Lee Pitofsky

9.6

The rarest of them all and a crown jewel of D'Oliveiras, one of only two who even make Bastardo. So complex with unbelievable power and intensity and racy acids balancing its delicate sweetness. Finishes forever. A profound Madeira! — 3 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

I was not that familiar with this varietal and so thought I would wiki for all interested: “Trousseau or Trousseau Noir, also known as Bastardo and Merenzao, is an old variety of red wine grape originating in eastern France. It is grown in small amounts in many parts of Western Europe; the largest plantations are today found in Portugal, where most famously it is used in port wine. It makes deep cherry red wines with high alcohol and high, sour candy acidity, and flavours of red berry fruits, often complemented - depending on production - by a jerky nose and an organic, mossy minerality.” ABV 13% — 2 years ago

Jody's Mostly Natty

8.9

A chillable crisp red. Opens to an earthy fruitiness and then - it's gone. Literally and figuratively! — 2 years ago

Katrina Lara

9.0

Nice easy pretty complex for the price point. Great pizza wine — 7 months ago

Evandro Pereira

9.1

Finding ways to escape the dictatorship of overripe Malbec in Bs As! — a year ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Deep purple in color; black cherries, blackberries, and pepper with hints of baking spices on the nose; medium acidity, medium minus tannins; tastes like cherries, blackberries, and graphite with a long finish. Nellie says it's good and well balanced. I think it's a good cab and I'd be happy to drink it again. — 2 years ago

with Nellie

Jessica Schumacher

9.0

Never had a red from Raventos - not as good as the Can Sumoi wines but still a fun, somewhat feral red! — a year ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Loire- ish, Portugal red. From the North. Trousseu. — 2 years ago

David Shaw

9.1

My first wine I’ve ever tasted from Moldova. Jancis Robinson reviewed it in Financial Times January 27 2023. Tasting and decanting now… purple, very good clarity. Aromas of leather (wood) and strawberry, flavors of strawberry and cherry with wood, light to moderate seed and skin tannins on finish. Light bodied but solid tannin structure. Needs at least 60 minutes to decant. 24 hours later, tasting really well, some real character. A worthy red table wine — 2 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

The wine I have opened is the 2019 Raul Pérez Ultreia Saint Jacques from Bierzo. This is a blend of Mencia, Bastardo and Alicante Bouschet.

On the nose there is strawberry, cherry, raspberry, licorice, herbal, pepper, spice and earth.

On the palate there is red fruit, strawberry, pomegranate, raspberry, blackberry, black plum, licorice, herbs and earth.

This is a medium bodied wine with a beautifully fresh mouthfeel medium + to high acidity and medium + fine tannins that has agrip to it which moves into a long red fruit herbal finish. Have a great weekend and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago