Unknown Vintages
These are Vintage ports we have tasted but where we have not been able to figure out the producer.
House | Unknown Dark Vintage | Vintage | 0 |
Colour | Mature elegant tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Crème caramel and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | |
Taste | Medium body. Mature. Elegant and burned sugar in flavour. Alcoholic. Lovely burn finish. An old vintage which are near to crack. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 20th March 2008 | Point this date | 15.50 |
Comment | At home with the family. Bottled by a Danish merchant Hans Andersen in Copenhagen. Probably Feuerheerd. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Unknown vintage | Vintage | 1901 |
Colour | Quite beautiful tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Candy, butterscotch, some ginger and spiciness, cacao, coffee, cinnamon and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 17.90 - 17.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced with still some sweetness. Cacao and spiciness in taste. Elegant and complex port with a wonderful and long finish. A rare vintage year and we wonder which house it can be. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 25th December 2016 | Point this date | 17.90 |
Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Unknown vintage | Vintage | 1917 |
Colour | Still rather dark but quite beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Toffee, crema caramel, cream candy, butterscotch and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
Taste | Medium body. Perfect mature and peaking. Will of course not be better. Balanced an very elegant and complex. Butterscotch, crème caramel and candy in taste with a lovely and very attractive finish. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 23rd December 2017 | Point this date | 16.75 |
Comment | At home with the family. Bottled by Garnett Brothers in Sheffield | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |