Bold, with exuberant blueberry and açai berry paste flavors leading the way, backed by blackberry cobbler, chocolate and melted licorice notes. Flirts with the heady side but a bolt of graphite through the finish keeps this racy. A solid, gutsy drink now, or you could tame this with a bit of cellaring. Drink now through 2027. 1,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.
92 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (2017)
The NV Six Grapes Reserve Port (Special River Quintas Edition) is a blend of typical grapes aged up to two years in used wood. It was bottled in February 2017 with 117 grams per liter of residual sugar and a bar-top cork. This starts with dramatic color and then demonstrates the finesse to make you think you're drinking something much more sophisticated. The structure is excellent—it has moderate tannins, is tight on opening and responds a bit to warmth and aeration. In fact, it was one of the Reserves in this report that benefited from being retasted after 48 hours. It was just as solid and filled the mouth even then. The intensity of flavor and the color are both impressive as well. The structure is perhaps the biggest bragging point, but the rest does well, too. The mid-palate expanded with aeration. The aromatics are enticing, and the finish is special for a Ruby Reserva. Overall, this is a Ruby Reserva with more finesse, flavor and structure than most, but it also (almost) doubles the price of many. That will be up to you and your pocketbook, but it certainly delivers.
90 points, Mark Squires, Wine Advocate (Jan 2019)
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