Tasting Note: Graham’s Vintage Porto 2010, Quinta dos Malvedos

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Graham’s Porto

Region: Porto, Douro, Portugal

Appellation: DOC Porto

Type: Fortified Red wine

Vintage: 2010

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: 110 g / Liter

Sulphites: contains sulphites

APPEARANCE

• Colour = Ruby
• Intensity = Deep

NOSE

• Intensity = Pronounced
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = Black Cherry, Red Cherry, Eucalyptus, Vanilla, Cloves, Cooked Cherry, Genets

PALATE

• Sweetness = Medium Sweet
• Acidity = Medium
• Tannins = Medium+ (refined tannins)
• Alcohol = High (20°)
• Body = Full
• Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = Black Cherry, Red Cherry, Eucalyptus, Vanilla, Cloves, Cooked Cherry, Blackberry, Genets
• Other = enjoyable notes of oak with sign of evolution, nice balance and great finish
• Finish = Long

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Good to Outstanding
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 15-20 years
  • Will further develop from aging
• Retail Price = 45 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = at the right price
• Comparison with same price competition = in line with other good Port in the same price range
• Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
• Service Temperature = around 15-16°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = chocolate, chocolate mousse and other desserts
• Comments = has a good potential for developing complex tertiary aromas through aging. (Tasted while still young, if drinked after 10+ additional aging, this wine would probably be graded as a A- wine)
• 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