Offley Boa Vista
Offley Boa Vista - Forrester & C:a., S.A.
Boa Vista is a brand of Forrester.
| Offley Boa Vista Vintages: | 1866, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1931 (bottled by Delamore), 1933 (bottled by Delamore), 1934*, 1935, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
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| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1950 |
| Colour | Quite dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Complex pine, menthol, butterscotch, toffee, cacao and a hint of dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature and at its peak. Balanced and a lot of tastes such as menthol, cacao, toffee and much more. Complex and balanced with a wonderful and very seductive finish. Incredible port. | Average score | 16.70 |
| Last tasted | 9th December 2019 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature almost tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, Christmas raisin, butter scotch, some vanilla, zest of oranges and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and sweet. Crème caramel, butter scotch and a hint of vanilla in flavour. An elegant and complex finish. Lovely and enjoyable port. | Average score | 16.70 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1960 |
| Colour | Beautiful yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Roses and spring flowers in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature. Elegant and balanced with a complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2007 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2007 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1962 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 13 |
| Bouquet | Complex marzipan, fudge and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature and peaking. Marzipan in taste. Elegant, complex and a lovely finish. Quite enjoyable port which should be drunk now. | Average score | 16.37 |
| Last tasted | 10th November 2012 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family. 1 bottle has been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1963 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 25 |
| Bouquet | Lovely minty, toffee, plum, candy, butterscotch, some cacao and roasted coffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and at its peak. Will not be better. Minty, toffee, cacao and butterscotch in flavour. Elegant and balanced with a very long and lovely finish. Drink up and enjoy. Will not be better but is lovely to drink now! This was the best Offley 1963 so far! | Average score | 16.59 |
| Last tasted | 10th November 2018 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family and some Wines Friends. 1 bottle has been defect. In 2005 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2013 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1966 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour but still rather dark. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, fudge, toffee, cream candy and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Full bodied. Sweet. Mature and at its peak. Toffee, cream candy and crème caramel in taste. Balanced and very complex and attractive with a long and lovely finish. Quite elegant. Lovely port! | Average score | 16.94 |
| Last tasted | 28th November 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | In our Private Wine Club. 1 bottle has been defect In 2006 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1967 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, coffee, old grocery shop and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Quite full bodied. Sweet. Mature and at its peak. Balanced and complex but a rather short finish. Quite elegant and very easy to like and enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2011 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Violets, toffee, nuts, almond and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Rather full-bodied. Sweet. Mature and on top. Balanced and very complex and elegant with toffee, violets and candy in taste. The finish is long and very attractive. A lovely port indeed. | Average score | 16.15 |
| Last tasted | 28th November 2019 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at a dinner in Leverkusen, Germany. In a Magnum. In 2008 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1972 |
| Colour | Mature nearly tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, tea and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 13.00 - 13.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature and at its peak. Sweet. Enjoyable finish. Easy to like and drink. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2002 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1975 |
| Colour | Mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Toffee and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature and perhaps a little old. Elegant and easy to drink. Nice finish. Have been better we hope. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 16th March 2006 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. In 2006 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1977 |
| Colour | Mature yellow but rather dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Raisin, roses and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Rather full-bodied. Dry. Mature and peaking but possibly some very soft tannin left. Quite tasty and elegant with a lovely and quite long finish. | Average score | 16.39 |
| Last tasted | 8th November 2014 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At home with some friends In 2010 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1980 |
| Colour | Mature yellow still rather dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, toffee and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Rather full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Old grocery shop in taste. Elegant port. Balance and an attractive finish. Very good indeed but is on top and will probably not be better. | Average score | 16.25 |
| Last tasted | 3rd April 2014 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2014 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1982 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of old grocery shop, liquorice, cherry, fudge, toffee and candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Lovely bouquet of old grocery shop, liquorice, cherry, fudge, toffee and candy in the nose. | Average score | 16.29 |
| Last tasted | 20th November 2014 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. In 2014 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, fruity and berry in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Lots of tannin and promising. Immature and massive port with a long finish. Hard to appreciate now. Too young. This is probably a long runner | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th March 2017 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. *This bottle was corked and the tasting notes from 7 August 1991 In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Very yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, some tea, raisin, some dried fruit and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced but will not be better. Very easy to drink and enjoy today. Sweet. Rather complex with a round finish. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 17th September 2020 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2020 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1987 |
| Colour | Still very dark ruby but with mature yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Generous and attractive bouquet of herbs, spring flowers, liquorice and cacao but also still some dark berries in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Quite mature but still with some elegant and attractive tannins and will probably be better. Lovely flavour of liquorice and herbs. Quite sweet but balanced and complex with a long and attractive finish. Very good indeed. | Average score | 16.12 |
| Last tasted | 21st March 2019 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby in colour with a bit yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark fruit with dark berries and liquorice. A bit shy in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Some dark berries in the taste. Still some tannins and a bit closed at the moment. Will hopefully be better. | Average score | 14.88 |
| Last tasted | 23rd November 2019 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At Peter Andersen's Vintage 1994 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1 bottle has been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1995 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Juicy and fruity in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of tannin and immature. Very fruity. Rather long finish. Long way to go. | ||
| Last tasted | 3rd November 1998 | Rating this date | Very good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Quite dark red colour with a brick red rim. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Soft, grocery shop, with some coffee and ginger. | Score range | 15.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Nice taste with mature berries and some coffee. Full bodied with a long finish. | Average score | 15.80 |
| Last tasted | 22nd October 2013 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At a tasting at Munskänkarna in Malmö | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Very dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Blue berry, mulberry, black current and blackberry in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of tannin and immature. Will be much better. Blackberry and mulberry in flavour. Quite complex with a long and interesting finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th March 2015 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | In our private wine club. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow mature edge in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, butterscotch, dark chocolate and some cacao in the nose | Score range | 15.83 - 15.83 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature but still with lots of elegant and attractive tannins and will be better. Balanced with nice acidity and quite complex. Rather tasty with toffee. Butterscotch and dark chocolate in the mouth. The finish is rather long and quite attractive. Very easy to drink and enjoy now. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 12th February 2021 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as blackberry and mulberry, chocolate and fruit in the nose | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still round and attractive tannins but quite easy to drink and enjoy. Will of course be much better. Balanced and quite complex and elegant. Tasty with lots of fruit, dark berries and dark chocolate with a quite long and complex finish. | Average score | 15.90 |
| Last tasted | 28th March 2021 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family and our German Port Wine Friends from World of Port. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |