Quinta do Sibio
Quinta do Sibio
| Owner | Silva Reis family |
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Belonging to Real Companhia Velha.
Historians have confirmed that Quinta do Síbio was planted around the same time as the foundation of Real Companhia Velha in 1756. It was known as Quinta do Jordao and planted by José Joaquim Pereira Jordão in the 1860s and 1870s. The quinta was in the hands of the Jordão family until 1934 when Real Companhia Vinicola purchased it. The quinta was known locally as Quinta do Sibio. Real Vinicola, including this quinta, was bought by Real Comp. Velha in 1963, but the quinta was still sold under the Real Vinicola label.
| Quinta do Sibio Vintages: | 1900, 1902, 1916, 1931, 1934 (Real Vinicola), 1938 (Real Vinicola), 1944 (Real Vinicola), 1945 (Real Vinicola), 1947 (Real Vinicola), 1950 (Real Vinicola), 1953 (Real Vinicola), 1955 (Real Vinicola), 1958 (Real Vinicola), 1960 (Real Vinicola), 1963 (Real Vinicola), 1970 (Real Vinicola), 1977 (Real Vinicola), 1982 (Real Vinicola), 1985 (Real Vinicola) |
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| Sibio Vintages: | 2018 (Real Vinicola), 2019 (Real Vinicola) |
| Quinta do Jordao Vintages: | 1943, 1945, 1950, 1958 |
| House | Quinta do Sibio Jose Duate d’Oliviera | Vintage | 1900 |
| Colour | Quite dark tawny in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fudge, old hospital and toffee in the nose but a bit strange and hard to describe remained of orange-peel. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Cacao in taste. Mature and peaking. Quite elegant and easy to drink with an appealing finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2012 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1934 |
| Colour | Lovely tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, candy, chocolate, cacao, roasted coffee, liquorice and old grocery shop in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking Balanced and very tasty with lots of toffee, candy, cacao, coffee, liquorice and other wonderful thing. The finish is quite long, very attractive and lovely. Just drink it and enjoy the port! | ||
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2024 | Rating this date | .16.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1944 |
| Colour | Quite beautiful and rather tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Some cacao and chocolate but also ginger, toffee, almond and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | A quite lovely body. Mature and peaking with some old and quite attractive acidity and still balanced. Quite lovely taste of cacao, some chocolate, almond and a certain spiciness with a rather long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2024 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1953 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Some pharmacy and old hospital in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Well mature and a little old. Sweet. Complex and balanced port with a still lovely finish. Astonishing port for the vintage indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2003 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature, almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, ginger, some toffee and Christmas raisin in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and on top. Sweet and balance. Some old acidity but quite enjoyable. Easy to drink and to love. Toffee and Christmas raisin in taste. Delicious and balanced with a lovely finish. | Average score | 16.58 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. 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 Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1960 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, candy, cream candy, crème caramel, and some herbs in the nose | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and quite old with some very old acidity and will not be better but still quite balanced and very elegant. Lots of taste dominated of butter scotch, cream candy and crème caramel with a lovely quite long and delicate finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 30th March 2024 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1963 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Generous bouquet of cacao, dark chocolate, coffee, old grocery shop and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Cacao and chocolate in taste. Sweet. Elegant and balanced port with a long, lovely and attractive finish. | Average score | 16.25 |
| Last tasted | 23rd November 2013 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2013 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 Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Garnet with a yellow and mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, cacao, toffee, dried fruits, some chocolate, ginger and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and on top. Sweet nut balanced with quite a lot of tastes in the mouth and a complex, quite lovely and exciting finish. An attractive port indeed. | Average score | 15.94 |
| Last tasted | 3rd October 2025 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted in London with Port friends. In 2008 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |