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182 reviews
Croft
Quinta da Roêda Vintage Porto 2018
93 Points
Wine Spectator
January 12, 2021
Sleek in feel, with a mix of raspberry and plum reduction, melted black licorice and fruitcake notes that stretch out over a graphite edge on the finish. Has good energy from start to finish.
– James Molesworth
Croft
Quinta da Roêda Vintage Porto 2018
94 Points
Wine Enthusiast
December 28, 2020
Croft's showpiece estate at Pinhão always forms the base of the producer's Vintage Ports. Here it shines on its own in a wonderful perfumed, richly textured wine. In a dry style, the wine goes for richness and nutty, dried raisin flavors.
– Roger Voss
Croft
Classic Vintage Porto 2017
93 Points
i-winereview.com
December 22, 2020
Deeply colored, this Vintage Port is beautifully rich and balanced. The bouquet gains in intensity with aeration, showing black fruit laced with lavender and orange citrus. The palate is refined and compelling with a sweet, fleshy entry, a lush, mouth filling texture, and a complex, persistent finish. It offers delicious drinking that will only get better with time.
– Don Winkler
Croft
Quinta da Roêda Vintage Porto 2018
93 Points
i-winereview.com
December 22, 2020
While still evolving, the flavors mirror the bouquet with additional cracked black pepper and a light eucalyptus note. It’s densely packed with a firm backbone, fresh acidity and incredible harmony that suggest a very long life. Finishes long with good grip.
– Don Winkler
Croft
Quinta da Roêda Vintage Porto 2018
94 Points
Wine Advocate
December 17, 2020
The 2018 Vintage Port Quinta da Roeda is a field blend aged for approximately 18 months in very large used wooden vats. It comes in with 104 grams of residual sugar. Ripe and expressive, this delicious single-quinta Porto also has fine concentration and some pop on the finish. Indeed, as this sits and airs out, it proves it has a real backbone. Two days later, it was pretty tight.
– Mark Squires
