Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barocca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional
Farbe: tief rubinroter bis schwarzer Kern mit purpurrotem Rand.
Duft: klassische Vargellas-Nase, elegant mit feiner Balance der Aromen von Unterholz, frischen Pflaumen und Quitten, Zitrusfrüchten und zarten Gewürznoten von Muskatnuss, Anis und Kakao, die für die Vargellas-Weine charakteristischen Veilchennoten werden 2015 von duftigem Jasmin begleitet und verschmelzen mit delikaten mentholischen (Minze, Harz) und mineralischen Anklängen, die dem Bouquet eine attraktive Festigkeit verleihen.
Geschmack: typisch Vargellas auch am Gaumen, vollmundig, vielschichtig, doch immer mit festem Gerüst von straffem, sehnig gespanntem Tannin, sehr langes Finale mit einer aromatischen Explosion purer, frischer Beerenfrucht und doch durchweg souverän, perfekt in Balance, hochelegant, langlebig.
Wenn möglich, 3 Stunden vor dem Servieren karaffieren.
Suckling:
" This is top class with so much perfume and flower aromas. Violets galore. Full body yet refined and tight with very powerful and polished tannins. This is racy and linear. Turns juicy, fresh and medium sweet. Reminds me of the excellent 1967 Vargellas." 95 Punkte
Falstaff:
"Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Schokoladig unterlegtes dunkles Waldbeerkonfit, kandierte Orangenzesten, tabakige Würze, ein Hauch von Dörrpflaumen. Angenehme Nougatnote, reife Pflaumen, integrierte Tannine, wirkt harmonisch, süße Herzkirschen im Abgang, bleibt haften, wird von Flaschenreife profitieren." 94 Punkte
Parker:
"The 2015 Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port is a field blend aged for 18 months in used French oak vats. It comes in with 103 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is the first look in bottle, after the original was seen last June as a tank sample in Porto. It is very much a creature of the vintage. Like most 2015s, this is on the lighter side in the mid-palate, but also like most, it is fresh and lifted, refined and graceful. It is the type of wine that doesn't hit you over the head but becomes ever more appealing as it sits in the glass. It's all about finesse and elegance. Suddenly, you realize how much you like it. After some aeration, it adds to its mid-palate refinement the dry, tight and steely edge it had in Porto. Compared to last June, it is oddly more expressive now (I find that they tend to close down after bottling and shipping), opening nicely with some air. It does eventually close down more, but it drinks well again the next day, showing very good balance. When all three of the Fladgate group wines I re-evaluated for this issue (Croft, Fonseca Guimaraens and this) were tasted again the next day, this was plainly the best, beautifully balanced and lingering nicely on the finish. It does everything well." 94 Punkte
