Very deep purple black with a narrow purple red rim. The nose is seductive, with the opulent red fruit character which is a typical of Roêda vintage ports. Intense, woodland berry aromas add focus and finesse. As usual, the fruit is wrapped in an envelope of exotic balsamic, minty, eucalyptus scents. The palate is of round with a rich, velvety texture but there is excellent acidity and well-integrated tannins which emerge on the finish. The finish is powerful and very long with persistent crisp, red berry flavours. As always, the 2018 Roeda Vintage is ripe and seductive, but the characteristics of the year and the contribution of the wines from Roeda's oldest vineyard plots have placed this superb single-quinta Vintage Port at the elegant and restrained end of the spectrum.
