Tasting Note: Dow’s, Ruby Porto, Porto

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Dow’s Porto, Symington Family Estates

Region: Porto, Douro, Portugal

Appellation: DOC Porto

Type: Fortified Red wine

Vintage: Non Vintage

Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle

Type of viticulture: Traditional

Grapes used: Traditional Porto Blend (Touriga Nacional…)

Blend: N/A

Winemaking details: old vines

Aging: 3 years under oak

Sugar level: not communicated

Sulphites: contains sulphites

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APPEARANCE

• Colour = Ruby
• Intensity = Deep

NOSE

• Intensity = Pronounced
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary
• Aromas = Red Cherry, Plum, Red Fruits

PALATE

• Sweetness = Medium Dry
• Acidity = Medium+
• Tannins = Medium (ripe tannins)
• Alcohol = High (19°)
• Body = Full
• Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary
• Flavour details = Red Cherry, Plum, Red Fruits
• Other = we do not really feel the oak aging, it is a very fruity style of Porto
• Finish = Medium+

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 6-8 years
  • Will not gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = 13 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = good value for money
• Comparison with same price competition = well above average for the same price
• Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable (usually Porto wines are well above acceptable level of residual sugar)
• Service Temperature = around 15-16°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = beef plates and aged cheeses
• Comments = this is not a faulty wine, it is balanced and fruity. It is also a good deal for the price. However, its lack of complexity (outside of its fully fruity profile) prevents it to be graded higher
• Final Grade = B

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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.

• Overall Quality scale
  • Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
• Bottle Aging
  • Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
• Retail Price
  • Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
• Value for Money
  • Quality offered compared to the price paid
• Comparison with same price competition
  • where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
• Suitability for Diabetics
  • Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
• Comments
  • Any additional elements worth noting
• Final Grade Scale
  • A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
  • A+ = Outstanding Wine
  • A = Great Wine
  • A- = Very Very Good
  • B+ = Very Good
  • B = Good
  • B- = Noteworthy
  • C+ = Acceptable
  • C = Poor
  • F = The worst grade of this scale