Oporto and the Duoro
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Oporto and the Duoro
Rather at the last minute, CHR and I booked a trip to Porto. A consequence of it being booked rather at the last minute was that we had no time to anything in advance and so were limited to quintas and lodges that were open to the general public without reservation. We did, however, arrange a car for the first time, which makes an immeasurable difference to the experience (albeit perhaps at the expense of one’s Port consumption as the designated driver...).
A few nights at Quinta do Portal were followed by a couple of days in Oporto.
Quinta do Portal
Quinta do Portal has had quite extraordinary amounts of money spent on it. The hotel for anyone who hasn’t been has a lovely first floor guest lounge, overlooking the vineyards and the two swimming pools. What particularly struck out to me was the wonderful cellars, shimmering terracotta-coloured concrete, one of which has temperature and humidity control. No doubt the days of Douro bake are long gone here.
The Ports were as good as I remember them to be from the occasional samples I have had in the past. I was also quite impressed with the table wines (including the whites), although I regret we didn’t have time to taste our way through their extensive Moscatel range. I hadn’t realised they were one of the few shippers doing it seriously. They said that there was a more limited demarcated zone for it (around Sabrosa, I think) which I also didn’t know.
Pinhão
We did the touristy things: drove out to see the different quintas, went on the boat trip to Tua and back and so forth. Of course, doing the touristy things does bring some benefits. At Quinta do Panascal, there is a little section of vineyard with one vine from each of the main varietals: Nacional, Francesca, Roriz, etc., which were in fruit. Trying a grape from each, I was quite surprised how similar they all were, especially considering how wildly different young single-varietal Ports taste.
Oporto
In Oporto, we stayed at the Yeatman for the first time. Whilst the hotel is wonderful, I can’t help feeling a little bit like Guy de Maupassant and the Eiffel Tour: the best feature of the views from the hotel room is that you don’t have to see the hotel...
That said, any hotel that provides a copy of “1066 And All That” can be forgiven most architectural faults.
The biggest and best change to the city since my last visit has to be the existence of vegetarian Francesinha (regrettably not availble at the Yeatman).
Port
Anyway, to the Port. We tried a good selection. I was amazed how the chip-dry syndrome has caught on, with pretty much every shipper proffering a white Port to tourists. It has also extended even further with the Pink being offered quite frequently. That said, some of them are now quite good, and there was an awful lot of talk of aging white Ports to put into blends which can only increase the quality in the long term.
More disappointedly, I was also amazed at how few shippers take their products seriously by even offering Vintage Port to try. The most expensive selection of Port to try at Offley was a White, a Rose, and a Ruby Reserve, none of which really is much of a demonstration of the quality of the house. Quevedo is one of the few to get things right with its bar (lodge probably isn’t the right term) having pretty much everything by the glass.
As a result of the rather mediocre selection, I decided to try some of the tawnies, which are usually on offer everywhere. This rather reinforced my previous view that colheitas are almost always better Ports: producing a product consistently over the years just seems to require the wine-maker to operate with one too many hands tied behind his or her back. However, I did come away with an appreciation of the 20-year-olds, many of which have a good combination of fruit and wood and seem like a good, safe, bet.
I think the top three Ports I tried were the Encostas de Provonsande, Quinta dos Espinheiros, “25-year-old” tawny; Taylor’s 1964 Colheita (though I’m not convinced it’s worth £200 a bottle); and the Fonseca 20-year-old.
I was not terribly impressed with the Fonseca 40-year-old (brown, cloudy, little aftertaste) nor the Taylor’s 30- and 40-year-old (far too similar to one another and far too young tasting) which was a shame because I thought these would all be very good.
The best house was probably Churchill for overall consistency (something I’ve noticed for a few years now) whilst the most disappointing was Offley. Whilst the Barão Forester might, I suppose, be characteristic unpredictable, I wonder if he really would approve of a tour which started with a comment that treading by foot is “old fashioned” and having the Pipas in the Lodge marked not individually but by batches of 100 or more.
A few nights at Quinta do Portal were followed by a couple of days in Oporto.
Quinta do Portal
Quinta do Portal has had quite extraordinary amounts of money spent on it. The hotel for anyone who hasn’t been has a lovely first floor guest lounge, overlooking the vineyards and the two swimming pools. What particularly struck out to me was the wonderful cellars, shimmering terracotta-coloured concrete, one of which has temperature and humidity control. No doubt the days of Douro bake are long gone here.
The Ports were as good as I remember them to be from the occasional samples I have had in the past. I was also quite impressed with the table wines (including the whites), although I regret we didn’t have time to taste our way through their extensive Moscatel range. I hadn’t realised they were one of the few shippers doing it seriously. They said that there was a more limited demarcated zone for it (around Sabrosa, I think) which I also didn’t know.
Pinhão
We did the touristy things: drove out to see the different quintas, went on the boat trip to Tua and back and so forth. Of course, doing the touristy things does bring some benefits. At Quinta do Panascal, there is a little section of vineyard with one vine from each of the main varietals: Nacional, Francesca, Roriz, etc., which were in fruit. Trying a grape from each, I was quite surprised how similar they all were, especially considering how wildly different young single-varietal Ports taste.
Oporto
In Oporto, we stayed at the Yeatman for the first time. Whilst the hotel is wonderful, I can’t help feeling a little bit like Guy de Maupassant and the Eiffel Tour: the best feature of the views from the hotel room is that you don’t have to see the hotel...
That said, any hotel that provides a copy of “1066 And All That” can be forgiven most architectural faults.
The biggest and best change to the city since my last visit has to be the existence of vegetarian Francesinha (regrettably not availble at the Yeatman).
Port
Anyway, to the Port. We tried a good selection. I was amazed how the chip-dry syndrome has caught on, with pretty much every shipper proffering a white Port to tourists. It has also extended even further with the Pink being offered quite frequently. That said, some of them are now quite good, and there was an awful lot of talk of aging white Ports to put into blends which can only increase the quality in the long term.
More disappointedly, I was also amazed at how few shippers take their products seriously by even offering Vintage Port to try. The most expensive selection of Port to try at Offley was a White, a Rose, and a Ruby Reserve, none of which really is much of a demonstration of the quality of the house. Quevedo is one of the few to get things right with its bar (lodge probably isn’t the right term) having pretty much everything by the glass.
As a result of the rather mediocre selection, I decided to try some of the tawnies, which are usually on offer everywhere. This rather reinforced my previous view that colheitas are almost always better Ports: producing a product consistently over the years just seems to require the wine-maker to operate with one too many hands tied behind his or her back. However, I did come away with an appreciation of the 20-year-olds, many of which have a good combination of fruit and wood and seem like a good, safe, bet.
I think the top three Ports I tried were the Encostas de Provonsande, Quinta dos Espinheiros, “25-year-old” tawny; Taylor’s 1964 Colheita (though I’m not convinced it’s worth £200 a bottle); and the Fonseca 20-year-old.
I was not terribly impressed with the Fonseca 40-year-old (brown, cloudy, little aftertaste) nor the Taylor’s 30- and 40-year-old (far too similar to one another and far too young tasting) which was a shame because I thought these would all be very good.
The best house was probably Churchill for overall consistency (something I’ve noticed for a few years now) whilst the most disappointing was Offley. Whilst the Barão Forester might, I suppose, be characteristic unpredictable, I wonder if he really would approve of a tour which started with a comment that treading by foot is “old fashioned” and having the Pipas in the Lodge marked not individually but by batches of 100 or more.
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You seem to have had a good time, which is excellent.
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Welcome back! It does sound like you had an excellent trip.
20-yr old TWAIOA are easily the best bang-for-the-buck tawnies available. Yes the 30- and 40-yr olds are better, but they're generally not 2x or 3x better as the price would seem to indicate.
One other note - I typically find TWAIOA to be more full and "rounder" than Colheitas, which tend to have more focus. Both appealing in their own way.
(You might note that I have failed to mention 10-yr old tawnies. That is deliberate. They aren't really tawnies yet; I find them a confused mix of ruby and tawny that can't claim to be either yet also don't fill any particularly necessary niche.)
All true, in my opinion. That said, I do typically also find that Colheitas require a little more aging to reach a similar level of "tawniness" to 20-, 30-, and 40-yr old Tawnies. For example, I typically need a 30-yr old Colheita to match the apparent age of a high-end 20-yr old Tawny Port such as Ferreira's or Ramos Pinto's. This is at least partially due to the fact that most TWAIOA are actually older (on average) than the number on the label.JacobH wrote:As a result of the rather mediocre selection, I decided to try some of the tawnies, which are usually on offer everywhere. This rather reinforced my previous view that colheitas are almost always better Ports: producing a product consistently over the years just seems to require the wine-maker to operate with one too many hands tied behind his or her back. However, I did come away with an appreciation of the 20-year-olds, many of which have a good combination of fruit and wood and seem like a good, safe, bet.
20-yr old TWAIOA are easily the best bang-for-the-buck tawnies available. Yes the 30- and 40-yr olds are better, but they're generally not 2x or 3x better as the price would seem to indicate.
One other note - I typically find TWAIOA to be more full and "rounder" than Colheitas, which tend to have more focus. Both appealing in their own way.
(You might note that I have failed to mention 10-yr old tawnies. That is deliberate. They aren't really tawnies yet; I find them a confused mix of ruby and tawny that can't claim to be either yet also don't fill any particularly necessary niche.)
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Indeed a well turned post. And good to hear from one who I knew from the back catalogue of rather than current postings, I confess also it is good to see a fellow vegetarian amongst this wilderness of ruminant nibblers. Glenn must have o/d'ed on bison as I simply can't make out his TWAIOA* acronym. Any suggestions out there?
*Adjusted for taste and decency as advised.
*Adjusted for taste and decency as advised.
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TWAIOA = Tawny with indication of age ?
The Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt know thy Port
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LGTrotter wrote:TWATIO
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Yes, Tawny With An Indication Of Age. I used to call them "aged tawnies" until it was pointed out that a 1984 Colheita is also an "aged tawny." There really isn't a simple name for the category.AW77 wrote:TWAIOA = Tawny with indication of age ?
I suppose it could be shortened to TIA, but I'm not clear on the proper grammar.
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I'm quite happy with "Aged tawny" as a class, being where an age is specified, vs "Colheita" as a class where the year is specified. Sure, colheitas are also aged tawnies, but then vintage ports are also ruby ports, which does not stop the term "ruby port" being generally used as a class meaning basic ruby, as opposed to vintage, as well as an overall description of the family of (basic) ruby, lbv and vintage. Somewhat imprecise and lacking clarity to someone for whom the definitions are not known, yes, but once defined they work ok as categories, even if less than ideal.Glenn E. wrote:Yes, Tawny With An Indication Of Age. I used to call them "aged tawnies" until it was pointed out that a 1984 Colheita is also an "aged tawny." There really isn't a simple name for the category.AW77 wrote:TWAIOA = Tawny with indication of age ?
By the way, excellent reply above:
I could not add enough +1s to express my agree with your points here; your comments almost exactly mirror my feelings on the different aged tawnies.Glenn E. wrote:That said, I do typically also find that Colheitas require a little more aging to reach a similar level of "tawniness" to 20-, 30-, and 40-yr old Tawnies. For example, I typically need a 30-yr old Colheita to match the apparent age of a high-end 20-yr old Tawny Port such as Ferreira's or Ramos Pinto's. This is at least partially due to the fact that most TWAIOA are actually older (on average) than the number on the label.
20-yr old TWAIOA are easily the best bang-for-the-buck tawnies available. Yes the 30- and 40-yr olds are better, but they're generally not 2x or 3x better as the price would seem to indicate.
One other note - I typically find TWAIOA to be more full and "rounder" than Colheitas, which tend to have more focus. Both appealing in their own way.
(You might note that I have failed to mention 10-yr old tawnies. That is deliberate. They aren't really tawnies yet; I find them a confused mix of ruby and tawny that can't claim to be either yet also don't fill any particularly necessary niche.)
Finally - welcome back Jacob!
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Somewhat rudely, I just realised that I've replied to Glenn's (most excellent) reply on tawnies, before responding to Jacob's original post; my apologies.
And again, welcome back to TPF
I'm both intrigued and horrified by the idea of vegetarian Francesinha, presumably still the same cheese/beer/tomato/paprika sauce but with the ham, sausage and steak/chicken replaced with a vegetable medley?JacobH wrote:The biggest and best change to the city since my last visit has to be the existence of vegetarian Francesinha (regrettably not availble at the Yeatman).
Heresy! Ok, I disagree on this one; I was also very disappointed by the lack of availability of vintage port to taste in many of the lodges (a point you also made later), but I would go much further and disagree regarding the (now common, it seems) cheap white port being served as a tour-end tasting; the cheap white and ruby does little to encourage people to drink port further, imo. Come on port, houses; at least give the option of paying, say, €6 instead of €4/5 and give them an LBV or something... (of the lodges I have visited, Grahams and Quevedo stand out well above their peers on this issue, and deserve credit and recommendation for this).JacobH wrote:I was amazed how the chip-dry syndrome has caught on, with pretty much every shipper proffering a white Port to tourists. It has also extended even further with the Pink being offered quite frequently. That said, some of them are now quite good,
This pleases me; I think there is space, and hopefully demand, for a lot more aged white in the market; As a category, I think it is currently little-known, and very under-appreciated.JacobH wrote:and there was an awful lot of talk of aging white Ports to put into blends which can only increase the quality in the long term.
I'm becoming more impressed with Churchill as time passes also. I've just drunk my penultimate bottle from a stash of '85 purchased with Rob a couple of years back, and wish I had more of it.JacobH wrote:The best house was probably Churchill for overall consistency (something I’ve noticed for a few years now)
And again, welcome back to TPF
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I believe this falls under the general rule that I have about food that goes like this:PhilW wrote:I'm both intrigued and horrified by the idea of vegetarian Francesinha, presumably still the same cheese/beer/tomato/paprika sauce but with the ham, sausage and steak/chicken replaced with a vegetable medley?JacobH wrote:The biggest and best change to the city since my last visit has to be the existence of vegetarian Francesinha (regrettably not availble at the Yeatman).
"Do not try to make me diet Lasagne."
Lasagne is not a diet food. Lasagne is a delicious comfort food. If you try to make a diet version of Lasagne, you will fail, because what you end up making will not be Lasagne.
I'm perfectly happy to eat low calorie or low fat foods. But make something original and delicious in its own way.
So I now have a corollary:
"Do not try to make me vegetarian Francesinha."
Francesinha is a meat dish. If you take out the meat, it is no longer a Francesinha. It might be delicious. I might even order it. But call it something else because calling it a Francesinha, even calling it a vegetarian Francesinha, is at best misguided. It is not a Francesinha.
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Glenn,DRT wrote:LGTrotter wrote:TWATIO
Stop this nonsense. The Brit's can't even learn to say Colheita after 200 some years. How do you expect them to learn TWAIOA?
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Col-what? We have Cauliflower and Colliwobbles(sp?), but your word is just weird - Maybe you mean Single Harvest Tawny (one of the least well thought through acronyms).Andy Velebil wrote:Glenn,DRT wrote:LGTrotter wrote:TWATIO
Stop this nonsense. The Brit's can't even learn to say Colheita after 200 some years. How do you expect them to learn TWAIOA?
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You mean SHT?PhilW wrote:Col-what? We have Cauliflower and Colliwobbles(sp?), but your word is just weird - Maybe you mean Single Harvest Tawny (one of the least well thought through acronyms).Andy Velebil wrote:Glenn,DRT wrote:LGTrotter wrote:TWATIO
Stop this nonsense. The Brit's can't even learn to say Colheita after 200 some years. How do you expect them to learn TWAIOA?
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In the mid-1960s Philip Hill, Higginson, Erlanger merged with Samuel. One of the key legal entities was an Investment Trust, which compelled the merged firm to be Hill Samuel rather than Samuel Hill.
And an ex-Polytechnic got as far as printing headed paper for ‘City University of Newcastle upon Tyne’ before realising that the name had an acronymic problem.
And an ex-Polytechnic got as far as printing headed paper for ‘City University of Newcastle upon Tyne’ before realising that the name had an acronymic problem.
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I admire this food purity. And, no doubt, you enforce it by treating that toasted and buttered snack a muffin and refusing to name those over-raised sweet cakes as such But in doing so, spare a thought for us vegetarians. If I have to refer to a grilled ice-hockey puck shaped dish of pressed beans a spices served in a bun with salad and sauces rather than a bean burger, I’m not sure I’d get round to eating them very often...Glenn E. wrote:So I now have a corollary:
"Do not try to make me vegetarian Francesinha."
Francesinha is a meat dish. If you take out the meat, it is no longer a Francesinha. It might be delicious. I might even order it. But call it something else because calling it a Francesinha, even calling it a vegetarian Francesinha, is at best misguided. It is not a Francesinha.
(And isn’t a Francesinha all about the sauce in any event?)
Yes, pretty much. Even that seemed a bit much for a sandwich so those who eat the real things have my respect!PhilW wrote:I'm both intrigued and horrified by the idea of vegetarian Francesinha, presumably still the same cheese/beer/tomato/paprika sauce but with the ham, sausage and steak/chicken replaced with a vegetable medley?
I wonder how much older Churchill there is in circulation. Production can’t have been massive in the early years. Despite my previous comment, I have just had a very disappointing Churchil Reserve Ruby in a 20cl bottle. Tasted rather overdecanted from opening. But that might not be a good storage size.JacobH wrote:I'm becoming more impressed with Churchill as time passes also. I've just drunk my penultimate bottle from a stash of '85 purchased with Rob a couple of years back, and wish I had more of it.
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I keep hearing how wonderful the 85 is but I have yet to taste it. I've also heard that the other earlier vintages were a bit 'meh'. Is this a common perception?JacobH wrote:I'm becoming more impressed with Churchill as time passes also. I've just drunk my penultimate bottle from a stash of '85 purchased with Rob a couple of years back, and wish I had more of it […] I wonder how much older Churchill there is in circulation. Production can’t have been massive in the early years. Despite my previous comment, I have just had a very disappointing Churchil Reserve Ruby in a 20cl bottle. Tasted rather overdecanted from opening. But that might not be a good storage size.
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I've not had the 85, I thought the 91 decidedly 'meh', but I do remember in dim and distant times a wine shop in Padstow which would decant half bottles of an 84 of some species from Churchill which was surprisingly pleasant and good value.djewesbury wrote:I keep hearing how wonderful the 85 is but I have yet to taste it. I've also heard that the other earlier vintages were a bit 'meh'. Is this a common perception?
It's no good arguing with Glenn, lord knows I've triedJacobH wrote:I admire this food purity. And, no doubt, you enforce it by treating that toasted and buttered snack a muffin and refusing to name those over-raised sweet cakes as such But in doing so, spare a thought for us vegetarians. If I have to refer to a grilled ice-hockey puck shaped dish of pressed beans a spices served in a bun with salad and sauces rather than a bean burger, I’m not sure I’d get round to eating them very often...Glenn E. wrote:So I now have a corollary:
"Do not try to make me vegetarian Francesinha."
Francesinha is a meat dish. If you take out the meat, it is no longer a Francesinha. It might be delicious. I might even order it. But call it something else because calling it a Francesinha, even calling it a vegetarian Francesinha, is at best misguided. It is not a Francesinha.
(And isn’t a Francesinha all about the sauce in any event?)
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I suppose it depends on what you describe as “earlier”. There weren’t many Churchills that pre-dated the ’85! The ’82 is pretty good, I think, and I think the ’91 will be too (though it’s had mixed reviews here). Are there any other Churchill vintages that pre-date the ’94? There was a SQVP from ’83 and ’87 (the latter of which I’ve tried but can’t remember) but I think that’s about it.djewesbury wrote:I keep hearing how wonderful the 85 is but I have yet to taste it. I've also heard that the other earlier vintages were a bit 'meh'. Is this a common perception?
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Ahh. That would have been Bin2 (who are still there but were called something different) and the Churchill 1984 crustedLGTrotter wrote:...I do remember in dim and distant times a wine shop in Padstow which would decant half bottles of an 84 of some species from Churchill which was surprisingly pleasant and good value.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Indeed it was, how fantastic of you to remember. I always wanted to decant it myself but somehow I never plucked up the courage to ask. I would be in agonies wondering if he was going to put a teaspoon of sludge in it (as he did on one occasion). I think it was a tenner, it made me smile to remember going to Kernow.AHB wrote:Ahh. That would have been Bin2 (who are still there but were called something different) and the Churchill 1984 crusted
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I call in there whenever I am in Cornwall (several times a year to keep my mother happy). Last time I was in Bin2 they had a very interesting selection of Krohn vintage and LBV ports that I've not seen anywhere else in the UK.LGTrotter wrote:Indeed it was, how fantastic of you to remember. I always wanted to decant it myself but somehow I never plucked up the courage to ask. I would be in agonies wondering if he was going to put a teaspoon of sludge in it (as he did on one occasion). I think it was a tenner, it made me smile to remember going to Kernow.AHB wrote:Ahh. That would have been Bin2 (who are still there but were called something different) and the Churchill 1984 crusted
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.