Tasting Note: Ruby Porto, Quevedo, Non Vintage

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Quevedo

Region: Porto, Douro, Portugal

Appellation: DO Porto

Type: Fortified Red

Vintage: Non Vintage

Date of Tasting: December 2022

Type of viticulture: Conventional

Grapes used: Touriga Nacional,Touriga Franca,Tinta Roriz,Tinto Cão,Tinta Barroca

Blend: N/A

Winemaking details: not communicated

Aging: 3 years in stainless steel tank

Sugar level: high

Sulphites: contains sulphites

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APPEARANCE

• Colour = Ruby
• Intensity = Deep

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = Cherry, Coffee, Toffee, Vanilla, Blueberry, Plum

PALATE

• Sweetness = Sweet
• Acidity = High
• Tannins = Low (Soft, Ripe)
• Alcohol = High
• Body = Full
• Flavour Intensity = Medium
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = Cherry, Coffee, Toffee, Vanilla, Blueberry, Plum
• Other = disappointed nose & palate flavour intensity for a Port
• Finish = Long

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
  • Will not gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = 12 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = good value for money
• Comparison with same price competition = in line with the competition
• Suitability for Diabetics = not suitable
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = desserts, chocolate, cheese
• Comments = good wine for that price, the wine has no fault, it is just a notch lower in terms of flavour intensity
• 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