Quinta do Javali
Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Javali, Lda
| Owner | Family owned |
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| Vineyards | Quinta do Javali |
This small property was built 1839 originally under another name. Today the family owned quinta has started producing Vintage Port and their first is from 2012.
| Quinta do Javali Vintages: | 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
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| House | Quinta do Javali | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Mature pale ruby and yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, crème caramel, raisin, chocolate and some old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body but quite lovely. Mature and almost peaking. Balanced and rather sweet but tasty with cream caramel, cream candy and raisin dominating and with a quite elegant, rather complex but lovely finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2025 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Javali | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, quite a lot of oak characters with some spiciness. Good fruity notes. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Tannic and promising. Quite dry but long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 5th March 2016 | 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 | JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Javali | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Juicy and loaded with fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Tannic. Loaded with fruit and berry. Hard to appreciate nut seem to be a little one-dimensional but with a nice finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2017 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. Cask sample. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Javali | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, blackberry, blue berry and mulberry in the nose and loaded with lovely fruits but also minty and some eucalyptus. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Of course lots of lovely and delicate tannin. Dark berry, fruit, mint and eucalyptus in taste. Balanced and very attractive with a nice, long and very promising finish. Will be interesting to follow indeed! A port in the old style! | ||
| Last tasted | 29th February 2020 | 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 |
| House | Quinta do Javali | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, cherry, black berry but also herbs, cacao and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Attractive round tannins and will of course be much better but is drinkable already today. Balanced and very elegant with lots of dark berries, herbs, cacao and chocolate. A rather complex, quite long and quite long finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |