São Pedro das Águias
São Pedro das Águias
| Founded |
1986 |
| Owner |
Vranken-Pommery Monopole |
| Vineyards |
Quinta do Paço, Quinta Monte Redondo, Quinta se Santo Alexio, Quinta de Temilobos, Quinta da Aveleira (leased)
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| Vintage Port Brands |
São Pedro |
São Pedro das Águias, Sociedade Agrícola e Comercial SA, was founded in September 1986 by the corporate group Vranken-Pommery Monopole and made the first harvest in 1987, having then started to constitute Port Wine stocks. This allowed the firm's inscription on the Port Wine Institute as a Port Wine producer and shipper. After Vranken bought Rozes in 1999 the two companies have been merged and they are now sharing the same administrative, winemaking and storage premises in the Douro and Villa Nova de Gaia
| Sao Pedro das Aguias Vintages: | 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Sao Pedro das Aguias | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of mint, ginger, fudge and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but still with some very soft tannin. Liquorice, herbs and cream candy in flavour. Balanced and quite complex with an elegant and rather attractive finish. This is a modern port with lovely colour and attractive nose but quite mature and easy to like and drink. | Average score | 15.36 |
| Last tasted | 27th July 2018 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sao Pedro das Aguias | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Dark blue, nearly black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry and cherry in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature but not so much tannins. Dark cherry in flavour. Sweet. Easy to like and drink. Nice but rather short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th February 2012 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family This is a modern port with lovely colour and attractive nose but quite mature and easy to like and drink.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sao Pedro das Aguias | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but quite mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cream candy, French plums and a hint of chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking. Balanced and rather complex. Easy to drink and like. Toffee and cream candy in flavour. Nice and attractive finish. A rather modern port. | Average score | 15.72 |
| Last tasted | 30th July 2018 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sao Pedro das Aguias | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Young vintage port nose with dark berry, dark cherry, mulberry and blueberry. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with still lots of tannin but very good and promising. Dark cherry in taste. A quite long and attractive finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th April 2013 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |