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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.

1994 Taylor-Fladgate

375ml

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  97   
DE  ****   
WS  #1 of 1997   

1994 Taylor-Fladgate

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  97   
DE  ****   
WS  #1 of 1997   

1995 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas

Light label condition issue

ST  94   
WS  92   

1963 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
WS  98   
WA  96   

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; heavy label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1977 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1983 Fonseca

Lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  90   
MB  ****   

1994 Fonseca

375ml

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  100   
DE  *****   
RP  97   
JR  17.5   
WS  #1 of 1997   

1994 Fonseca

375ml

Lightly elevated cork

WS  100   
DE  *****   
RP  97   
JR  17.5   
WS  #1 of 1997   

1994 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  100   
DE  *****   
RP  97   
JR  17.5   
WS  #1 of 1997   

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
CT  92.8   
JR  17.5+    

N.V. Fonseca Bin 27

1995 Fonseca Guimaraens

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  92   
ST  91   

1977 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1983 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1983 Graham's

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1985 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

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

1985 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

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

1985 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

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

1991 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
JR  16   

1991 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
JR  16