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Good luck with the Camino. That’s a lot of walking.

Did you buy one so you can tell us whether it’s worth €11?

Perhaps an email to someone at Fonseca is in order? Does anyone have a contact that they could ask? Was Guimaraens a separate company that released its own Ports back in the day? And why do the more recent (1982, 2015) bottles of Quinta do Cruzeiro say Guimaraens but not Fonseca? (I.e. does TFP sti...

Maybe. Possibly maybe. I'm not sure and won't be until a day or two before the 2nd.

Put me down as a reserve, please, and I'll take my chances.

Very interesting - it appears to be a Quarles Harris sub-brand. Or maybe a brand owned /created specifically for Intermarché which QH won the tender to supply that year?

Attractive warm blackcurrant on the nose. Balanced entry with the fruit showing as a bright and acidic blackcurrant. The acidity is piercing, cleaning away the tannins that attempt to camp on the insides of the cheeks. The fruit remains bright and fragrant, carrying a lovely freshness throughout the...

Blueberry nose, plenty of fruit but also some clean spirit showing over the top of the fruit. Good balance on entry, with the fruit being supported by the hidden tannins and gentle acidity. Nicely balanced, the tannins take their time to gather together and grip the cheeks. Dry core to the fruity af...

Expressive nose, smelling of old-fashioned Fruit Chews (blackcurrant with many other fruit flavours added) with a nice green leaf added. Smooth entry, the green tea shines strongly in the sweet fruit, with the tannins seeming to emerge from the tea. Fresh and elegant palate, the fruit dominates but ...

Attractive floral perfumed nose. Sweet fruit slides smoothly onto the palate, with the acidity and soft tannins coming into view on the mid-palate. Nicely structured, nicely balanced. The acidity builds to a crescendo, forcing the wine to be swallowed - but that just reveals a lovely, long and delig...

Wonderful perfumed fruit on the nose, sweet without being jammy with a deep tone of tobacco leaf. Balanced entry, rich and ripe blackcurrant with just the right amount of acidity to compliment the fruit; a little sprinkle of peppercorn adds a frisson of heat to the fruit and the tannins are so fine-...

Maroon in colour with a narrow rim. An unusual nose, elegant fruit, almost honeyed in its delicacy. There is an attractive sharpness to the fruit on the palate, giving a lovely fresh mouthfeel to the wine. The acidity on the palate highlights the quality of the fruit; the subtle tannins weaving a wa...

Amazing floral blackcurrant on the nose, extremely expressive. Balanced entry, the fruit fresh and alive. The fruit feels ripe but picked in time to preserve the perfect level of acidity to keep the ripeness just at perfection. Bright and alive, the tannins are just like those found when chewing a r...

Subdued smells of ripe fruit with a slight smoky overtone shine from the glass. Smooth on the palate, with the fruit not sweet and slightly bitter but shining brightly; dominated by the blackcurrant yet with the acidity supporting the wine rather than dominating it. There are tannins in play, but th...

Fresh blackcurrant cordial on the nose with an attractive mineral streak to it. Balanced entry, with the fruit a little subdued and the structure intense - a combination of powerful but ripe tannins with generous but not overwhelming acidity. The wine is well balanced on the palate, big and full of ...

Attractive sweet blackcurrant on the nose, ripe and quite dense. Dense, sweet fruit on entry, followed by a wave of massive acidity and tannins. The wave washes away all sensation of fruit for a few moments, before the fruit floats back up to the surface and the conflict settles down to a more harmo...

Maroon in colour with a narrow rim. Surprisingly closed on the nose with only a little lavender emerging from the glass. Marked acidity on the palate, but combining well with fragrant fruit and delightful ripe tannins. The acidity keeps the fruit bright, but doesn't hide the wonderful floral charact...

Lavender and blackcurrant on the nose. Fragrant and fresh. The floral tone to the fruit comes through on the palate, which has an attractive balance. The fruit is ripe but fresh, the tannins firm but subservient to the fruit and the acidity keeping everything on its toes. The wonderful ripe, fine ta...

Soft and attractive nose of sweet fruit and evening flowers. Smooth entry, perfumed fruit at first, followed by a wave of acidity and ground peppercorn. Gentle tannins support the re-emergence of the perfumed fruit; bramble and raspberry rather than the expected blackcurrant. That gorgeous perfume l...

Dark maroon in colour (as were most of the wines from the vintage) with a narrow rim. Expressive perfumed fruit nose, cherries with a hint of sandalwood. The palate is pleasingly smooth; the fruit ripe but assured with an unexpected elegance to it. The palate is just wonderfully harmonious with the ...

Fresh ripe fruit on the nose, ripe without being sweet with an added floral undertone. Fresh on the palate with the fruit arriving early, before the hidden tannins grab hold and don't let go their vice-like grip. Despite the determined nature of the tannins, the fruit remains wonderfully harmonious,...

2022 Vintage Port Pre-Shipment Review IMG_9293.jpeg At the time of starting to put together a meaningful selection of 2022 Vintage Port cask samples, we had 26 shippers listed on the 2022 Declarations thread. I set myself a target to gather samples from at least half of these shippers in order to b...

I really don’t like using Gu or Gi for Guimaraens wines. We don’t use FGu of FGi, we use FG for the second label from Fonseca.

Therefore I’m voting / lobbying for FGC or - if we have to - FCz.

Hi All, I hate to mention Christmas, but for those interested, Vintage Wine & Port have just released the 2024 Quevedo Advent calendars, including the refill pack for those who have previously purchased one of the Prestige calendars: Quevedo Port Wine Advent Calendar - includes the 30 year old ...

Gentle elegant mature red colour, 30% opaque. Delicious mature sweet fruit on the nose, floral and full of sweet raspberry with an amazing tobacco overtone. Smooth and elegant entry, floral and bringing lots of redcurrant jelly on a palate with a lovely balance. Lots of acidity keeps the Port fresh ...

Deep red, mature but still youthful and with a medium rim. A wonderful floral nose with rich and deep black cherries, so delightful to sniff. Smooth and silky texture, a little restrained on the palate at first but quickly turns into a huge mouthful of black cherry and bramble fruit with the remnant...

Pale in colour with an evolved rose appearance, 20% opaque. Very little on the nose at first although some dusty cherry appeared later. Light with hints of chocolate orange on entry, but this quickly thickens to a bitter orange oil and orange blossom — for something initially very light this quickly...