W&S blind-panels tasted 59 new-release Douro wines over the past 12 months.

Joshua Greene rated 22 as exceptional (90+) and 8 as Best Buys

Of the 22 wines rated a exceptional 16 are red. Of these Quinta do Portal has 7 wines on the list, including the first and second wine (Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva 2006 and Quinta do Portal Reserva 2005), both rated with 94 points.

In the Best Buy list Quinta do Portal has 2 wines.