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 | 2007 |
| Colour | Vert dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Roasted coffee beans, cacao, chocolate but still dark berries such as cherry and mulberry in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round tannins and will be better. Balanced and very tasty with coffee, cacao and chocolate. The finish is elegant, quite long and dominated by promising and exciting acidity. Lovely port that will be interesting to follow. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 27th August 2022 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted 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 |