“Solid, juicy and direct, with a mix of cinnamon, dried cherry, date and green tea notes that are nicely melded, all backed by ginger peel and hazelnut husk on the finish. Serious length too. Drink now.”

“This is a beautifully perfumed wine. With its violet aromas and rich floral flavors, it has both structure and great balance. Black fruits, sultanas and a poise between richness and great fruits, the Port is still young and will benefit from a few more months. Drink from 2021.”

“Bom Retiro is Ramos Pinto’s historic quinta, a steep rise above the south bank of the Douro, just downriver from Pinhão. In 2018, the site produced a wine of delicate persistence, the tannins painted dark in their earthy edges, the fruit mellow and ripe, like a Bosc pear poached in deep red wine. Bom Retiro has intensity and restraint, an inhalation of fruit, an exhalation of schist, a Portuguese-style vintage without the British power and bluster, if such generalizations can be made. While many buyers expect that power in their Porto, this wine offers its own refined pleasures.”

“The Port comes from a spectacular vineyard in the twisting Torto Valley, off the main Douro River. Its perfumed, floral fruits bring out the richness and the structure of a wine that will certainly need many years. Spice, jammy black fruits and tannins are mingled together in a wine that will be ready to drink from 2028.”

“Resplendent with its pale amber-tawny hue and just a glint of orange; appetising savoury aromas of lightly toasted almonds and slightly caramelised, mellifluous fruit; fine and delicate, super-suave with that beautifully melded savoury-sweet fruit (the hallmark of great tawny) and an incredibly long, fresh, elegant finish. Finely and perfectly poised.”