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Royal Oporto NV 10-year old tawny Port (Port)

Price $29

While it is quite dark in color, this wine still has plenty of good, 10-Year Oldfresh fruit flavors. Perfumed and delicate, it has light sweetness and a good layer of fruit and wood acidity, leaving a dry aftertaste. Its quality is an indication of the impressive improvements that have occurred at Royal Oporto in recent years. — R.V. (8/1/2006)

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Royal Oporto 2004 Late Bottled Vintage Port (Port)

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Price $15

A ripe wine, touched with caramel, plenty of spice and acidity as well as a tight, tannic edge. The start is sweet, but the wine soon veers drier, leaving acidity as well as the firmest tannins. — R.V. (3/1/2010)

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Royal Oporto 2003 Vintage Port (Port)

Price $44

Once a byword for indifferent Ports, Royal Oporto has totally revamped its winemaking, and this 2003 vintage is the result. It is dark and dry, with layers of firm fruit. Flavors of black figs give a lift to the Port. Imported by Admiral Wine Imports. — R.V. (11/15/2005)

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Royal Oporto NV 40-year old tawny Port (Port)

Price $128

An intensely sweet wine, with mature fruit that shows some richness and orange marmalade flavors. It is spoiled by a hint of volatility, which leaves a sharp aftertaste. Imported by Admiral Imports. — R.V. (8/1/2006)

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Royal Oporto 2009 Vintage Port (Port)

Price $60

A ripe wine from the Real Companhia Velha, this shows a rich character, its tannins ripe and generous. It’s not a huge wine, but it does show a fine, full-bodied flavor of sweet plum. The final feeling is smooth and opulent. — R.V. (2/1/2013)

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Royal Oporto NV 20-year old tawny Port (Port)

Price $48

A delicious, easy wine that floats by with orange marmalade and fresh acidity. Marred on the finish by some volatility. — R.V. (8/1/2006)

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Royal Oporto 2007 Vintage Port (Port)

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Price $39

Big, plump and fruity, soft and round. The fruit is ripe, sweet, layering black figs and black, spicy cherries. The wine is a charmer, a pleasure to drink now, but not for aging. — R.V. (12/15/2009)

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Royal Oporto NV Ruby Port (Port)

Showing initial citric acidity, this moves towards firm tannins and a dry structure. It has weight, a serious side to it, while solid, ripe and concentrated. — R.V. (12/31/2011)

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