Vintage Port 2014
| Vintage | Rating | Broad-
bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 2014 | Good | | | - | 34 | |
| House | Cadao | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, blackberry and black cherry, some herbs and poppy in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still some round tannin but easy to drink and enjoy already today but will of course improve. Balanced and rather complex and tasty with dark berries and some herbs. The finish is quite delicate and rather impressive. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 28th March 2021 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family and our German Port Wine Friends from World of Port.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Churchill | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry and fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Quite thin indeed. Modern type. Not as all as a Churchill and not so enjoyable. Something wrong with this bottle? Berry and fruit in taste. Nice finish | | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2016 | Rating this date | Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Cuvee Adelaide
Quinta do Vallado | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Still very dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Still lots of dark berries such as mulberry, blackberry and dark cherry and just a hint of cacao and dark chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Lots of round and quite elegant tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and quite elegant and lots of dark berries in taste with a quite long and tannic finish but very easy to drink. Will be exciting to follow. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2024 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quevedo | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Loaded with dark berry, mulberry and black berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and lots of tannin. Loaded with fruit and berry. Balanced and quite easy to drink and enjoy but maybe a little short and closed finish but will hopefully come! | | |
| Last tasted | 4th March 2017 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Bom Retiro
Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby almost dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Rather closed bouquet with dark berry, mulberry and blackberry in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Of course still lots of tannin and will be much better but balanced with dark berry and mulberry in taster. The finish is wonderful and loaded with tannin. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th June 2018 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At Ramos Pinto’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta das Lamelas | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry and black berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannin and will of course be much better. Very acidic and promising. Mulberry and dark berry in taste with a long and attractive finish. Will be interesting to follow. | | |
| Last tasted | 3rd March 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta das Tecedeiras | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, blue berry and lots of mature fruit but also some chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Balanced with soft and elegant tannins. Rather mature and very easy to enjoy today. Lots of dark berries, some chocolate and loaded with fruit in taste. Seductive finish! | Average score | 15.65 |
| Last tasted | 18th November 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de la Rosa | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Spring flowers, plum, candy, dark berry and sweet jam in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Still tannin of course but easy to drink and enjoy. Balanced, very elegant and complex. Sweet. Mulberry and candy in taste. Lovely and attractive finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2018 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Santa Eufemia | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark ruby and still almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry, black berry, blue berry, dark cherry and fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite immature with lovely tannins but very easy to drink and enjoy already now. Balanced with lots of black berries in taste. Will improve a lot. Sweet and rather complex with a lovely and quite long finish. | Average score | 15.70 |
| Last tasted | 17th February 2024 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Vale Meao | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Quite dark ruby but yellow mature rim in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, cherry, black berry but also cacao and some chocolate in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and very easy to drink and enjoy but will improve. Balanced and quite complex with dark berries and cacao in taste. The finish is lovely. Just enjoy it! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th March 2022 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Fair in Roskilde, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta dos Canais
Cockburn | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry but also loaded with fruit. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still immature but very attractive and easy to enjoy already now despite lots of tannins. Dry of course but balanced and very attractive. Very tasty with dark berries and fruit. The finish has lots of round tannin and is quite impressive. | Average score | 15.95 |
| Last tasted | 18th November 2024 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta dos Muros
Portal | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Dark blue almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, mulberry, some spiciness, cacao and fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannin. Some sweetness and loaded with dark berry and fruit. Not hard to swallow and easy to drink and enjoy. Modern style of port with a nice finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 15th March 2018 | Rating this date | Very Good /Impressive |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta Vale Dona Maria | Vintage | 2014 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lots of fruit, fresh and juicy and black berries in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Soft and integrated tannin. Sweet. Easy to drink already. | | |
| Last tasted | 22nd April 2016 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | At the Big Fortified Tasting in London.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| 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 |