Vista Alegre
Vallegre Vinhos do Porto, SA
| Founded |
1973 |
| Owner |
Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, S. A. |
| Vineyards |
Quinta da Vista Alegre, Quinta de Longo, Quinta de Vilharina, Quint da Lameira |
| Vintage Port Brands |
Quinta da Vista Alegre, Quinta Valle Longo, Insignia |
The origins of Quinta da Vista Alegre are from the 19th century. In 1973, Agrícola Barros that belongs to the Cunha Barros family bought the quinta. The company that explores Quinta uses presently the name of Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, S.A. as a modification of its company name in 1998. The company's shareholders represent the fifth generation of a family deeply rooted in the Douro Region who’s export activity begun more than fifty years ago.
| Vista Alegre Vintages: | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| Quinta Valle Longo Vintages: | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| Insígnia Vintages: | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Very mature pale ruby almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Overripe fruit, cacao, chocolate, raisin, and a bit burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and quite old in taste but still balanced. Easy to drink and like and rather elegant with a little strange taste of leather and over ripen fruit, but still rather attractive but with a quite short finish. | Average score | 15.28 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
1 bottle has been defect.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1996 |
| Colour | Medium dark ruby with yellow and mature beautiful colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Butterscotch, fudge, cream caramel, ginger, tobacco and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Very easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced and elegant with cacao, chocolate, herbs and tobacco in the mouth and with a quite elegant and rather long finish | Average score | 15.23 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
1 bottle has been defect.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Still rather dark ruby but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, hazelnuts, some herbs, roasted coffee and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking but with some very elegant and round tannins and will maybe improve a little. Balanced and quite complex with a rolling, quite long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.54 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby with a hint of yellow in the edge. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, candy, vanilla, some cacao, coffee beans, mint and other herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature with still attractive tannins but probably on top. Balanced and very tasty with candy, cream candy, butterscotch, cacao and coffee beans and with a quite long, attractive and lovely finish. | Average score | 15.92 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Medium dark ruby but with a mature yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, gingerbread, butterscotch, toffee, some cacao, French plums and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking but still with fruit and tannins and will probably improve. Balanced and quite complex. Very easy to drink and enjoy today. Candy, cream candy and toffee in taste with a delicate and seductive but a bit short finish. | Average score | 15.80 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Rather dark ruby but also a yellow and mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Overripe fruit, cacao and herbs. Somewhat strange nose with some burned notes and maybe some coffee, tea and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature, but with round tannins but will probably not improver a lot. Sweet with herbs, cacao, toffee and chocolate in taste. Balanced and very easy to drink but lacks a bit length in the finish.. | Average score | 15.31 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Still rather dark with just a hint of yellow and mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherries and plums, nutmeg, with dark chocolate and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and almost peaking but may improve a little. Quite tasty with chocolate and some dark fruit with a quite attractive and lovely rather long finish. | Average score | 15.48 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Dark quite intense ruby in colour but with a garnet rim. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, roasted coffee, dark chocolate, cacao, toffee and candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but with some round tannins and will probably improve a lot. Balanced but sweet and tasty with berries, coffee, toffee candy and more in the mouth and with a lovely and promising finish. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
1 bottle has been defect.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Dark in colour with just a hint of a maturity in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Still quite a lot of dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberry and black berry but also some cacao and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 14.40 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Starts to show some maturity but lots of tannins and will of course improve. Loaded with fruit but easy to drink and like. Balanced and quite elegant with a lovely, quite attractive and exciting finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy! | Average score | 15.08 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour but with a garnet almost yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Still some dark berries but also toffee, dark chocolate, cacao and candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature with lovely tannin and will of course improve but quite easy to swallow already today and easy to drink and like. Balanced and tasty with lovely, quite long and attractive finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.90 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2006 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby with just a hint of a yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries but also roasted coffee, cacao, dark chocolate, maybe some herbs and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. However, quite mature with round and elegant tannins and will improve. Balanced and very easy to drink and enjoy today with a quite complex and elegant taste of coffee, cacao and chocolate and with a long, lovely and attractive finish. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Dark ruby with a hint of garnet rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, mint, ginger, liquorice and still some dark berries in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Still some very round and very elegant tannins and will improve quite a lot. Balanced and very tasty with lots in the mouth such as dark berries, cacao, chocolate, liquorice, toffee and much more and with an elegant, quite complex and rather long and finish. | Average score | 15.97 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2008 |
| Colour | Very dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, mulberry, black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Lovely body with lots of aggressive tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and quite complex with a quite long, very tannic and promissing finish. What will be? Exciting to follow! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th March 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity and berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and tannic but quite easy to swallow. Astonishing to appreciate. A modern port. Nice finish. No long runner we think. | | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2010 |
| Colour | Still quite dark ruby but with a small yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, cherry and blackberry but also a hint of cacao and chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but will improve due to some quite elegant tannins. Balanced and quite tasty dominated of dark berries and fruit. A rather complex and quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th August 2022 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Black in colour with a purple rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and dark berries in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Fruit, and berries in taste. Modern style with soft tannins. | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2013 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2012 |
| Colour | Still dark with just a hint of a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Still some dark berries, chocolate, cacao and some toffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Round and elegant tannins and will improve but balanced and quite elegant. A modern style of port wine, easy to drink and like and with a rather attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 8th March 2025 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with just an edge of yellow matureness in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, and herbs but also some dark berries in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but still with round and delicate tannins and will be better. Balanced and tasty with a rather complex and rather long finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th May 2023 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, blueberry and mulberry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannins but balanced and attractive. Loaded with dark berries and mature fruit in the mouth with a quite balanced and long finish. Quite impressive port. | | |
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | 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 | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, blueberry and mulberry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Firm tannins. Fresh in the mouth with some mint in the taste as well as dark berries. Quite long finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | 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 | JB |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry, blueberry and mulberry in the nose and also some lovely floral notes also with some spiciness. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Good powerful tannins. Fresh in the mouth with dark berries and some herbs in the taste as well as dark berries. Quite long finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 18th November 2024 | Rating this date | Very good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB, SS |