Quinta da Pacheca
Quinta da Pacheca
Quinta da Pacheca, one of the best known estates in the Douro region, was also one of the first properties to bottle wine under its own label. It is first mentioned in a document dated April 1738, where is it referred as ‘Pacheca’s’, because it was property of D. Mariana Pacheco Pereira. But it was only in 1903, when Dom José Freire de Serpa Pimentel decided to develop his interest in oenology, that he bought the estate and began to seriously dedicate himself to the risky business of winemaking. Today, a century and many successes later, a brand new generation of the Serpa Pimentel family is at the head of Quinta da Pacheca. Maria, Catarina and José are the young new faces of this family’s old company.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta da Pacheca | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Soft candy, crème caramel and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink and like. Rather mature but still with some soft tannins. Candy in taste. Balanced and a elegant and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.13 |
| Last tasted | 8th September 2014 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | In Quinta da Pacheca’s lodge at the trip to Oporto – Duoro with the Port Wine Club est. 1981 in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Pacheca | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with toffee, crème caramel, nuts and cream candy | Score range | 15.75 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balance with lovely taste of crème caramel, cream candy, toffee and fudge. The finish is long and very attractive. A very enjoyable port indeed! | Average score | 15.83 |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Pacheca | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Berry and fruity in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather easy to like and drink. Fruity flavour and a nice finish. Not a long runner. | Average score | 15.50 |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2009 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Pacheca | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity and dark berry in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink and like. No long runner. Astonishing mature. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
This bottle was defect. Notes from November 2010 2 bottles have been defect.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pacheca | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Medium ruby with a garnet edge. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and peaking. Very easy to drink and enjoy now. Balanced, elegant and quite complex port with taste of Cacao, chocolate and with a quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.73 |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pacheca | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Mature fruit and dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and very elegant with attractive tannins but is lovely to enjoy already now. Loaded with fruit and dark berries in taste and a long seductive and lovely finish. What will be? | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pacheca | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry and loaded with mature fruit but also some toffee and mint in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still lots of tannins and very promising. Balanced and exciting and loaded with berries and fruit in taste There is a quite long and lovely tannic finish. Quite exiting port. Will be very interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.50 |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark,
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pacheca | Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry, some herbs and lots of fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Of course immature with lovely tannins and will be much better. Balanced with lots of dark berries, herbs and fruit and with a quite complex and promising finish with lots of tannins. Will be interesting to follow, | Average score | 15.95 |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pacheca | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry, some peppery spiciness and lots of fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Of course immature with lovely tannins. Fruity and fresh with lots of dark berries and some herbs. Quite complex and promising finish with lots of tannins. Will be interesting to follow, | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd March 2024 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |