Jess

9.1

Pale straw color.
Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, floral.
Dry. Flavors of lychee, white peach, ginger, white pepper, herbal.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — a month ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.1

Great value with nice balance of fruit, floral, and strong mineral notes. — a year ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

40% Cerceal Branco, 30% Encruzado, 30% Malvasia Fina

20 days skin contact orange wine, 5 months used French barrels, 12.5% ABV, Vegan

Straw, iron/mineral, white floral, med+ acidity. Not complex, mineral driven, best lightly chilled. Food wine.


— 3 years ago

Eric Kememes

8.9

Fresh light Porto Malvasia great hue abd aroma — 5 months ago

Parker McCrary

9.5

Best natural wine I have tasted , small batch from Portugal does not fail. — 10 months ago

Jay Kline

9.1

I swooped this random Portuguese white blend from my local when I needed something light to pair with a seafood paella I was making last night. This is a blend of three grapes I have very little experience with: Bical, Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires) and Cerceal. The wine pours a bright golden color with medium viscosity. One the nose, the wine is medium intensity with green apple, pear, star fruit, grass clippings, verbena and honeysuckle. On the palate, pears, green apple, minerals and beeswax. Medium+ acid. The finish is long and lip smacking. This was a really huge surprise and massively satisfying for under $20. Yet another reason why I should be drinking more Portuguese whites. — 2 years ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

9.2

Lots going, phat but quite mineral. Lemony, citrus. Wonderful — 7 months ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Portuguese White Burgundy. — a year ago

Ely Cohn

9.1

For those who like to venture off the beaten trail. Plays in the space of Chardonnay, Chenin, and Sauvignon Blanc, with new vibes, distinct combinations of flavors and aromas. Little hints of lemon and sugar coated dried pineapple cubes. A drop of pine and minty celery seed bitters. Creamy and acidic. Ripe big flavors with real intensity. — 2 years ago

Paul T HB

9.2

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Retail notes,

Perched above the Dão river that snakes its way through granite valleys, the Adega de Penalva is one of the leading cooperatives in the area. The group boasts around a thousand member growers, but it’s important to note that the average holding per member amounts to barely over a hectare. From these small plots they craft simple but delicious wines with a real sense of place. This wine is 40% Encruzado, with 30% Malvasia and 30% Cerceal, hand-harvested, fully destemmed and fermented and raised in stainless steel. — 4 years ago