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2015 declarations

Posted: 21:55 Sat 01 Apr 2017
by jdaw1
Known 2015 declarations:
  1. Alves de Sousa
  2. Barao de Vilar (which is the same blend as Maynard)
  3. Blackett
  4. Bulas
  5. Burmester
  6. Cadao by Mateus & Sequeira
  7. Calem
  8. Cockburn (3676⅓ dozen) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
  9. Cruz
  10. Dalva
  11. Dow Bomfim (late release)
  12. Duorum
  13. Feuerheerd (which is the same blend as Palmer)
  14. Fonseca Guimaraens
  15. Graham Malvedos (late release)
  16. Graham Stone Terraces (400 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
  17. Heritage Porto & Douro
  18. Kopke Sao Luiz
  19. Maynard (which is the same blend as Barao de Vilar)
  20. Maynard Bio
  21. Niepoort - tasted at the Wines of Portugal show on April 4, 2017
  22. Niepoort Bioma
  23. Noble & Murat (550 cases)
  24. Palmer (which is the same blend as Feuerheerd)
  25. Pintas
  26. Pocas Junior
  27. Quevedo FACTSHEET
  28. Quinta da Boeira
  29. Quinta da Cavadinha from Warre
  30. Quinta da Corte
  31. Quinta da Gaivosa from Alves de Sousa
  32. Quinta da Gricha from Churchill
  33. Quinta da Romaneira (1,000 cases)
  34. Quinta da Roeda from Croft
  35. Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira from Dow (700 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
  36. Quinta das Carvalhas
  37. Quinta das Lamelas
  38. Qiunta de la Rosa (833 cases)
  39. Quinta de Vargellas from Taylor
  40. Quinta do Arnozelo from Burmester
  41. Quinta do Crasto
  42. Quinta do Grifo from Rozes
  43. Quinta do Infantado
  44. Quinta do Javali
  45. Quinta do Noval (2,600 cases)
  46. 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
  47. Quinta do Pego
  48. Quinta do Popa (300 cases)
  49. Quinta do Porto from Ferreira (6,726 bottles)
  50. Quinta do Santa Eufemia (2,000 bottles)
  51. Quinta do Seixo from Sandeman
  52. Quinta do Tedo Savedra
  53. Quinta do Vale Meao
  54. Quinta do Vallado
  55. Quinta do Ventozelo
  56. Quinta do Vesuvio (1,000 cases) - tasted at the SFE 2015 presentation on 18 May, 2017
  57. Quinta Maria Izabel
  58. Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo
  59. Quinta Vale Dona Maria
  60. Ramos Pinto (7,000-8,000 bottles)
  61. Real Companhia Velha Quinta das Carvalhas
  62. Rozes
  63. San Leonardo from Quinta do Mourao
  64. Seara d'Ordens
  65. Senhora do Convento
  66. Van Zeller
  67. Vasques de Carvalho
  68. Vista Alegre
  69. Viera de Sousa
Links to other vintages:
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
Graham's declares Stone Terraces 2015 Vintage Port

http://blog.symington.com/grahams-decla ... s-vintage/

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
Vesuvio and Dow's Senhora Ribeira will bottled too

http://blog.symington.com/quinta-do-ves ... -declared/

Re: 2015 declarations

Posted: 20:16 Thu 20 Apr 2017
by DRT
/2alph wrote: 17:19 Thu 20 Apr 2017 Vesuvio and Dow's Senhora Ribeira will bottled too

http://blog.symington.com/quinta-do-ves ... -declared/
Interesting!

Presumably that means no classic Dow 2015?

Re: 2015 declarations

Posted: 00:04 Fri 21 Apr 2017
by Andy Velebil
DRT wrote:
/2alph wrote: 17:19 Thu 20 Apr 2017 Vesuvio and Dow's Senhora Ribeira will bottled too

http://blog.symington.com/quinta-do-ves ... -declared/
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