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“Top wine from this smaller estate. It’s incredibly stylish, even as
young as it is now. A lighter body featuring more liquid and less plum
pudding should mean that it will be an easy drinker come maturity. With
pure fruit, spice and lots of coffee already poking through, it has a
fine future.” |
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"This ’99 comes primarily from old vines, before João van Zeller and
the Symington family began replanting this quinta in 2000. Delicious and
young, this hits right off with a floral, strawberry scent and a lovely
texture. It’s more vinous than most Porto, built more like a Banyuls.
Tart and grapey, high in tone, this doesn’t seem destined for long
aging, but at eight to ten years, it should be a star with Roquefort,
gorgonzola dolce or a block of Stilton." |
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"Vegetal notes dominate here and it is also neither dense nor
full-bodied. Fruit is more evident, dense and ripe, and the flavour on
the palate is good. A good lovely Vintage.” |
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"É o mais floral, o mais elegante e o mais harmonioso dos vinhos do
Porto Vintage que provei para este roteiro e daí a distinção de ‘Rolha
de Ouro 2002’ para Vinhos Generosos.". |
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"Um estilo firme e 'teso' num conjunto meio seco com notas de ginja,
cereja, framboesa, flores silvestres e ligeiro estragão. Mediano na
concentração e estrutura sólida com muitos e bons taninos num estilo
nobre ainda que por ora um pouco duro. Termina médio/longo ao fruto e
com agradável e relativa secura. Beba ou guarde." |
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“Dense and dark, spice, chocolate, berry fruit; luscious, intense,
and long”. |
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The International Wine & Spirit Competition: BEST IN CLASS – SILVER
2005 (Tasting Category Port Single Quinta Vintage 1999) |
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"Boa cor, mantém ainda um perfil austero, com fruto preto, maçapão, "nougat",
especiarias, abrindo-se ao longo da prova. Não tem o charme dos mais
velhos, ainda assim tem muito predicados. Mantém muito da juventude de
um Vintage na boca, taninos e acidez bem marcados, frescos, e está numa
bela fase, sem ser esmagador. Tem um final persistente que assenta na
clareza e nos traços aromáticos do nariz. Está muito bem e ainda em
crescimento. |
João van Zeller and the Symington family are pleased to announce the release of the Quinta de Roriz 1999 Vintage Port in the spring of 2001. Only 2000 cases of the very finest Port produced at the property have been selected for bottling
1999 Vintage Report
The winter of 1998/99 was cold and dry, and was followed by wet weather in April and May. June and July were dry and some refreshing rain fell in early August. Careful and extended maturation studies were carried out at Quinta de Roriz and the vintage began on the 15 September with the Vinha Velha (old vines) whose low yields produced fantastically concentrated wines. The Quinta's early ripening characteristics were a great advantage during the 1999 harvest, as all the picking was already over when the rainfall which struck the Douro began in late September.
All the grapes are hand picked and the wine is 100% made in the traditional stone "lagares".
Tasting Note
Intense opaque purple color. On the nose very complex, with intense floral aromas and hints of cassis. On the palate, black fruit flavors, with a firm grip and excellent length.
Wine Makers
Peter Symington, Charles Symington and Miles Edlmann.
Oporto, Portugal
April 2001
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