Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Franca (20%), Tinta Roriz (30%), Tinta Barroca (10%). Medium to deep purple. Medium body, medium tannin at most, medium acidity, dry. Some slight funk on the nose, in a very good way. Wet rocks, violets, light baking spices. Better after open for a day. Benchmark Duero for what I can find in the US so far. — 6 months ago
Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe black fruits and floral spice. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry and plum with toasty oak and slight pepper spice. Firm tannins, medium finish ending with fruit and spice, nice value. Drink now no further aging benefit! — 2 years ago
[note for Fiano Bowland Vineyard, 2020 (sorry couldn’t find the correct entry] 25 cases made, 10 months fermentation in neutral barrel (228L). Full malo. Golden hue with green tints slightly hazy. Beautifully round texture. Meyer lemon, sweet pear drop, lemon Meringue pie, stone fruits - peach white apricot, hints of fresh pineapple (and pineapple candy) elevated acidity, long finish. — 3 years ago
Best Spanish red I’ve had in a while. Mencia (or Juan in Portugal) great cab franc substitute. — 4 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. — 6 years ago
Neus van een goede bourgogne, een bitter boven op de tong. €25 bij Miguel — 6 months ago
Un Douro d’une douceur, souplesse et d’un super équilibre. À refaire assurément. — 7 months ago
McCarthy & Schiering, $11
Bursting with tropical flavors, lots of pineapple and guava, almost reminds me of POG juice. Balanced with a crisp acidity and very easy to drink. Amazing for the price, I immediately went back and grabbed 2 more bottles — 2 years ago
Haven’t had this in years and missed it like crazy — 4 years ago
Soft, but with enough body and structure to assert itself. — 5 years ago
2017 Niepoort Branco. HB for Barry M. Not as good as the last bottle, but still delicious. Lean and fresh. — 6 years ago
Gold in colour. Like… really really gold. A lot going on here. Stone fruit. Some oak. Buttery as well. Muito bom! — 4 months ago
Super velvety, light to medium body but still very plump. Very long finish. Would drink! — 6 months ago
80 Old vines, 30 varieties, mainly tinta roriz, 16 months French oak. Robert Parker 93 points. Berry forward, high acid, field blends are the oldest vines, highest price points — 7 months ago
Good cherry flavor. Good 2016 vintage, good Porto. — 3 years ago
Clasic duro clove and Cassis. — 5 years ago
Oh goodness Godello! This Mel🍈 ny esque vino was a definite quencher. A spot on take on this Spanish varietal. — 6 years ago
Evelina Liljeberg
Mycket gott! Drack på La Ruelle. — 4 months ago