The Date and Time: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:30 AM to 5PM
The Event: the annual Soul of Portugal tasting: uniqueness in a bottle
The Venue: Burroughes Building, 6th floor
The Target Audience: wine media and trade
The Availability/Catalogue: as always, there was a variation in what wines are available at what price. I cobbled together what I could.
The Quote/Background: John Szabo led an exemplary seminar-tasting of some 10 wines, ranging from a vinho verde to a 20 year-old port. 40 people attended the presentation, which was preceded by a catered lunch of grilled chicken breast salad and red velvet chocolate chip cookies.
The Wines: I did not try all the wines. The seminar wines have been folded into the listing below. There were 34 companies at 29 tables with about what looked to be a dozen wines each – far more than were listed in the catalogue. Somebody mentioned there were 160 wines in all.
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Alianca Bairrada Reserve Tinto 2012
-Bacalhoa Quinta da Bacalhoa 2012
-Companhia das Quintas Quinta de Pancas Grande Escolha 2011 $54
-Companhia das Quintas Quinta da Fronteira Grande Escolha 2011
-Cortes de Cima Reserva 2011 $89.95 Tandem
-Cortes de Cima Syrah 2012 Tandem
-Esporao Private Selection Branco 2013 $32.45 FWP
-Esporao Reserva Tinto 2012 FWP
-Niepoort Redoma Branco 2013 Old Vines $30 FWP
-Quinta da Fronteira Selecção do Enológo 2011
-Quinta Vale D. Maria 2012 $100 FWP
-Crasto Superior 2012 FWP
-Quinta do Crasto Reserva Vinhas Velhas 2012 $37.30 FWP
-Herdade Fonte Paredes Grande Reserva 2009 $50
-Jose Maria da Fonseca Vinhos Alambre 20 anos Moscatel P Dandurand
-Jose Maria da Fonseca Vinhos Albis 2014 $9.95 P Dandurand
-Jose Maria da Fonseca Vinhos Domingos Soares Franco Coleccao Privade Moscatel Roxo 2005 P Dandurand
-Quinta do Mondego Munda 2013 Terroir
-Quinta da Foz Grande Reserva 2011
-Ramos Pinto Porto 20 Years Quinta do Bom Retiro $52.2573
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Casa Agric. A Relvas Herdade Sao Miguel Escolha does Enologos Tinto 2011
-Casa Santos Lima Parcelas Tinto 2010 Majestic
-Casa Santos Lima Quinta de Bons-Ventos 2013 Majestic
-Casa Santos Lima Pluma Vinho Verde 2014 $8.95
-Companhia das Quintas Quinta do Cardo Grande Escolha 2011 $46
-Cortes de Cima Chamine Branco 2013 $15.95 Tandem
-Quinta dos Roques White 2014 $12.95 Tandem
-DFJ Vinhos Casa do Lago Branco 2014 $16.80 FWP
-DFJ Vinhos Consensus Red 2008 FWP
-DFJ Vinhos Consensus White 2012 $21.40 FWP
-DFJ Vinhos Portada Winemakers Selection Red 2013 FWP
-DFJ Vinhos Portada Winemakers Selection White 2014 $15.20 FWP
-Esporao Quinta does Murcas Porto Tawny 10 anos FWP
-Herdade dos Grous Branco 2014 $26.25 FWP
-Herdade dos Grous Branco Reserva 2013 $34.25 FWP
-Niepoort 10 Years Old Tawny Porto Old Vines FWP
-João Portual Ramos Loios 2014 $9.30 FWP
-João Portual Ramos Quinta de Foz de Arouce 2012 $22.95 FWP
-João Portual Ramos Duorum Colheita 2013 FWP
-Quinta do Filoco Reserva 2011
-Filoco Reserva 2013
-Herdade do Perdigao Terras de Monforte Escholha 2009
-Herdade Fonte Paredes Monte Fuscaz 2014 $15
-Herdade Fonte Paredes Santa Ana Reserva 2014 $50
-Quinta do Mondego 2010 $19.95 Terroir
-Quevedo 10 Years Tawny Port
-Quinta da Pacheca Porto 10 anos Old Vines Majestic
-Rocim Olho de Mocho Tinto 2011
-Terra D'Alter Branco 2014 $9.95 Select
-Terra D'Alter Reserva Branco 2013 $20 Select
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Aveleda Quinta da Aveleda 2014
-Casa Agric. A Relvas Ciconia Branco 2014 $12
-Monte da Ravasqueira 2014 Branco $16.90
-Monte da Ravasqueira 2013 Reserva Branco $28.90
-Quinta da Pacheca Colheita Branco 2014 $13.95 Majestic
The Food: cheese platters, charcuterie, breads.
The Downside: it got hot really fast after the crowds arrived; the aisles were jammed. I drank a lot of water.
The Upside: a chance to re-connect with Portuguese wines. The biggest source here was FWP Trading with many tables.
The Contact Person: johanna.raynaud@sopexa.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 86.
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