Vallado Adelaide
Quinta do Vallado - Sociedade Agrícola, Lda
| Owner | J.F.A. Ribeiro and F. Ferreira |
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| Vintage Port Brands | Vallado Adelaide |
The winery has been known since 1716 and is one of the oldest and most famous Quinta in the Douro Valley. In year 1818 Antonio Bernardo Ferreira, father-in-law to the legendary Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira, bought Quinta do Vallado. There are two formative stages in Quinta do Vallado’s history. The first period lasted from 1716 until 1987, when Port was predominantly produced for the Ferreira family and under their label. In 1987 Ferreira was sold to Sogrape but Quinta do Vallado remained in the Ferreira family. The second stage started 1990 when it is instead bottled under the Quinta do Vallado label.
Today the quinta is run by the sixth generation of Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira, they i.e. Joao Alvares Ribeiro and Francisco Ferreira, decided to produce their own wines and start using the Quinta do Vallado label. The vintage 2009 provided the opportunity to make a Vintage port for the first time under the quinta label. The name of their first vintage was “Vallado Adelaide Vintage Port” in honour of their famous ancestor.
| Vallado Vintages: | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| Vallado Adelaide Vintages: | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| House | Adelaide Vallado | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry and fruit, sweet liquorice, fudge and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Dark berry in taste. Easy to drink and like with some very soft and developed tannins. Enjoyable but maybe a little short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Cacho d’Oiro restaurant with friends in Peso da Regua, Portugal. | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Adelaide Vallado | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Deep ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mint, mulberry and milk chocolate in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium to light body. Dark berry in taste as well as liquorice. Dry. Quite drinkable and with some soft tannins. Quite long and delicate finish but quite light. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen. Germany. | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Adelaide Vallado | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Still lots of dark berries such as mulberry, blackberry and dark cherry and just a hint of cacao and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Lots of round and quite elegant tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and quite elegant and lots of dark berries in taste with a quite long and tannic finish but very easy to drink. Will be exciting to follow. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2024 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Adelaide Vallado | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark blue almost black in color with a purple rim | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, pencil lied, and cherries. Very promising nose but a bit closed at the moment. | ||
| Taste | Taste of blackberry and other dark berries, rich taste, long finish and soft tannins. | ||
| Last tasted | 24th June 2018 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | At Quinta do Vallado’s lodge in the Douro Valley, Portugal. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vallado | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with dark berry, spiciness and pepper in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced despite lots of tannin. Loaded with fruit. Dark berry, spiciness and pepper in taste with a nice and promising 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 |
| House | Vallado | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, some spiciness and loaded with mature fruit. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and easy to enjoy and drink with dark berry and some spiciness in taste. The finish is quite elegant and seductive with rounded tannins. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good/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 | Vallado | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Deep Ruby in colour, almost black. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, fruit mint, cacao and coffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. A lot of soft tannins and balanced. Dark berries and licorice in taste. The finish is long and very elegant. | Average score | 15.90 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen. Germany. | Tasters | JB |
| House | Vallado | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries with mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry but also mature fruit and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced in spite of the lovely tannins. Quite tasty with a quite long and impressive finish. Not easy to drink but an exciting port. A quite interesting port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 1st March 2025 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | 50 years old Tawny Vallado | Tawny | |
| Colour | Deep amber tawny in colour with an olive-green edge. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar and dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, some herbs and orange blossoms in the nose. A lovely and complex nose with great intensity. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Lovely body with great complexity. Nuts and dried fruit. Sweet and elegant. Balanced and quite attractive with a long and delicious finish. | Score range | 16.75 - 18.50 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2024 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Tribute Adelaide Quinta do Vallado | Colheita | 1866 |
| Colour | Quite beautiful tawny in colour with an olive green edge. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, dark chocolate, roasted coffee beans, some spiciness, oak and old grocery shop in the nose. | Bottled | |
| Taste | Fabulous body with a very high density indeed! Balanced, very complex and elegant. Dark chocolate, cacao, coffee, spiciness and a lot of other very delicious things in taste. The finish seems never to end and is coming back for a long time. Marvellous port indeed! Thanks heaven for these old ports. | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Last tasted | 10th May 2019 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | At the Restaurant Sturehof, Stockholm, Sweden. | Tasters | SAI |