Maynard

Barão de Vilar

The Maynard’s brand honors the story of the late Walter Maynard, born in 1652, 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.

Maynard Vintages:	1996, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
Maynard Organic Vintages:	2016

Vintage Port tasting notes:

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	2
Bouquet	Medium body with a bouquet of mulberry, blue berry and some blackberry in the nose.
Taste	Medium body. Some attractive tannin. Balanced and elegant. Easy to enjoy already today but will of course be better. A quite nice finish.
Last tasted	2nd March 2019	Rating this date	Very Good
Comment	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	Maynard (organic)	Vintage	2016
Colour	Dark ruby in colour.	Number of tastings	3
Bouquet	Dark berry, mulberry, green fruit and bananas in the nose.
Taste	Medium body. Quite easy to drink already today. Balanced and elegant with a lot of nice tannin and quite tasty with fruit, banana and dark berry dominating the taste. The finish is nice and appreciated.
Last tasted	2nd March 2019	Rating this date	Very Good
Comment	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

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