Vintage Port 1998
| Vintage | Rating | Broad-
bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1998 | Good | 3 | | 29 | 34 | |
| House | Barros | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, dark chocolate, cacao, roasted coffee and some liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Almost mature and still tannins some very round and elegant tannins. Will probably be better. Balanced and very tasty with walnuts, toffee, cacao and much more in taste. The finish is very attractive and long. An impressive port indeed. | Average score | 15.83 |
| Last tasted | 21st November 2020 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Burmester | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Garnet in colour with a yellow, mature rim. A bit unclear. | Number of tastings | 19 |
| Bouquet | Very mature fruite. toffee, fudge, cream candy, chocolate, cacao, some coffee beans and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking and will probably not be much better. Balance, sweet, tasty and quite complex with toffee, cream candy, cacao and some chocolate in the mouth and with a quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.89 |
| Last tasted | 7th January 2025 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | A Burmester vertical tasting in Lund.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Caves Santa Marta | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Garnet red | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, Christmas spices, dates | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Dried fruit, fully developed with only some tannins left, long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th November 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at Munskänkarna, Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Cruz | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Generous bouquet with toffee, candy, cacao and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body Quite mature and almost peaking but still with some very round and very attractive tannins and will probably improve. Balanced and very tasty with toffee, candy some cacao and old grocery shop. The finish is quite long and very impressive. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 27th September 2020 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Roses, raisin, figs, but also some roasted coffee, cacao, violet chocolate, liquorice, burned sugar, some tobacco and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature but still with some soft, elegant tannins and will probably be better. Flavour of spring flowers, roses, but also some herbs, spiciness and lots of other things in taste. Easy to drink and like. Elegant and balanced port with a complex, rather attractive and quite long finish. | Average score | 16.21 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö
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’s Malvedos or
Quinta dos Malvedos | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but a hint of yellow matureness in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, liquorice, dark chocolate, toffee and gingerbread in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature with some very soft and elegant tannins and will improve. Balanced and easy to drink and very enjoyable today. Liquorice, cacao, chocolate, gingerbread and much more in taste. Sweet with a lovely, quite long and very attractive finish. | Average score | 15.95 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö 1 bottle has been defect.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Kopke | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Rather dark but amber, yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, black berry, mulberry but also a hint of uncleaned vat which is disturbing in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Dark berry and cinnamon in taste and the unclean vat is not so disturbing in taste so quite enjoyable port anyhow. A quite nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th December 2015 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Madalena
Smith-Woodhouse | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour but still rather dark. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, cream candy, sweet liquorice, some ginger, dark chocolate, cacao, and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and probably peaking. Elegant, quite sweet but balance port with toffee, cacao, chocolate, sweet liquorice, cream candy and butterscotch in taste. Quite sweet. Easy to drink and like with a quite attractive, rather complex and long finish. | Average score | 15.83 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Agua Alta
Churchill | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Liquorice, candy, some cacao and old grocery shop, some tobacco and also with some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced, quite complex and very tasty with lots of liquorice, butterscotch and old grocery shop in the mouth and a quite attractive and elegant finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy today! | Average score | 15.88 |
| Last tasted | 21st May 2021 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in Third International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Cavadinha
Warre | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still rather dark with just a hint of mature yellowness in colour. | Number of tastings | 11 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, coffee, cacao, chocolate, crème caramel, some spiciness, some mint and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature and peaking. Balanced and quite elegant and complex. Cacao, crème caramel, some spiciness and much more in flavour. An attractive, rather elegant and quite long finish. Easy to drink and enjoy! | Average score | 16.02 |
| Last tasted | 1st November 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta das Carvalhas
Real Velha | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and berry in the nose | Score range | 14.50 - 14.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fruit in flavour. Not so much tannins as expected. Quite modern port. Nice but a bit short finish. No long runner. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th September 2004 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At a trip to Porto and Douro, Portugal with the Port Wine Club est.1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark
| Tasters | SAI |
| House | Quinta de la Rosa | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Complex nose of cherry and old grocery shop. | Score range | 14.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fruity. Still immature and some soft tannin. Balanced and easy to drink and like. Attractive finish. | Average score | 15.00 |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2005 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas
Taylor | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Mature and yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 20 |
| Bouquet | A hint of violet and lots of liquorice, some herbs, cacao, dark chocolate, toffee and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Very easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced and elegant with liquorice, toffee, chocolate, cream candy and some cacao in taste. Complex with a rather long and attractive finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | 15.93 |
| Last tasted | 28th March 2025 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Ventozelo | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry and still fruit in the nose. | Score range | 14.25 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Light and immature with some soft tannins. Fruity in flavour and a nice finish. | Average score | 15.08 |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2005 | Point this date | 14.25 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Bomfim
Dow | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Very dark blue with a little yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely generous nose of coffee, tea and old grocery shop. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Rather full bodied but quite mature. Coffee and tea in flavour. Elegant and delicious finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2011 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Estanho | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry, berry and fruit in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Nice tannins and loaded with fruit. Very good to drink and a lovely promising finish. Very interesting indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th November 2007 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Panascal
Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cacao and a hint of dark chocolate, mint, coffee beans, cream candy, some liquorice and old grocery shop in the nose | Score range | 15.90 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and quite elegant with cacao, mint, cream candy and liquorice in taste and with a lovely, quite elegant finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy today. | Average score | 16.26 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Passadouro | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, cream candy and candy, fudge but also quite a lot of volatile acidity in the nose | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Some was disturbed by the volatile acidity but a drinkable port, quite nice and balanced. Quite attractive and tasty with an acceptable finish. Hard to judge this port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th February 2023 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Vesuvio | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still quite dark ruby but yellow and mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, toffee, fudge, nuts, caramel and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and almost peaking but sweet and with some round and elegant tannins. Balance with cacao chocolate, nuts, toffee and much more in taste and with quite long and lovely finish. Very easy to drink and like. | Average score | 15.95 |
| Last tasted | 9th June 2024 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted on our vacation.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Senhora da Ribeira
Dow | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour.. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, dried fruit and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and a little dry with mature fruit and some spiciness in taste. Complex and with a quite attractive finish. Easy to drink, like and enjoy! | Average score | 16.13 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2018 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Real Velha | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Not an attractive nose. Defect bottle? | Score range | 13.40 - 13.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to swallow and quite mature. Some tannin. Rather short finish. Better luck with the next bottle I hope. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th September 2004 | Point this date | 13.40 |
| Comment | At a trip to Porto and Douro, Portugal with the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
*This bottle has a defect nose and not attractive to swallow.
| Tasters | SAI |
| House | Rozes | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 10 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, some toffee, dark chocolate, a hint of ginger and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Easy to drink and enjoy. Cacao, toffee and chocolate in taste. Balanced and rather complex with quite long and rather attractive finish. Will probably not be much better but is very easy to drink today. | Average score | 15.49 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sao Pedro das Aguias | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of mint, some cacao and chocolate, ginger, fudge, mature fruit, leather and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and pealing. Some herbs, cacao, mature fruit and leather in flavour. Balanced, rather complex and elegant and with a quite attractive finish. This is a modern port, very mature and easy to like and drink. | Average score | 15.34 |
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Silval
Quinta do Noval | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still quite dark with a yellow mature hint in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Leather, liquorice, roasted coffee beans, cacao, some chocolate, candy, cream candy, toffee, herbs and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature but still with some soft tannin and will probably not be better. Complex and balanced with cream candy, leather, old grocery shop and toffee in taste. Quite sweet but with a dry and very rather long and quite attractive finish. Very easy to drink and to like. | Average score | 15.92 |
| Last tasted | 30th August 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| 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 |