Quinta de Roriz
Quinta de Roriz Vinhos, S.A.
Quinta de Roriz is one of the oldest and finest estates in the Douro. Robert Archibald from Scotland starts growing grapes here already in the 18th century and 1760 the quinta was sold to Kopke family. Through marriage it has been owned by the van Zellers family since 1815. Roriz was certainly the very first Single Quinta Vintage Port ever to be offered and the first Quinta to establish fame and reputation for the quality of its wines. Gonzales-Byass made vintage port from this quinta from 1901 to the 1930s.
Symington family began its relationship with Quinta de Roriz in 1998 through a partnership with Joao van Zeller and became joint owner of the quinta in 2009 with Prats.
| Quinta de Roriz Vintages: | 1834 (Kopke), 1851 (Kopke), 1863, 1870 (Kopke, Bottled by Barrow & Sons.), 1896* (Gonzalez Byass), 1900 (Gonzalez Byass), 1903 (Gonzalez Byass), 1904 (Gonzalez Byass), 1908 (Gonzalez Byass), 1910 (Gonzalez Byass), 1912 (Gonzalez Byass), 1917 (Gonzalez Byass), 1920 (Gonzalez Byass), 1927 (Gonzalez Byass), 1935 (Gonzalez Byass), 1960, 1970, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta de Roriz
Gonzalez-Byass | Vintage | 1920 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar and crème caramel bouquet. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe even a bit old. Alcoholic but elegant and still a complex and long finish. Quite good! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2005 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 1991 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cherry and berry in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature. Dried fruit in the flavour. Easy to drink and like. Nice finish. | Average score | 15.70 |
| Last tasted | 14th April 2009 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Complex nose of dark cherry and dark berry. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Nice tannins. Immature but elegant and a quite complex finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2008 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Yellow and quite mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, crème caramel and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but still with soft tannin. Will be better. Candy in taste. Easy to drink and like. Balanced with a nice finish. | Average score | 14.75 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very juicy and dark berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and full of tannins. Berry and fruit in flavour. Rather easy to drink and like. Not a long runner. Nice finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2003 | Rating this date | Very 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 de Roriz | Vintage | 2002 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and berry in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of tannin. Quite easy to drink and a light port. Rather nice but short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2008 | Point this date | 14.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Dark but with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Generous bouquet of candy, crème caramel and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature. Candy in taste. Will be better but easy to drink and like. Balanced port with a nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Some pharmacy and hospital in the nose but also some dark berry. Strange and not quite enjoyable. | Score range | 14.75 - 14.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and even a little old in taste. Pharmacy and some dark berry in taste. Probably this bottle is not quite OK but there is still a nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2017 | Point this date | 14.75 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Quite dark but with a hint of a yellow rim in the colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, mint, and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still tannin but very enjoyable. Candy in taste. Balanced and good with an attractive finish. Will be better. | Average score | |
| 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 de Roriz | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Black in colour with a purple rim. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Fruit, berry and still juicy with a peppery tone in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and quite tannic. Fruit and berries in taste with quite long and attractive finish. Will be I interesting to follow! | | |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Roriz | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour with a purple rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry and other dark berry and also a peppery tone in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of lovely tannin but completely balanced. Mulberry, blackberry and also pepper in taste with an elegant and tannic finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 30th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very 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 |