Moreira Olazabal & Borges

M.O.B Lote 3 Dão Branco 2024

9.0

A light, flowery, green apple dominated blend of Encruzado, Bucal & Malvasia Fina.
Fresh, sappy, light on the aromatic side but makes it up with the stony, salty minerality.
Ultra long and quite lovely! — 14 days ago

Daniel liked this

Freire Lobo

Vigno Dão Branco 2000

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.0

Over delivers for a $15 btl. Nice, clean, dry, fresh, white blend. Not unlike a modern well made Viognier. — 5 months ago

Mary Taylor

white Dão Encruzado Blend 2023

Robert Howey

9.0

Complex aromas, creamy, chalky, and zingy. Lingers on palate. Melon, gooseberry, apricot, beeswax aromas. Elegant. — 8 months ago

Sidónio de Sousa

Special Cuvee Brut Nature 2016

Doug Powers

8.9

Lovely Portuguese sparkler from the Bairrada AOC north of Coimbra, cepage is 5% Cercial, 30% Bical, 30% Maria-Gomes, and 35% Arinto. Loads of bubbles, not quite as fine or delicate as a fine Champagne, but really lovely for a midweek sub-$16 sparkler!! — 3 years ago

with Jim

Severn, Aravind and 2 others liked this

Textura Wines

Pura Dão Encruzado Blend 2011

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

A blend of 100y+ old Encruzado, Bical and Sercial, fermented & aged 11m in French oak.
Very Burgundian on the nose with yellow stone fruit, subtle oak, very elegant, very enticing.
medium bodied on the palate, with brilliant tension between the oaked fruit and the juicy, zippy acidity. Beautiful precision here, with depth & length. Very elegant, very Burgundian indeed.
A truly lovely and quite serious wine. Delish! — 25 days ago

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Filipa Pato

Dinamica Bairrada Bical & Arinto Blend

Benjamin Jarzombek

9.3

Fantastic bottle. A bit grippy but not terribly dry; and some minerality that’s extremely welcome. Enjoyed with meatloaf, would stand up to most robust meals. — 8 months ago

Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.

Vinhas Velhas Bairrada Maria Gomes Bical 2017

romo

9.3

Took ten minutes for this to show its depth of flavor and striking acid. Beautiful wine. — 3 years ago

Eric, Severn and 5 others liked this

Filipa Pato

3B Blanc de Blancs Bical

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Champagne Method Portuguese sparkler. Blend of native Portuguese grapes including Maria Gomes (23%), Bical (70%) and Cercial (7%). Aromas and flavors of pear, citrus fruits, white flowers, wet stones, honey and anise. Hint of chalk, smoke and minerals on the long finish. Expressive effervescence and creamy texture. (Lees Aging?) Unique, interesting and easy to drink. Excellent QPR. — 4 months ago