The NV 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a blend of 35% Touriga Franca, 16% Tinta Roriz, 20% Tinta Barroca, 15% Touriga Nacional and miscellaneous others. It comes in at 122 grams per liter of residual sugar. Sexy, sweet and elegant, this has a burst of flavor with a wave of fresh caramel. It is not particularly concentrated or intense. It is a 10 Year Old, of course, a category not known for either. On its own terms, it is very tasty and goes down easy. This was bottled in 2015 with a bar-top cork.

At 10 years of age, Portal’s tawny is still showing some rough edges of youth; it’s big and brawny, with plump cherry-berry fruit joined by citrus and caramel. A fine cafe au lait note comes through on the finish.——J.C.(11/15/2003)—— 89

A very soft, easy wine, with some good concentration that just lacks a central core.——R.V.(8/1/2006)—— 85