Funky and grassy. Delicious. — 5 years ago
Needs time to open up but evidence of Arinto’s aging potential. Displaying classic notes of oxidized apples, citrus juice and preserved citrus peel. Saline on the finish. — 5 years ago
This is my kind of wine! The end taste is woody and it’s perfect with meat (specially a bbq made in the wood fire). Personal note: both, I and my fiancé loved this one, what is a rare find!! — 6 years ago
No doubt about its excellence. Old-school aromas, from long-aging in old wood and bottle. Not as ethereal as the best Brunellos and more earthly, but just as fine. — 6 years ago
Phenomenal wine for the price. Earthy at first then flowery. The perfect wine for a special occasion. 1989 — 7 years ago
Francisco Melo Lima — 7 years ago
Very nice full bodied — 9 years ago
Light Portuguese wine bright and fruity — 10 years ago
Interesting red blend that features the Baga (85%) grape. Blended with Touriga National (15%). Very dark color but lighter in body than I would have expected. Bright and jammy red fruit aromas and flavors with hints of prunes and dark chocolate. Solid acidity and very long finish. Moderate finish and tannins. In a very good place right now. Thanks for sharing and insisting we open this one, Ron B! — 4 years ago
Drank it after about five other bottles on Fri before Secret Cinema. Remember thinking it is good, need to revisit. Heavy, grown up but still elegant. — 5 years ago
Very nice, slightly mineral, exckeloent with fish. 80% Bical 20% Arinto — 6 years ago
Having dinner with Alyce at this lovely little Portuguese restaurant in our old hood in LES — 7 years ago
Сорта бикаль, серсиаль, серсиалинью. Белая Португалия. Зрелые желтые яблоки, лимонная цедра, белые персики, айва, минеральность (кремний), лёгкий сливочный тон. Высокая кислотность, среднее тело. Сбалансированное, свежее, вполне комплексное. Очень хорошее вино за свои деньги. — 7 years ago
This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.
The short answer - buy it and drink it — 8 years ago
Lush - $22. — 9 years ago
Drinking lovely! This producer holds back their wines until they feel ready to release, this 1980 is a current release! Still showing fruit, leather and "crispness" as the Portuguese would say. — 10 years ago
Spicy I love it — 10 years ago
The oak is quite prominent though not overbearing initially, and subsides gradually to commingle with ripe black fruits, clove, anise, dark chocolate, dried herbs, and slight hint of barnyard. Full body. Savory and lush palate but the fruits feels youthful than the nose suggested. Vivid acidity and still solid tannins. Will continue to get better in the next 5 years also.
This bottle serves a reminder that I need to drink more wines from Portugal, one of my favorite countries to visit. — 4 years ago
Crisp and effervescent. Green apples. — 5 years ago
1985. Tomado em Campinas. Com Gustavo e Patrícia — 5 years ago
Celery seed. Super interesting. Not in a bad way! I would do it again. — 6 years ago
Pepper, dark fruit smooth tannins. Crunchy yummy drinky. — 7 years ago
Very unique wine. Similar characteristics to Nebbiolo. Beautiful color from the age reflecting a very earthy earthy full-bodied wine. The initial nose also has tar, wet soil and cassis. Needs half a day (at least) to open up. The flavor has cherry, raspberry, tobacco and beef-like flavor. Great smoky finish. Very different for me — 7 years ago
Very shy and closed when I tasted it. Feel like I didn't get a proper feel for the wine. — 9 years ago
Awesome after dinner with some Stilton, grapes, and crackers. — 9 years ago
Excelent quality/price. — 10 years ago
João Lemos
Vintage 2016 — 4 years ago