Maynard
Brand of Barão de Vilar.
The Maynard’s brand honors the story of the late Walter Maynard, ancestor of the van Zeller family through his marriage to Dorothy Augusta Kopke. He is recorded as one of the first traders to ever export Port wine to England, already in 1652.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 1989 |
| Colour | Still very dark, almost ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, butterscotch and candy in taste. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and easy to drink. Will not be better. Toffee and butterscotch in taste. Rather intensive and attractive quite sweet finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st November 2019 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 1996 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and dark berry in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Very fruity in flavour. Still a lot of soft tannin but sweet and easy to drink and like. A modern port with an attractive and quite long finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th December 2011 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2002 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, cacao, herbs and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but with some soft tannin. Will probably be better. Cacao and ginger in taste. Balanced and very good and attractive with a nice and quite long finish. A modern and delicious port. | Average score | 15.61 |
| Last tasted | 10th February 2018 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Blue in colour with a little yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Black cherry, dark berry, mulberry and complex fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lovely tannins and dark berry in taste. Rather dry but elegant port with a promising and charming finish. Will be much better and interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.72 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, dark berry and some pepper in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with fruit and tannins. Immature but lovely and some pepper in flavour. A charming and interesting finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 26th August 2012 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, dark berry and juicy nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with fruit and tannins. Immature and hard to swallow. Dark berry in flavour. A charming and interesting finish. Will be interesting to follow. | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2013 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, dark berry and some cacao nose with some oak. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with fruit and tannins. Dark berry and some cacao in flavour. Nice young port with a nice and quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 4th March 2017 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Still quite juicy but dark berry and fruit also in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with fruit and tannins. Dark berry and mulberry in taste. Balanced but modern style of port with a nice finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2017 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, blue berry and some blackberry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Some attractive tannin. Balanced and elegant. Dark berries and loaded with fruit in taste. Easy to enjoy already today but will of course be better. A quite elegant finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard (organic) | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry, green fruit and bananas in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite easy to drink already today but quite tannic. Balanced and elegant with a lot of nice tannin and quite tasty with fruit, bananas and dark berry dominating the taste. The finish is nice and appreciated and indeed very promising. | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | Tawny 201
Maynard | Tawny | |
| Colour | Yellow with an olive-green edge. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Honey, nectar, burned sugar and a lot of other things in the very generous bouquet. | Bottled | 2016 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature with an enormous sweetness but balanced and complex. Lovely taste with lots of sweet things including honey in it and a never ending finish. What a port! | Score range | 18.50 - 18.50 |
| Last tasted | 4th March 2017 | Point this date | 18.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Copenhagen 201 is a blend of 1843+1870+1888 i.
. 43+70+88= 201
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Maynard | Colheita | 1962 |
| Colour | Beautiful tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee and crème caramel in the nose. | Bottled | 2012 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Elegant and complex with a lovely, burned finish. Attractive port! | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Last tasted | 27th August 2012 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |