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2015 declarations
Posted: 21:55 Sat 01 Apr 2017
by jdaw1
Known 2015 declarations:
- Alves de Sousa
- Barao de Vilar (which is the same blend as Maynard)
- Blackett
- Bulas
- Burmester
- Cadao by Mateus & Sequeira
- Calem
- Cockburn (3676⅓ dozen) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
- Cruz
- Dalva
- Dow Bomfim (late release)
- Duorum
- Feuerheerd (which is the same blend as Palmer)
- Fonseca Guimaraens
- Graham Malvedos (late release)
- Graham Stone Terraces (400 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
- Heritage Porto & Douro
- Kopke Sao Luiz
- Maynard (which is the same blend as Barao de Vilar)
- Maynard Bio
- Niepoort - tasted at the Wines of Portugal show on April 4, 2017
- Niepoort Bioma
- Noble & Murat (550 cases)
- Palmer (which is the same blend as Feuerheerd)
- Pintas
- Pocas Junior
- Quevedo FACTSHEET
- Quinta da Boeira
- Quinta da Cavadinha from Warre
- Quinta da Corte
- Quinta da Gaivosa from Alves de Sousa
- Quinta da Gricha from Churchill
- Quinta da Romaneira (1,000 cases)
- Quinta da Roeda from Croft
- Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira from Dow (700 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
- Quinta das Carvalhas
- Quinta das Lamelas
- Qiunta de la Rosa (833 cases)
- Quinta de Vargellas from Taylor
- Quinta do Arnozelo from Burmester
- Quinta do Crasto
- Quinta do Grifo from Rozes
- Quinta do Infantado
- Quinta do Javali
- Quinta do Noval (2,600 cases)
- Quinta do Noval also released 84 cases of bottles to the UK supermarket Waitrose under the label "Noval On the QT: Bin 8" presumed to be similar to a Silval blend
- Quinta do Pego
- Quinta do Popa (300 cases)
- Quinta do Porto from Ferreira (6,726 bottles)
- Quinta do Santa Eufemia (2,000 bottles)
- Quinta do Seixo from Sandeman
- Quinta do Tedo Savedra
- Quinta do Vale Meao
- Quinta do Vallado
- Quinta do Ventozelo
- Quinta do Vesuvio (1,000 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
- Quinta Maria Izabel
- Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Quinta Vale Dona Maria
- Ramos Pinto (7,000-8,000 bottles)
- Real Companhia Velha Quinta das Carvalhas
- Rozes
- San Leonardo from Quinta do Mourao
- Seara d'Ordens
- Senhora do Convento
- Van Zeller
- Vasques de Carvalho
- Vista Alegre
- Viera de Sousa
Links to other vintages:
2022,
2021,
2020,
2019,
2018,
2017,
2016,
2015,
2014,
2013,
2012,
2011,
2010,
2009,
2008,
2007,
2006,
2005
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 21:55 Sat 01 Apr 2017
by jdaw1
The first post of this thread is to hold a list of known 2015 declarations.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 17:48 Mon 03 Apr 2017
by /2alph
Cockburn Vintage Port seen on their facebook profile
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Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 21:31 Mon 03 Apr 2017
by forest26
Just had it confirmed today - there is an article here
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2017/ ... tage-port/
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 17:40 Fri 07 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Noval is bottling, too
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 17:38 Mon 10 Apr 2017
by /2alph
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 10:12 Tue 18 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Rozès, Quinta do Grifo and Quinta do Pégo will be bottled, too
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 10:12 Tue 18 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Alves de Sousa will bottle Gaivosa and Alves de Sousa
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 10:24 Tue 18 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Pintas also
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 10:25 Tue 18 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Duorum 2015 Vintage Port
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 21:06 Wed 19 Apr 2017
by christopherpfaff
Vieira de Sousa.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 17:19 Thu 20 Apr 2017
by /2alph
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 20:16 Thu 20 Apr 2017
by DRT
Interesting!
Presumably that means no classic Dow 2015?
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 00:04 Fri 21 Apr 2017
by Andy Velebil
DRT wrote:Interesting!
Presumably that means no classic Dow 2015?
That I recall, I've never seen them bottle both in the same year.
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Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 09:48 Fri 21 Apr 2017
by PhilW
Andy Velebil wrote: ↑00:04 Fri 21 Apr 2017
DRT wrote:Presumably that means no classic Dow 2015?
That I recall, I've never seen them bottle both in the same year.
Bomfim and Ribeira have been produced in the same year, and Bomfim and "classic" Dow have been produced in the same year (though the Bomfim in this case may only have been for Scandinavian markets), but as far as I am aware Ribeira and "classic" Dow have never been produced in the same year.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 05:52 Sun 23 Apr 2017
by uncle tom
TFP have declared Vargellas, Guimaraens and Roeda but are otherwise not declaring '15 it seems..
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 09:09 Sun 23 Apr 2017
by Doggett
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 09:37 Sun 23 Apr 2017
by uncle tom
Rather over effusive in their descriptions of the 2015 vintage - if it was so good, why are they not declaring the blends..?
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 12:08 Sun 23 Apr 2017
by forest26
I thought Taylor might have released a VV as it is their 325th.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 19:46 Sun 23 Apr 2017
by Doggett
forest26 wrote: ↑12:08 Sun 23 Apr 2017
I thought Taylor might have released a VV as it is their 325th.
Maybe they are being completely honourable and not just hanging a hook on a year...as they also seem to be doing re the Fonseca 1815-2015 bicentennial too [in not going for a full declaration], although they could also revert back to the 1822-2022 bicentennial for marketing purposes at a later date:-)
On a serious point though... with all the positive talk there was re the 2015 vintage... for most port houses not to declare and wait for the 2016, must mean the 2016 vintage is something our children and grandchildren etc will look back upon as sublime!
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 09:58 Mon 24 Apr 2017
by uncle tom
On a serious point though... with all the positive talk there was re the 2015 vintage... for most port houses not to declare and wait for the 2016, must mean the 2016 vintage is something our children and grandchildren etc will look back upon as sublime!
After the 2015 vintage there was general contentment that it was 'good enough' to declare, but there was a lack of real excitement. It was also evident that the four year gap since the 2011 vintage meant that a declaration was needed, and the vintage was being banked as a declaration long before the 2016 vintage showed its hand.
2016 was an exceptionally long harvest, and whilst some good, possibly exceptionally good, wines were made, it was also apparent that it didn't work out for everyone. Even if the biggest houses unite to make 2016 a general declaration, I suspect a few well known names will absent themselves from the party..
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 11:01 Mon 24 Apr 2017
by Andy Velebil
uncle tom wrote: ↑09:58 Mon 24 Apr 2017
On a serious point though... with all the positive talk there was re the 2015 vintage... for most port houses not to declare and wait for the 2016, must mean the 2016 vintage is something our children and grandchildren etc will look back upon as sublime!
After the 2015 vintage there was general contentment that it was 'good enough' to declare, but there was a lack of real excitement. It was also evident that the four year gap since the 2011 vintage meant that a declaration was needed, and the vintage was being banked as a declaration long before the 2016 vintage showed its hand.
2016 was an exceptionally long harvest, and whilst some good, possibly exceptionally good, wines were made, it was also apparent that it didn't work out for everyone. Even if the biggest houses unite to make 2016 a general declaration, I suspect a few well known names will absent themselves from the party..
I agree. 2016 was a harvest that you really needed to know your grapes and pick them when they were ready. A very long start/stop vintage and I suspect those that had the patience and labor pool to keep on hand it will be a very good vintage for them. For others who picked all at once, or had a lot of old mixed vines where one couldn't really chose what to pick, I suspect won't fair as well due to the erratic ripening.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 22:06 Thu 27 Apr 2017
by Alex Bridgeman
Andy Velebil wrote: ↑11:01 Mon 24 Apr 2017
uncle tom wrote: ↑09:58 Mon 24 Apr 2017
On a serious point though... with all the positive talk there was re the 2015 vintage... for most port houses not to declare and wait for the 2016, must mean the 2016 vintage is something our children and grandchildren etc will look back upon as sublime!
After the 2015 vintage there was general contentment that it was 'good enough' to declare, but there was a lack of real excitement. It was also evident that the four year gap since the 2011 vintage meant that a declaration was needed, and the vintage was being banked as a declaration long before the 2016 vintage showed its hand.
2016 was an exceptionally long harvest, and whilst some good, possibly exceptionally good, wines were made, it was also apparent that it didn't work out for everyone. Even if the biggest houses unite to make 2016 a general declaration, I suspect a few well known names will absent themselves from the party..
I agree. 2016 was a harvest that you really needed to know your grapes and pick them when they were ready. A very long start/stop vintage and I suspect those that had the patience and labor pool to keep on hand it will be a very good vintage for them. For others who picked all at once, or had a lot of old mixed vines where one couldn't really chose what to pick, I suspect won't fair as well due to the erratic ripening.
Plus the fact that you had to have the money to spray constantly with Bordeaux mix if you wanted healthy grapes without any rot. Most of the larger companies were able to do this but many contract grape farmers really suffered. I get the impression that 2016 is likely to be a very good vintage from the bigger names and well established producers but not necessarily producing the volume of lower quality wine that the market is used to.
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 15:23 Fri 28 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Ramos Pinto general Vintage Port
Re: 2015 declarations
Posted: 07:40 Sat 29 Apr 2017
by Axel P
Sandeman Quinta do Seixo
Ferreira Quinta do Porto