Vintage Port 2023
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 2023: | DR Port Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira Quinta do Bomfim Quinta do Noval Quinta do Noval Nacional Quinta do Passadouro Quinta do Vesuvio Quinta dos Malvedos Sentinels |
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| House | DR | Vintage | 2023 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity, dark berries, mulberry, black berry, and grape juice in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Sweet. A lot of tannins but balanced and promising. Immature with a quite long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Rating this date | Very good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany. Cask sample. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Quinta da Gricha (cask sample) Churchill | Vintage | 2023 |
| Colour | Black in colour with a purple rim. Opaque. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Grape juice, herbs, green aromas. | ||
| Taste | Medium body with a lot of tannins. Grape Juice. Balanced with a quite long finish. This was from a cask sample, and it tastes that it is not fully ready yet. It will be interesting to taste again when it is bottled. | ||
| Last tasted | 3rd April 2025 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. This was a cask sample. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Quinta do Noval Nacional | Vintage | 2023 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Spicy, dark berries such as mulberries and black berries, cherry and some banana in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body and dry. Quite a lot of tannins. Balanced and very complex. Dark berries and cherry in the taste. Long, lovely finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 28th November 2025 | Rating this date | Very impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Pego | Vintage | 2023 |
| Colour | Very dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark berries and mature fruit in colour. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannins but yet drinkable and exciting port. Balanced with dark berries and fruit in the mouth and with a lovely and promising finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Retiro Novo Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 2023 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Grape juice, green herbs and dark berries. Way too immature at the moment but very promissing. | ||
| Taste | Medium, almost full body. Medium sweet with taste of grape juice and dark berries. Immature with a lot of tannins and a quite long and attractive finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 3rd April 2025 | Rating this date | Very good. |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. This was a cask sample. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |