Quinta do Seixo

Owner	Sogrape

Belonging to Sandeman.

This quinta was marked on Forrester’s map It belong to Baron de Seixo to the mid 19th century and acquired of Miguel de Sousa Guedes probably in the late 1880s and bought by Ferreira in 1979. Sousa Guedes & Irmao has made a port with the quintas name and so did Ferreira in 1983. Quinta do Seixo came to Sogrape 1987 when Ferreira was bought and was transferred to Sandeman when Sogrape bought this house in 2002.

Quinta do Seixo Vintages:	1960 (Souza Guedes & Irmao), 1982 (Ferreira), 1983 (Ferreira), 2013 (Sandeman), 2015 (Sandeman), 2017 (Sandeman), 2019 (Sandeman), 2022 (Sandeman)

Vintage Port tasting notes:

House	Quinta do Seixo Ferreira	Vintage	1983
Colour	Very yellow and mature in colour.	Number of tastings	19
Bouquet	Lovely bouquet of coffee, tea, cacao, dark chocolate, ginger, zest of orange, some herbs and old grocery shop.	Score range	16.00 - 16.50
Taste	Medium bodied. Mature and at its peak. Will not improve. Astonishing dry. Cacao. chocolate, some liquorice and ginger in flavour. The finish is quite complex and attractive. An elegant port indeed.	Average score	16.28
Last tasted	7th March 2023	Point this date	16.50
Comment	Tasted at home in 11th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. In 2017 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 do Seixo Sandeman	Vintage	2013
Colour	Very dark blue in colour but with a pale ruby mature edge.	Number of tastings	7
Bouquet	Mulberry, blackberry, dark cherry, sweet liquorice, dark chocolate and cacao in the nose.	Score range	15.75 - 16.00
Taste	Medium body. Rather mature with round tannins and will be much better. Sweet liquorice, cacao, chocolate and dark berries in taste. Balanced and complex with a quite long, sweet and attractive finish. Will be interesting to follow. Quite promising!	Average score	15.89
Last tasted	4th March 2023	Point this date	16.00
Comment	Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.	Tasters	SAI, JB, SS

House	Quinta do Seixo Sandeman	Vintage	2015
Colour	Dark blue in colour.	Number of tastings	3
Bouquet	Fruit, mulberry, black berry and dark cherry in the nose.
Taste	Medium body. Immature and lots of lovely tannin. Balanced and loaded with fruit and dark berry with blackberry and mulberry in taste and a nice and quite attractive finish. Very enjoyable and will be nice to follow.
Last tasted	2nd March 2019	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 Seixo Sandeman	Vintage	2017
Colour	Almost black in colour.	Number of tastings	1
Bouquet	Dark berry such as blackberry, mulberry cacao, some chocolate and some spiciness in the generous nose.
Taste	Maybe medium body. Balanced and very easy to drink and enjoy already today. Very elegant and the taste is very attractive with dark berry, cacao, chocolate and spiciness. The finish is quite long and seductive.
Last tasted	29th November 2019	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

House	Quinta do Seixo Sandeman	Vintage	2019
Colour	Dark ruby in colour.	Number of tastings	9
Bouquet	Mint, herbs and very fruity with dark berries in the nose as well as some spiciness flowers and orange zest.	Score range	15.75 - 16.00
Taste	Medium body. Immature and a lot of tannins. Balanced and loaded with fruit. Taste of herbs, dark berries and a hint of orange with a quite long and elegant finish.	Average score	15.88
Last tasted	23rd April 2024	Point this date	16.00
Comment	Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain.	Tasters	SAI, JB, SS