Tasting - Quevedo 10 Year Old Tawny Port

Front View of the Wine Label
Back View of the Wine Label
The Fellas and Myself with the Bottle of Wine

For this tasting report, I drank Quevedo 10 Year Old Tawny Port. The grape varieties in this wine include Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta, Barroca, Tinta Roriz, and many more. This wine comes from the Porto region of Portugal and is a mix of multiple vintage years. A bottle costs 19 dollars. This wine was reviewed by Roger Voss and received a rating of 88, Voss also described it as "Deep, almost black in color, it has a few flecks of gold to show the wood aging. Aged in big barrels, it has kept considerable fruitiness and fragrant acidity. It's sweet at the end." From the Wine Folly textbook on page 684, ports generally have flavors of black plum, dried cherry, chocolate, and raisin. Personally, I was a fan of this wine. It was a little strong in flavor, but that was expected considering its higher alcohol content. I wouldn't want to drink this wine quickly, but as a sipping wine, it was very tasty. I was able to pick up on more specific notes like cherry and chocolate easier than previous wines I have had. I didn't drink this wine with any food and overall enjoyed the experience.





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