Vintage Port 1986
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1986 | Good | 1 | 80 | 7 | 11 |
| 1986: | Fonseca Guimaraens Graham's Malvedos Quinta da Cavadinha Quinta da Foz Quinta de Terra Feita Quinta de Vargellas Quinta do Bomfim Quinta do Castelinho Quinta do Fojo Quinta do Noval Nacional Quinta do Panascal |
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| House | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Yellow, beautifully mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 21 |
| Bouquet | An almost full arsenal of aromas. Violet, coffee, spring flowers, roses and some Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking but still with some soft elegant tannin. Coffee, cacao and roses in taste. Complex and balanced. Easy to enjoy with a nice and very interesting finish. | Average score | 16.16 |
| Last tasted | 13th February 2019 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | In our Private Wine Club. In 2015 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Graham- Malvedos | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Still very dark with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Spicy nose with coffee and cacao. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Full-bodied and attractive. Still immature and with soft tannin but complex and balanced. Long and attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2001 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Cavadinha Warre | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Blueberry, dark cherry and fruit in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Still soft tannins and immature but with balance and backbone. Guts in the finish. How attractive and lovely. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th January 1998 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Foz Calem | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar and ether nose. | Score range | 14.00 - 14.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite tasty but not quite balance. Bad bottle? | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th March 2001 | Point this date | 14.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Quinta de Terra Feita Taylor | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Elegant and complex. Quite mature but will keep for long. Lovely finish. Very good indeed. | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 18th May 2009 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen. *The last bottle was defect. Notes from a tasting 28 October 1997. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Very pale ruby with pale yellow rim, very mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, violet, candy raisin and dried fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking but with some volatile acidity in the mouth. Violet, raisin, dried fruit and some chocolate in flavour. Complex and quite acceptable finish. | Average score | 15.74 |
| Last tasted | 10th March 2023 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at a Quinta de Vargellas Tasting in Hansen’s Cellar, Haderslev, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Bomfim Dow | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Still dark blue with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Viol and liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Rather full-bodied. Still not mature but elegant port with a very good and interesting finish. | Average score | 16.13 |
| Last tasted | 24th March 2006 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Noval Nacional | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Dark blue with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, coffee, cacao. Generous nose indeed. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still a bit immature and some soft tannins but very balanced and elegant. Complex port with a wonderful finish. Astonishing port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th January 2008 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Panascal Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1986 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 14 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, roasted coffee beans, toffee, fudge, tea and autumn leaf in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Sweet. Mature and at its peak but still some soft tannin. Will probably be better. Rather complex, quite long and rather attractive finish. | Average score | 15.72 |
| Last tasted | 27th July 2023 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | In our private Wine Club. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |