Quinta do Arnozelo

Sociedade Agrícola Quinta do Arnozelo

Owner	Sogevinus

The vineyard of Quinta do Arnozelo is situated in Douro Superior, on the southern, left, bank of the Douro river. The first known reference to Quinta do Arnozelo dates from 1527.

Quinta do Arnozelo was extensively replanted and redeveloped in the 19th century by Dona Antónia Ferreira. In 1936 the quinta was acquired by José Saraiva de Aguilar. In the 1990s the heirs of José Saraiva de Aguilar formed a new company, Sociedade Agrícola Quinta do Arnozelo, who acquired the quinta and carried out extensive replanting in 1992. Sogevinus purchased Quinta do Arnozelo in 2004 and has used the wine produced at Quinta do Arnozelo to make Calem port, but has also launched Quinta do Arnozelo as Burmester's single quinta vintage port. Both Calem and Burmester are nowadays included in Sogevinus portfolio of Port wine houses.

House	Quinta do Arnozelo Burmester	Vintage	2010
Colour	Still black in colour.	Number of tastings	2
Bouquet	Mulberry, black berry, dark berry and fruit in the nose.	Score range	15.50 - 15.50
Taste	Medium body. Still tannin of course but quite easy to drink and like Mostly fruit and dark berry in the taste. Still quite aggressive but very attractive and long finish. Will be interesting to follow.	Average score
Last tasted	2nd November 2015	Point this date	15.50
Comment	At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.	Tasters	SAI, JB, SS

House	Quinta do Arnozelo Burmester	Vintage	2018
Colour	Dark ruby in colour.	Number of tastings	1
Bouquet	Dark berries, spicy and some mint in the nose.
Taste	Medium body. Still quite immature with lovely tannins and will improve even if it is easy to drink and really enjoy already today. Balanced and quite tasty with medium length and quite attractive finish.
Last tasted	26th November 2021	Rating this date	Very good
Comment	Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive	Tasters	JB

House	Quinta do Arnozelo Burmester	Vintage	2019
Colour	Dark ruby in colour.	Number of tastings	2
Bouquet	Grape juice and dark berries such as blackberry and mulberry in the nose.
Taste	Sweet with medium body. Quite immature with lovely tannin and will improve even if it is easy to drink and really enjoyable already today. Balanced and quite tasty with medium length and quite attractive finish.
Last tasted	31st March 2022	Rating this date	Very Good
Comment	Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive	Tasters	SAI, JB

House	Quinta do Arnozelo Burmester	Vintage	2021
Colour	Dark ruby in colour, almost black.	Number of tastings	2
Bouquet	Dark fruit and dark berries, blackberry, and mulberry in the nose as well as some herbs. Very pure fruit with a lot of energy.
Taste	Sweet with medium body. Immature with a lot of lovely tannin and will improve even if it is easy to drink and really enjoyable already today. Balanced and quite tasty with medium length and quite attractive finish.
Last tasted	23rd April 2024	Rating this date	Very Good
Comment	Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive	Tasters	JB

House	Quinta do Arnozelo Burmester	Vintage	2022
Colour	Dark ruby, almost black in colour.	Number of tastings	5
Bouquet	Very fruity, dark fruit and dark berries such as black berry and mulberry, mint and coffee in the nose as well as some Christmas spiciness like ginger and clove.
Taste	Medium body. Immature with soft tannins and will improve even if it is easy to drink and like already today. Balanced and quite tasty with an attractive and quite long finish.
Last tasted	28th February 2026	Rating this date	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