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Quinta da Água Alta

Borges de Sousa family

Contract with Churchill.

This quinta has been in the same family for two centuries and purchased by the grandfather Sr. Antonio Borges de Sousa and the family is large vineyards owner in Douro. The quinta was marked already on Forrester’s map.

Quinta da Agua Alta Vintages:1983, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2016

Vintage Port tasting notes:

HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1983
ColourPale ruby with bright yellow mature rim in colour.Number of tastings3
BouquetToffee, cream candy, some chocolate minty and probably some herbs in the nose.Score range15.25 - 16.50
TasteMedium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Balanced and rather tasty with a rather long, sweet and quite attractive finish.Average score15.88
Last tasted7th March 2023Point this date15.25
CommentTasted at home in 11th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1987
ColourStill dark but yellow mature in colour.Number of tastings2
BouquetCrème caramel dark chocolate, cacao, coffee beans, some toffee and old grocery shop in the nose.Score range15.50 - 15.90
TasteMedium body. Mature and peaking and will not be better than now. Balanced and tasty with crème caramel, chocolate, cacao and old grocery shop dominating in the mouth. Elegant with a rather long and quite attractive finish. Drink up and enjoy it now.Average score15.70
Last tasted11th April 2023Point this date15.90
CommentTasted at home with the family.
TastersSAI, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1990
ColourStill very dark blue with a yellow rim.Number of tastings3
BouquetComplex flavour of coffee and old grocery shop in the nose.Score range15.40 - 15.50
TasteMedium-body. Still soft tannins and not quite mature yet. Long good finish. Surprisingly good port!Average score15.43
Last tasted29th August 2007Point this date15.40
CommentAt the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta de Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1992
ColourStill quite ruby in colour.Number of tastings3
BouquetCacao and dark chocolate, some violets, liquorice, spring flowers, figs and other dried fruit in the nose.Score range15.90 - 16.25
TasteMedium body and quite dry. Mature and peaking. Balanced with some nice acidity. Will probably not be much better. Dark berry and dried fruit but also some cacao and sweet liquorice in taste. Interesting and quite attractive finish.Average score16.02
Last tasted23rd November 2023Point this date16.25
CommentTasted at the arrival dinner at the Port Wine Messe in Leverkusen, Germany.

In 2018 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1995
ColourYellow mature in colour.Number of tastings1
BouquetNot so good nose. Something wrong with this bottle.Score range
TasteMedium-body, light and rather mature. Short finish.Average score
Last tasted29th August 2007Point this date13.90
CommentAt the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1996
ColourMature yellow in colour.Number of tastings2
BouquetThe first hint was quite okay with liquorice and salmiak but a rapid smell of old hospital, pharmacy and volatile acidity came soon in the nose.Score range14.00 - 14.00
TasteMedium bodied. Unbalanced with some volatile acidity but still drinkable and rather enjoyable with a quite nice finish.Average score
Last tasted12th July 2019Point this date14.00
CommentAt home with the family.
This bottle was not quite OK.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua Alta
Churchill
Vintage1998
ColourYellow quite beautiful in colour.Number of tastings3
BouquetLiquorice, candy, some cacao and old grocery shop, some tobacco and also with some spiciness in the nose.Score range15.50 - 16.25
TasteMedium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced, quite complex and very tasty with lots of liquorice, butterscotch and old grocery shop in the mouth and a quite attractive and elegant finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy today!Average score15.88
Last tasted21st May 2021Point this date15.50
CommentTasted at home in Third International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
TastersSAI, JB, SS
HouseQuinta da Agua AltaVintage2016
ColourVery dark, nearly black in colour.Number of tastings1
BouquetGinger bread, Christmas spiciness and mulberry in the nose.
TasteMedium body. Immature with nice tannins but balanced of course. Ginger bread and Christmas spiciness in taste. Very elegant port and easy to drink with a long tannic finish. Quite promising.
Last tasted30th November 2018Rating this dateVery Impressive
CommentAt the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany

Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive
TastersSAI, JB, SS

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