Vintage Port 2020
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 41 |
| House | Alves de Sousa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, blackberry and a spicy peppery touch in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Mostly fruity but also some soft tannins. Easy to drink and like with dark berries and mint in the taste. Medium long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Amphitheatrum Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby, almost black in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark cherry, blackberry and lots of fruit and spiciness in the nose. | ||
| Taste | More than medium body. Medium dry. Lovely round and attractive tannins and will of course improve. Balanced and very tasty with a lovely spiciness in a complex, quite attractive and rather long finish. Very exciting port indeed! | ||
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at Quinta da Gaivosa with Tiago Alves de Sousa, wine maker at Alves de Sousa Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Andresen | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovely and round tannins an will improve a lot. Balanced and very tasty and very elegant with an impressive, quite long and very attractive finish. What a port! Will be lovely to follow! | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very 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 |
| House | Barros | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and a bit peppery in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Wonderful round and elegant tannins. Balanced and, very tasty and impressive with a long, quite attractive and elegant finish. Will be lovely to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Borges | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries and mature fruit in nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink and enjoy already today but will of course improve. Balanced and quite tasty with a quite interesting and tannic finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | Rating this date | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Burmester | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Mature dark berries such as dark cherry and mulberry, mature and dry fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body Easy to enjoy already. No aggressive tannins and quite easy to drink. Will of course improve. Balanced and elegant and the finish is astonishing when suddenly tannins appeared. Very interesting port indeed. Will be interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Butler-Nephew | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced, elegant and quite complex with a lovely finish. Will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Calem | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mature dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink with very round and very attractive tannins and will of course improve. Balanced and quite elegant with a lovely and quite long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 |
| House | Churchill | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and dark berries, cherries, herbs, mint and some chocolate in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Dry with quite high acidity. Taste of dark berries. Quite a lot of soft and elegant tannins. Balanced and a rather long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 25th September 2023 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | At Churchill’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Cuvee Adelaide Quinta do Vallado | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries with mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry but also mature fruit in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Immature with lots of tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced in spite of the lovely tannins. Quite tasty with a quite long and impressive finish. Not easy to drink but an exciting port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th May 2023 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Delaforce | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Deep ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, blackberry, mulberry, fruit and some mint in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Medium dry. Balanced and easy to drink and enjoy today, Dark berry, mulberry and lots of fruit. Quite a lot of tannins with a medium long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 25th September 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at Real Companhia Velha’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Graham | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very deep ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity with a lot of dark berries such as mulberry and blackberry, and some mint in the nose | ||
| Taste | Full body. Elegant and balanced with soft and elegant tannins with a long finish. Very impressive. | ||
| Last tasted | 20th April 2023 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Kopke | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, blackberry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Easy to drink and enjoy with round and quite elegant tannins and will of course be better. Balanced and quite elegant and rather complex with a tasty and quite tannic finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Messias | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and dried and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovely and round tannins in mouth and will improve a lot. Balanced with dark berries and fruit in taste. Elegant with a quite complex and long finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Pintas | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry but also mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Is drinkable already today but quite a lot of very round tannins and will of course improve. Balanced. Quite complex with a rather interesting finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 | SAI, JB |
| House | Poca Jr | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and blackberry in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Quite easy to drink already today but of course some very round and delicate tannins. Balanced and rather tasty. Quite elegant with a quite complex finish. Very easy to drink and enjoy already today. | ||
| Last tasted | 15th October 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at Superbrugsen in Fredensborg, Denmark Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Portal | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark berry, blue berry and black berry in the nose and also mature and dry fruit. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of round an attractive tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced, complex and with a very elegant and promising finish. Will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very 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 |
| House | Quevedo | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry and mature fruit but also some herbs in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots tannins and will of course be better. Balanced and quite tasty with dark berries, mature fruit and herbs in taste. The finish is quite tannic, rather elegant and quite long. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Good/ Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted 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 da Corte | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry and blackberry and lots of mature fruit. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Round and elegant tannins but is quite drinkable but will pf course improve. Balanced and rather complex with a quite promising tannic finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very Good/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 |
| House | Quinta da Gaivosa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark fruits and berries in the nose as well as spiciness and some mint in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Quite dry. Round tannins but already today drinkable but will of course be much better. Balanced and elegant with a quite lovely and very long, spicy finish. Very exciting port to follow! | ||
| Last tasted | 21st September 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at Quinta da Gaivosa with Tiago Alves de Sousa, wine maker at Alves de Sousa Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta da Gricha Churchill | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Herbs, dark berries such as mulberry and blackberry, liquorice and mint in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovely soft tannins. Quite wonderful taste with berries and liquorice. Balanced with a long and lovely finish. Will be interesting to follow | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 da Oliveirinha | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberries, dark cherries, black berries and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round, very elegant tannins which are very delicate. Will of course improve a lot. Balanced and very tasty with an intensive, exciting and quite long finish. Will be lovely to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta da Prelada | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Fruit with dark berry such as mulberry and black berry as well as herbs in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of tannins. Taste of dark berries. Medium length finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 20th April 2023 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London, Great Britain. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Romaneira | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Immature and loaded with dark berries and mature fruit. Balanced and quite elegant and tasty with an elegant and quite lovely and long finish. What will be? | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 da Sequeira | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Hardy medium body. Round and attractive tannins. Balanced and will improve. The finish has lots of tannins, is quite long and very interesting. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta das Carvalhas Real Velha | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries suck as cherry, mulberry, blackberry but also dried fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovey tannins and will of course be much better and develop a lot. Balanced and tasty with a quite lovely and tannic finish. Will be very interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 25th September 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good/Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at Real Companhia Velha’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Quinta de Ervamoira Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mature dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, blue berry, blackberry and mature and dry fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Round and enjoyable tannins but will improve a lot Balanced and tasty with a quite long and very complex finish. What will be? Will be interesting to drink again. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very 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 |
| House | Quinta de la Rosa | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry and black berry with mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of round and promising tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced. Quite exciting, rather complex and very elegant finish. Looking forward to try this port again. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good/Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 do Bomfim Dow | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Quite dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Drak berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, blue berry and black berry but also dry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Lovely body. Lots of wonderful tannins and will of course improve. Balanced, very tasty and elegant with a quite complex and rather attractive finish. Will be nice to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | Rating this date | Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 do Noval | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark berries such as mulberry. blackberry, cherry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round and attractive tannins. Will of course be much better. Balanced and very tasty with a lovely and quite attractive finish. Will be lovely to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 6th November 2023 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 do Tedo | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry but also lots of mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Round and elegant tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and elegant with a quite interesting and promising finish. What will be? | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta dos Muros Portal | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries, mature fruit and mint in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round tannins. Balanced and very tasty with a very elegant, arr tractive and tannic finish. A promising port indeed! | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | 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 | Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry but also mature and quite dry fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Very easy to drink and enjoy. Some round tannins but balanced and quite tasty with a rather elegant finish. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Good/ 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 | SAI, JB |
| House | Quinta Seara d’Ordens | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Quite dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely attractive tannins. Will improve of course. Balanced and tasty with a quite complex and very promising finish. Will be interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 7th November 2022 | 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 | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sequeirinha | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry, black berry and mature fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Round and attractive tannins but very easy to drink already today. Balanced and will improve. The finish is quite long and rather complex. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Vasques de Carvalho | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries suck as cherry, mulberry, blackberry but also dried fruit in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Medium body. Lots of lovey tannins and will of course be much better and develop a lot. Balanced and tasty with a quite lovely and tannic finish. Will be very interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th March 2023 | Rating this date | Very Good/Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted 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 | Warre | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lots of dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry but also mature fruit and much more in the nose. | ||
| Taste | Full-bodied. Wonderful round and elegant tannins. Balanced and very tasty and complex with a long wonderful and exciting finish. What will be? Interesting to follow. | ||
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very 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 |