DR Port
Agri-Roncão Vinícola, Lda
| Founded |
2000 |
| 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.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | DR | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but with a yellow and quite mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Roasted coffee, cacao, dark chocolate, dried fruit, cream candy and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and completely balanced and peaking but with some quite elegant tannins r. Very elegant with old grocery shop, cacao, cream candy, some spiciness and coffee in taste. The finish is quite complex, balanced and quite lovely. This port is very easy to enjoy and like! | Average score | 15.67 |
| Last tasted | 22nd July 2022 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family,
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2002 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, some chocolate, roasted coffee, toffee and some orange zest in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and mature. Peaking and 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 | 15.83 |
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| 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 | 5 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, blackberry, dark mature fruit chocolate and Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Soft delicate tannins and very easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced with dark fruit, dark berry, chocolate and some spiciness in taste and a lovely, quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | DR | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Mature mulberry, da rk cherry and black berry mature fruit, cacao and dried fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced with lovely, round tannins. Easy to drink with the taste of mature dark berry, cacao and dried fruit. Enjoyable finish with rounded elegant tannins. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2021 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | 90 years old Tawny
DR Port | Tawny | |
| Colour | Beautiful tawny with on olive-green edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Nougat, nuts, cacao and dark chocolate in the nose. | Bottled | 2017 |
| Taste | Medium body Mature, elegant and very tasty with some wonderful balanced acidity. The taste dominates from nougat, dark chocolate and nuts and the finish is unbelievable long and complex. What a port! | Score range | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2019 | Point this date | 18.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | L°70 Very old Port (70 years old)
DR Port | Tawny | |
| Colour | Dark tawny with an olive green edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, toffee, nuts and much more in the nose. Very elegant. | Bottled | 2023 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Sweet and balanced with a high acidity. Very elegant and complex with crème caramel, cream candy, toffee and much more in taste. It ends in a marvellous and very long finish. | Score range | 17.75 - 18.00 |
| Last tasted | 22nd September 2023 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the O-Port-Unidade event at Niepoort’s winery in Vale de Mendiz.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | 70 years old White
DR Port | White | |
| Colour | Dark tawny with an olive green edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| 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 | 16.75 - 17.75 |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany The last tasting we got very little in the glass so that is maybe the cause to the lower points.
You must have something in the mouth to judge a Port!.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | 50 years old White
DR Port | White | |
| Colour | Beautiful amber tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, nougat, nuts, cacao and dark chocolate in the nose. | Bottled | 2023 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, elegant and very tasty with some wonderful balanced and quite high acidity. The taste is dominated by dried fruit and ends in a quite long finish. | Score range | |
| Last tasted | 22nd September 2023 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the O-Port-Unidade event at Niepoort’s winery in Vale de Mendiz.
| Tasters | JB |