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 | Still very dark but mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 14 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, cream candy, chocolate, cacao, some coffee beans and old grocery shop in the nose. in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Still some lovely and round tannins and will probably improve. Balance, tasty and quite complex with toffee, cream candy, cacao, some chocolate in the mouth and with a quite long and lovely finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | 15.99 |
| Last tasted | 16th July 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| 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 | 7 |
| Bouquet | Roses, raisin, figs, but also some roasted coffee, liquorice, beans, burned sugar and tobacco 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 and spiciness. Easy to drink and like. Elegant and balanced port with a rather attractive finish. | Average score | 16.19 |
| Last tasted | 19th June 2020 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
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 | 1998 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, liquorice, dark chocolate, toffee and ginger bread in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature with some very soft tannin but almost peaking. Balanced and easy to drink and very enjoyable today. Liquorice and ginger bread in the taste. Sweet with a quite nice and attractive finish. | Average score | 15.87 |
| Last tasted | 21st April 2019 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
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 | 7 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, cream candy, sweet liquorice, some ginger and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and almost peaking. Elegant, quite sweet but balance port with toffee, sweet liquorice, cream candy and butterscotch in taste. Easy to drink with a quite attractive finish. | Average score | 15.82 |
| Last tasted | 24th July 2019 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| 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 | Yellow, mature but rather dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, coffee, cacao, chocolate, crème caramel, some spiciness and some mint in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature and now almost peaking. Elegant and quite complex. Cacao, crème caramel and some spiciness in flavour. An attractive and rather elegant finish. Easy to drink and enjoy! | Average score | 16.01 |
| Last tasted | 31st May 2020 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasting 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 yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 14 |
| Bouquet | A hint of violet and lots of liquorice, cacao, dark chocolate, toffee and some fudge in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Very easy to drink and enjoyable. Balanced and quite elegant with liquorice, toffee and some cacao in taste. Rather complex with a rather long finish. | Average score | 15.78 |
| Last tasted | 29th January 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| 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 | Still quite dark but with a yellow mature, quite beautiful edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cacao and a hint of dark chocolate, mint, cream candy, some liquorice and old grocery shop in the nose | Score range | 16.25 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still some soft tannin and will probably be better but is almost mature and peaking. Balanced and quite elegant with cacao, mint, cream candy and liquorice in taste and with a lovely finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy today. | Average score | 16.38 |
| Last tasted | 9th December 2019 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | 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 black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Nutty and caramel in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Immature and lots of tannin. Nutty flavour and a promising and long finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 15.40 |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2003 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| 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 | Light ruby with yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, toffee, dark chocolate, a hint of ginger and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature but still some soft and elegant tannin. Easy to drink and enjoy. Cacao, toffee and chocolate in taste. Complex and quite balanced with a nice and a finish which this time ended very soon. It has not been so beföre.. | Average score | 15.52 |
| Last tasted | 9th June 2022 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| 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 | Silval
Quinta do Noval | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as mulberry and black currant but also candy, cream candy, toffee and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature but still with some soft tannin and will perhaps be a little better, but very attractive today. Complex and quite balanced with cream candy and toffee in taste. Modern style of port and quite sweet but with a dry and very long and attractive finish. Very easy to drink and like this port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th May 2018 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vista Alegre | Vintage | 1998 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, candy, vanilla, some cacao, herbs and coffee beans in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature with still attractive tannins and will probably be better. Balanced and very tasty with candy, cream candy, butterscotch, cacao and coffee beans. Quite long and attractive finish. | Average score | 99.99 |
| Last tasted | 16th September 2021 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |