Roy Hersh:
2011 Krohn’s Quinta do Retiro Novo Vintage Port – (Finished product). Retiro Novo is located in Sarzedinho, a very small village in the Rio Torto valley. It had belonged to the Carneiro family until they sold Krohn to The Fladgate Partnership in June 2013. The 2011 Vintage Port is possibly the last Vintage Port to be produced with the Krohn name on it, making it somewhat of a collector’s item. Aromatically profound with great purity, floral notes as well as blue and black fruit and accented by intense mocha. This Single Quinta VP is a weighty Port that is rich, smooth and possessing penetrating and grippy tannins. Bold briary blueberry and flavors of fig prevail with a backdrop of chocolate and an incredibly soft and succulent texture. The mid-palate is nuanced and bright, with sleek lines and a long and persistent aftertaste. Given the fine structure of this wine, it will certainly make for old bones and should drink beautifully at the midpoint of this century, possibly longer. 94+ points 6/20/13