Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 327,174 strong:

Register Today!

Quinta Do Portal Vintage Port 2003 Wine Review

Quinta Do Portal Vintage Port 2003

Quinta Do Portal Vintage Port 2003

D.O.C., Douro, Portugal

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 4

  Add My Review


Price: $58.95

Drink: 2013-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 20%

Sweetness: Sweet

Wine Type: Dessert Wine


Winery: Quinta Do Portal

Agent: Lifford Wine & Spirits

Natalie's Score: 95/100

Gorgeous aromas and flavours of black plums, blackcurrant and blackberry liqueur. Juicy and mouth-watering, with incredible depth, concentration and length on the finish. Try it!

Gorgeous Gift Wine

This Quinta Do Portal Vintage Port 2003 was reviewed on November 23, 2013 by Natalie MacLean

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

Reviews and Ratings

Sean O'Regan - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Nov 21, 2013: Blind tasting NCSG Vintages pre-release. Deep garnet, complex nose showing fig, prune, rasin, cola, black licorice, oxo beef cubes, dark chocolate and wood spice. Full and sweet on the palate with raisin, fig, prune, chocolate dipped cherries, black licorice, black pepper and a long warm finish. Well balanced, drink now and over the next decade with blue cheese, dark chocolate or dried fruit and nuts.
Matt Steeves - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Tasted blind, November 21, 2013. Deep ruby. First impression - black liquorice with sweet tawny notes. A certain savoury/salty note too (Sean described it well as OXO cubes) hidden behind the luscious sweet Port aromas. Tannins are very present and super well integrated. Creamy refreshing mouthfeel that leads to a long black liquorice finish. Leave this vintage Port in your cellar for another 10 years or enjoy now after a 2 hour decant.
91 points.
One of the best ports of this vintage. Source: Vintages Wine Panel, undated

If you liked the Quinta Do Portal Vintage Port 2003, you might also like these wines:

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Matilda Nieves Red Wine
Mencia 2020,
Ribeira Sacra, Ribera Del Duero D.O. ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 327,174 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  

248,544

WINE
REVIEWS

327,174

ACTIVE
MEMBERS
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award