S. Leonardo
Quinta do Mourão - Mario Braga Herdeiros
| Owner | Braga family |
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| Vineyards | Quinta do Mourão |
| Vintage Port Brands | S. Leonardo, Rio Bom |
San Leonardo, usually abreviated S. Leonardo, is the vintage port brand for Quinta do Mourão. They would like to use Quinta do Mourão as their brand, but unfortunately that label is owned by one of the very large wine producers. Quinta de Mourao was bought in 1972 by Mário Braga. When Mário Braga passed away in 1999 the family decided to start producing their own wine and created the company Mário Braga Herdeiros. The Quinta is still run by the second generation of the family.
| S. Leonardo Vintages: | 2000, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
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| House | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, some liquorice, cream candy and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 14.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Liquorice, cacao and toffee in flavour. Sweet. Easy to drink and like with a quite long and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.16 |
| Last tasted | 5th May 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Sweetmeats, candy, some cacao and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 14.40 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking. Balanced and rather elegant. Sweetmeats, candy and some cacao in taste. Easy to drink and a nice finish. A light modern port. | Average score | 14.88 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2018 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit, red berry and some liquorice in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Liquorice in taste. Sweet and tannic. Easy to enjoy and drink. Lovely finish. Will be interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2013 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, dried fruit, French plums and some oak in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of intensive tannin but balanced and enjoyable. The taste is elegant and full of dark berry and dried fruit with a tannic and lovely intensive finish. Interesting indeed. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very 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 | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark berry, lots of fruit and some spiciness in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Some soft and elegant tannin. Balanced and easy to drink and enjoy today but will of course be better. Dark berry and fruit in taste with a nice finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| 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 | San Leonardo | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, mulberry and dried fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced and quite enjoyable and elegant with lots of dark berries and dried fruit in taste. The finish is nice, rather exciting and dry. | ||
| Last tasted | 29th February 2020 | Rating this date | Very Good/ 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 |
Old Colheita/Tawny tasting notes:
| House | White 90 years old Port San Leonardo | Tawny | |
| Colour | Very beautiful golden yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Raisin, honey, dried fruit, some oaky and much more in the nose. | Bottled | 2017 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Lovely sweetness of honey, raisin, sweet fruit and much more in taste. Balanced and elegant acidity. Marvellous, long and very attractive finish. Unforgettable white port! | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Last tasted | 9th May 2018 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At The Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | White 50 years old Port San Leonardo | Tawny | |
| Colour | Golden yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Some oaky but sweet a little burned sugar and honey in the nose. | Bottled | 2017 |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Lovely sweetness. Balanced and elegant acidity with a complex and very long finish. Easy to drink and love indeed! | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Last tasted | 9th May 2018 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At The Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |