DR Port
Agri-Roncão Vinícola, Lda
| Founded | 2000 |
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| Vineyards | Quinta da Levandeira do Roncão |
The company Agri-Roncao was founded in 2000 by Domingos Ribeiro from Penafiel in the Vinhos Verde region and in 2001 they bought Quinta da Levandeira do Roncão near Pinhão in the Douro.
After a major restructuring of the winery and vineyards completed in 2005 the first port wines sourced from the quinta could be launched under the DR brand in 2006. Their first two Vintage Ports from 2001 and 2002 are made with grapes sourced from other farmers.
| DR Port Vintages: | 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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| House | DR | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but with a yellow and quite mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Roasted coffee, cacao, dark chocolate, dried fruit and, some dark berries and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and completely balanced and almost peaking but with some quite elegant tannins and will probably be better. Very elegant with old grocery shop, cacao, some spiciness and coffee in taste. The finish is quite agreeable, balanced and very easy to enjoy and love! | Average score | 15.65 |
| Last tasted | 16th September 2021 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2002 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow and quite mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, some chocolate, roasted coffee, toffee and oak in the nose. Quite attractive bouquet. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and mature. Probably peaking. Very elegant, sweet and tasty with cacao, toffee, coffee and chocolate in the mouth and with a lovely, mature and quite attractive finish | Average score | 15.72 |
| Last tasted | 16th September 2021 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Black currents, black berry and mulberry in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still immature but loaded with soft tannins and will develop a lot. Balanced and very easy to drink and like. Black current, dark berry and mulberry in taste with a nice and quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd June 2018 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasting at DR’s lodge in the Douro Valley, Portugal. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, blackberry, dark mature fruit and Christmas spiciness in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with soft delicate tannins and very easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced with dark fruit, dark berry and some spiciness in taste and a lovely, quite attractive finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mature mulberry, mature fruit, cacao and dried fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced with lovely tannins. Easy to drink with the taste of mature dark berry, cacao and dried fruit. Enjoyable finish with rounded elegant tannins. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | 70 years old Tawny DR Port | Tawny | |
| Colour | Dark tawny with an olive green edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | A full arsenal of aromas such as crème caramel, sweetmeats, toffee, nuts and much more in the nose. | Bottled | 2017 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced, very elegant and complex with crème caramel, sweetmeats, cream candy, toffee and much more in taste and with a marvellous finish. What a port! | Score range | |
| Last tasted | 22nd June 2018 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the DR’s lodge in the Douro Valley. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |