Casal dos Jordões
Casal dos Jordões
| Founded | 1870 |
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| Owner | Jordan family |
| Vineyards | Quinta da Esteveira |
| Vintage Port Brands | Casal dos Jordoes, Casa do Raposo, Majara |
Quinta da Esteveira is Casal dos Jordoes quinta south of the Duoro river in Rio Torto’s valley. Earlier they sold their wine to other houses such as Sandeman. They started making vintage port in 2000.
| Casal dos Jordoes Vintages: | 2000, 2004, 2011 |
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| Majara Vintages: | 2004 |
| House | Casal dos Jordoes | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry, mature fruit and black berry in the nose. | Score range | 14.00 - 14.50 |
| Taste | Medium-body. Still some tannin but easy to drink and enjoy. Will improve. Bark berry in flavour. Balanced and quite interesting port with a nice finish but maybe a little short finish. | Average score | 14.25 |
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2016 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |