1872 Quinta do Bom Retiro
Posted: 21:56 Sun 25 Dec 2022
Drunk at the Restaurante Flor de Lis at the Villa Foz Hotel & Spa. This was a bottle from the cellar of the family who owned Bom Retiro, before it was sold to Ramos Pinto in 1919. This bottle had been open around a week when tasted.
Made from grapes grown at Bom Retiro by the family owning the quinta prior to its sale to Ramos Pinto in 1919. The oldest vintage in the family reserves is 1860. Powerful nose, rich with orange and grapefruit marmalade; some earthy tones. Old palate, a little drier than modern Ports with an amazing coffee or burnt toast on the mid-palate. The burnt toast and marmalade show strongly in the aftertaste and finish. What a surprising wine! Very impressive and such a delight to try. 90/100. Tasted 13-Oct-22.
Made from grapes grown at Bom Retiro by the family owning the quinta prior to its sale to Ramos Pinto in 1919. The oldest vintage in the family reserves is 1860. Powerful nose, rich with orange and grapefruit marmalade; some earthy tones. Old palate, a little drier than modern Ports with an amazing coffee or burnt toast on the mid-palate. The burnt toast and marmalade show strongly in the aftertaste and finish. What a surprising wine! Very impressive and such a delight to try. 90/100. Tasted 13-Oct-22.