Confraria do Vinho do Porto
This is a brotherhood that was established in 1982, but had been on the drawing table since 1964 and had to wait for the revolution in 1974 before the dream came true. Robin Reid from Croft was chiefly responsible for the Confraria. When a minimum of 10 shippers have declared vintage Port, the Confraria declared its own Vintage and the first was obviously 1982. Every port house who had declared the vintage contributes with 25 litre of the vintage to the Confraria port, a genuine mixed port.
| Confraria do Vinho do Porto Vintages: | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 1982 |
| Colour | Yellow rim and quite mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely nose. Complex old grocery shop and cinnamon in bouquet. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature taste and at its peak. Quite elegant and attractive finish. A very interesting port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 27th October 2009 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Very mature amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with Cacao, coffee, toffee butterscotch, figs and dried fruit in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very mature and peaking. Balanced and quite complex with some old acidity and will not be better but is lovely today. Drink up. Still quite elegant with an attractive finish. | Average score | 16.13 |
| Last tasted | 7th March 2023 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 11th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Rather dark but with a yellow mature rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Nice bouquet of coffee, tea and dried fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Dry and no fruit left. Elegant and attractive with a rather long and quite good finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th April 2011 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Maybe some pharmacy but old grocery shop with coffee and cacao in the nose | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Mature and on top. Old grocery shop in flavour. Quite elegant and with a balanced but rather short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Leverkusen, Germany
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Yellow mature n colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cream candy, candy and herbs in the nose | | |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Quite tasty and elegant and very easy to drink with a quite lovely but short finish | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Leverkusen, Germany
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Deep ruby in colour with a mature yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, toffee, cream candy, sweet liquorice and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and probably peaking but still with some very round tannins and maybe still develop a little. Balanced and quite elegant and very easy to drink and enjoy with cacao and chocolate and much more in taste. The finish is rather complex and quite long. Lovely port indeed | Average score | 16.03 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, dark chocolate, toffee, coffee, dried fruit, some very elegant herbs and much more in a very interesting bouquet. | Score range | 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body and quite mature, but still some elegant tannins. Balanced and very tasty with cacao, chocolate, herbs and lots of other things in the mouth. Quite complex with a quite long, very elegant and promising finish. | Average score | 16.22 |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Confraria do Vinho do Porto | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with fruit and dark berry especially mulberry and black berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of tannin but balanced and very elegant and easy to drink and enjoy. Dark berry and lots of fruit in taste and a long, attractive and promising finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very 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 | Confraria do Vinho do
Porto | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Cherry and mint, dark berry such as mulberry, blackberry, dark cherry, and loaded with mature fruit and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Dark berry such as mulberry, blackberry and dark cherry but also some spiciness and liquorice in taste. Balanced of course but lots of delicious tannins. Already today easy to drink and enjoy with a complex and quite long and lovely finish. What will be? | Average score | 16.22 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |