Quinta da Gaivosa
Alves de Sousa owns several quintas but the first Vintage Port they did came from this quinta.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.00 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and easy to drink. Dark cherry in flavour and a nice finish. Will never be a long runner. | Average score | 14.90 |
| Last tasted | 1st November 2010 | Point this date | 14.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2008 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Very spicy with cinnamon and ginger in the nose but also mulberry and black cherry. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still soft tannin. Spicy and berry in flavour. Quite modern port. Elegant and attractive finish. An interesting port indeed. | Average score | 15.13 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Juicy and fruity in the nose | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite tannic. Immature and quite hard to appreciate. Fruit in flavour. Quite modern port. Rather nice finish but not a long runner. | | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Rating this date | 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 | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Dark ruby with a young red rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruity nose with dark cherries, wild raspberries and blueberries. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Dark berries and dark chocolate in taste. Still firm tannins and a bit immature but already easy to drink and like. Quite modern port. Balanced medium long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 22nd February 2019 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | On vacation in Barcelona, Spain.
| Tasters | SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry and loaded with fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannin and very balanced indeed. Easy to drink because elegant and attractive with taste of mature fruit and mature dark berry. Nice and generous finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and blackberry, loaded with fruit and some spiciness in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to enjoy with elegant tannins but balanced and tasty. Mulberry and blackberry in the mouth and a rather complex and generous finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and blackberry, loaded with fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to enjoy with elegant tannins but balanced and tasty. A lot of fruit, mulberry and blackberry in the mouth and a rather complex and generous finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | 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 da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lots of mature fruit. Dry fruit and mature dark berries and quite a lot of spiciness in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Round tannins but already today drinkable but will of course be much better. Balanced and elegant with a quite lovely and very long, spicy finish. Very exciting port to follow! | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |