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Portugal

Portugal is best known for its two legendary fortified wines, Port and Madeira, but it also produces significant amounts of red and white table wine. In most years it ranks around the 10th or 11th largest wine producer in the world. In 2013, for instance, Portugal was the 11th largest producer just after Germany. Wine has always been produced in Portugal and in fact the country was the first to organize an appellation system, which it did in 1756, nearly 200 years before the French set up their appellations. The highest quality wines are labeled D.O.C. for Denominaçào de Origem Controlada. Many of the most innovative winemakers today, however, are avoiding the appellation system, which they deem too stifling for modern winemaking practices. The Douro Valley is the nation’s most important wine producing region, and it is the capital of Port production. The Portuguese island of Madeira, located 400 miles west of Morocco, is the nation’s other famous wine region, having produced Madeira for export for more than 400 years. Many red and white wine grapes grow in Portugal, though the best known is Touriga Nacional, the red grape used for Port and, increasingly, high quality table wines. Touriga Nacional produces dark, tannic, fruity wines.

2000 Taylor-Fladgate

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  98+    
WS  95   
ST  95+    
CT  93.7   
JR  17.5   

2016 Taylor-Fladgate

WS  98   
VN  97   
WA  94-96   
JR  18   
WS  #23 of 2018   

1963 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue; Michael Morgan Limited label

MB  *****   
WS  98   
WA  96   

1970 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1970 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  93   
JR  17   
MB  ****   

1992 Fonseca

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  94   
CT  93.6   
MB  ****   
WS  #4 of 1995   

1997 Fonseca

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
ST  93   
CT  92.8   
WS  91   
JR  17   
DE  ****   

1997 Fonseca

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
ST  93   
CT  92.8   
WS  91   
JR  17   
DE  ****   

1997 Fonseca

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
ST  93   
CT  92.8   
WS  91   
JR  17   
DE  ****   

2000 Fonseca

Light label condition issue

WA  96   
ST  95   
WS  94   
CT  93.2   
JR  17   

N.V. Fonseca 40 Year Tawny Port

Light signs of past seepage

WA  95   
ST  93   
WS  91   

1991 Fonseca Guimaraens

Light label condition issue

WA  93   
WS  93   

1995 Fonseca Guimaraens

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  92   
ST  91   

1970 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   
JR  18.5   

1983 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1985 Graham's

375ml

Light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  96   
WS  96   
DE  ***   

1994 Graham's

Signs of past seepage; label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  95   
CT  93.8   
JR  18.5   

1994 Graham's

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

RP  96   
WS  95   
CT  93.8   
JR  18.5   

1990 Graham's Malvedos Centenary

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage

RP  96   

1990 Graham's Malvedos Centenary

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  96