as mulberry, blue berry and black berry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Hardly medium body but balanced with lovely tannin and very easy to drink and enjoy already today. Fruity but also some attractive pepper in taste and the finish are quite long and attractive. Will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Presidential C. Da Silva | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, blackberry and blue berry in the nose with some spiciness. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Modern style of port but balanced and very easy to drink and enjoy. Loaded with different kind of dark berries and elegant spiciness. Very tasty with a complex finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |