Quinta da Côrte
Quinta da Côrte
| Owner | Philippe Austruy |
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| Web-site | quintadacorte.com |
Quinta da Côrte is known back to early or mid 18th century. The Pacheco family run it from the beginning of last century, having inherited it from the Cyrne family who were joint owners at that time. The fine Quinta da Côrte in the Rio Torto Valley of the Douro was for long exclusively associated with Delaforce Sons & C:a and was used as a Single Quinta Vintage Port under Delaforce. In 2013 Philippe Austruy, owner of Commanderie de Peyrassol in Côtes de Provence and the Château Malescasse in Haut-Médoc bought the quinta. The first Vintage Port declared by the quinta, under the new management, was the 2015 Vintage.
| Quinta da Corte Vintages: | 1974 (Delaforce), 1978 (Delaforce), 1980 (Delaforce), 1984 (Delaforce), 1987 (Delaforce), 1991 (Delaforce), 1995 (Delaforce), 1997 (Delaforce), 2001 (Delaforce), 2004 (Delaforce), 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
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| House | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1978 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, liquorice, fudge, burned sugar, dark berry and more in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium, body. Mature and peaking. Liquorice and blueberry in flavour. Balanced and elegant port with a long, attractive and appealing finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2012 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. In 2012 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1980 |
| Colour | Beautiful tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Candy, fudge, toffee and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Sweet. Mature and peaking with burned sugar in flavour. Balanced port and easy to drink and enjoyed but quite short finish. Drink up, will not improve. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 3rd April 2014 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1984 |
| Colour | Yellow nearly tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | A little alcoholic but most cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 14.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very mature and dry. Has past its peak but with a nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st March 2008 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Corte Pacheca & Irmao | Vintage | 1987 |
| Colour | Still quite dark ruby but yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Spicy, cacao, dark chocolate, herbs and maybe some roses in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking with some round and very elegant tannins and maybe improve a little. Balanced, very elegant and tasty with spiciness, cacao, chocolate and other things in the mouth and with a lovely quite long and quite elegant finish. Very easy to drink and like. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th April 2023 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2018 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1987 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Apricots, figs, cacao, some chocolate, candy and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Balanced and tasty with cacao, chocolate and candy in taste. Elegant with a quite attractive finish. Easy to drink and like today but will probably not improve so drink up and enjoy. | Average score | 15.43 |
| Last tasted | 11th April 2023 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2018 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1991 |
| Colour | Yellow mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, butterscotch, ginger, sweet liquorice and much more in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and almost on top. Will not be much better so drink and enjoy. Crème caramel, sweet liquorice and butterscotch in taste. Balanced and complex port with a lovely and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2018 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2018 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1995 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a mature yellow rim in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blueberry and dark berry but also raisin and crème caramel in the nose | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather young with some soft tannin. Raisin, crème caramel and berry in the taste. Will probably be better even if it is easy to drink today. A rather long and interesting finish. | Average score | 15.00 |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2018 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2018 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 | Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Still quite dark with a small yellow edge. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, liquorice, dark chocolate, cherry, cream candy and some ginger in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature and balanced with some quite soft tannin but will probably not be much better. Cacao, toffee and dark chocolate in taste. Rather complex with a nice finish. Very easy to drink indeed. | Average score | 15.47 |
| Last tasted | 6th January 2021 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2018 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 | Quinta da Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour, almost black. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, lot of mulberry and black berry and much more in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still tannin and will be better but balanced and very attractive in taste with blackberry, black cherry and mulberry. Quite elegant and easy to enjoy and to drink. Rather complex even if berry and fruit still is dominating. A quite long and attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2018 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2018 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 | Corte Delaforce | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour, almost black. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, black berry, dark berry and mulberry in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with dark berry, dark cherry, and fruit and much more in the taste. Still quite a lot of tannin and will be better but balanced and easy to drink and like. Quite elegant and a lovely but quite acidic finish. This port will be lovely to follow! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2018 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2018 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 | Quinta da Corte | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark ruby but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry, black current, mint and some herbs and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still loaded with dark berry and fruit but balanced. Of course not mature but very easy to love already today with lots of round very elegant tannins. Very complex with a long, lovely and promising finish. Just follow it! | Average score | 16.17 |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Corte | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry and black berry, and dark fruit together with some spiciness and mint in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite modern in style but balanced and elegant. Loaded with dark berry and fruit in taste. Quite dry and easy to drink and like already today, with a quite tannic and very elegant finish. Very promising and will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.75 |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Corte | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry and blackberry and lots of mature fruit as well as dark chocolate. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. A lot of round and elegant tannins but is quite drinkable but will improve. Balanced and rather complex with a quite promising finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta da Corte | Vintage | 2021 |
| Colour | Deep ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as blackberry and mulberry in the nose. Very young aromas of grape juice. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. A lot of elegant tannins but is quite drinkable but will of course improve. Dry and taste of liquorice. Balanced and rather complex with a quite long and promising finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |