- Producer
- Croft
- Origin
- Douro, Port/vintage port, Fortifieds PORTUGAL
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- sweet
- Dominant Grape
- Touriga Nacional blend
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 150cl
- Case Quantity
- 3
- Wine Score
- 90-92 points, Mark Squires, erobertparker.com, Aug 2015
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Media Reviews
Mark Squires
The 2015 Vintage Port Quinta da Roeda is a field blend aged for 18 months in French oak. It comes in with 97 grams per liter of residual sugar. This single-quinta Porto was seen as a tank sample, out of barrel and the final blend when tasted. It was set to be bottled in a couple of weeks after tasting and should be in the marketplace by the time this article appears. Not overly concentrated, it is still seductive because its fruit is fresh, flavorful and lifted. This does show some ability to flesh out in the glass and put on some weight, but it likely won`t ever be remarkable because of its modest concentration. That said, its gorgeously flavorful fruit will always make it appealing. The fruit succeeds because of that lift and freshness. As it airs, the tannins become rather more assertive, too, but this will still be approachable on the younger side. These days, I typically find Croft to be rather underrated. Since Croft`s acquisition by the Fladgate Partnership about 15 years back, the output has been increasingly impressive, in my book. This, however, is not likely going to be a great one. Still, the fruit here is delicious, the finish is serious and it should become a crowd-pleasing Porto in time. Even if it is approachable rather young, I would rather let it age at least another decade, which will allow it to soften the tannins and acquire some complexity. Dive in right away or wait a bit. 90-92 points
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