GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Porto Cruz (La Martiniquaise)
Region: Porto, Douro, Portugal
Appellation: DOC Porto
Type: Fortified Red wine
Vintage: Non Vintage
Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle
Type of viticulture: Conventional viticulture
Grapes used: Traditional Porto grapes
Blend: N/A
Winemaking details: not communicated
Aging: not communicated
Sugar level: High
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Medium
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary
- Aromas = Cherry, Strawberry, Cranberry
PALATE
- Sweetness = Sweet
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium-
- Alcohol = Medium for a fotified (18°)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary
- Flavour details = Cherry, Strawberry, Cranberry; Plum
- Other = lack of complexity for a Tawny
- Finish = Medium
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Acceptable-Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 2-3 years
- Will not develop much more complexity through aging
- Retail Price = 8 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = cheap but low quality offered
- Comparison with same price competition = difficult to find a true Tawny at this price
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 14°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = desserts with nuts, cheese
- Comments = is it reasonable to ask more to a 8 euros Tawny Port?
- 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
