2016 opened March 2024. Grapefruit and apricots on the nose. Lemon on the front with a crisp tannic backbone. It becomes intensely astringent on the mid palate and it has a long bitter finish. At first I didn’t care for this wine, but halfway through the first glass i loved it. This would be a refreshing summer wine — chilled of course! — 8 months ago
Tastes very dark oak with thick tannins. I like. Very inky with dark fruits. — 9 months ago
Good! Total wines Portugal wine. Would get again. Deep fruit but not too dark. Balanced. — 4 months ago
Smell: distinct smell of soy sauce combined with multiple kinds of woods and hints of tobacco.
Taste: very nice taste of black fruits blackberry and plum. Medium sweetness with low acidity and medium tannins.
Appearance: full bodied clear liquid with a garnet deep intense color.
Conclusion: very good Portuguese wine — 9 months ago
WBG - like this one a lot. Warm, spice box, sanguine, jammy, smoky, old leather — 10 months ago
Dark chocolate, oak, solid value. — 4 months ago
Deep Ruby color. Tart, dark plum flavor, rich tannins. — 5 months ago
While the nose is of prototypical tawny port with raisin, caramel, fig, cocoa, and sandalwood, the palate has a fruitier profile with subtle cherry flavor. Full and rich but not cloying - it’s actually on the drier end of the taste spectrum for a tawny.
Royal Oporto is a tawny-focus brand marketed by Real Companhia Velha which owns several quintas including Quinta das Carvalhas. — 9 months ago
Lovely with traditional Portuguese meat dishes at Lisbon Wine House. — a year ago
Erica Gamble
Dark, sweet (molasses?) with an acidic/citrusy finish. The flavor changed significantly the longer it was open. — 2 months ago