Quinta Valle Longo
Quinta Valle Longo
Owner |
Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, S. A. (former Sociedade Agrícola Barros, change 1998) |
Belonging to Vista Alegre.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
House | Quinta Valle Longo | Vintage | 2003 |
Colour | Blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
Bouquet | Dark berry and cherry in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.75 |
Taste | Medium body. One dimensional taste and quite mature. Cherry in flavour. Modern style and rather short finish. Not at all what we expected after the first tastings.. | Average score | 15.13 |
Last tasted | 5th November 2012 | Point this date | 14.50 |
Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Quinta Valle Longo | Vintage | 2005 |
Colour | Very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, dark berry and fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
Taste | Medium body. Still lots of tannin and will of course be much better. Rather complex and intensive port with mulberry and blackberry in taste. Balanced port with a nice and intensive and quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 4th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.75 |
Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Quinta Valle Longo | Vintage | 2017 |
Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry and lots of fruit in the nose. | | |
Taste | Medium body. Elegant tannins but balanced with mulberry, cherry and fruit in taste. Sweet with a nice and lovely finish. | | |
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 |