Quinta dos Muros
Quinta dos Muros - Sociedade Quinta do Portal, S.A.
| Founded | 1989 |
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| Owner | Branco family |
This quinta belongs to Portal.
| Quinta dos Muros Vintages: | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby with just a hint of a yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cacao, chocolate, spiciness with lovely ginger in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature but will probably develop. Balanced with toffee, cacao, spiciness and more in taste. Very enjoyable with a quite long and rather attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th March 2022 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark. 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 dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry, some spiciness, cacao and fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannin. Some sweetness and loaded with dark berry and fruit. Not hard to swallow and easy to drink and enjoy. Modern style of port with a nice finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 15th March 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good /Impressive |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark cherry, blackberry and spiciness in the nose | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very immature of course with lots of tannins. Dark berry, dark cherry, mulberry and spiciness in taste with a lovely and quite long finish loaded with tannins. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mature fruit and dark berries in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Very promising port with lots of elegant tannins. Loaded with fruit and dark berries in taste. Quite sweet with a complex, elegant and very tannic finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberries, black berries, blue berries and fruit in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round tannins but very easy to drink and enjoy already now. Balanced and loaded with dark berries and fruit and with a quite elegant and rather long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark, | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry and black berry, and fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Sweet with medium body. A lot of tannins. Balanced and with a taste of dark berries, fruit and licorice. Attractive finish with medium length. | ||
| 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 dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, mature fruit and mint in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round tannins. Balanced and very tasty with a very elegant, arr tractive and tannic finish. A promising port indeed! | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 |