Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Joseph Phelps Party and the 83 Insignia from magnum.

The nose reveals; floral liqueur notes, more mid red fruits; strawberries, cherries & dark cherries. Blackberries, black raspberries, rhubarb, soft, volcanic minerals, limestone, steeped fruit tea, cedar, old leather & tobacco, dry crushed rocks, dark spices, dry herbal notes, eucalyptus, dry stems with dry & withering dark, red florals.

The body is medium full with a fair amount of tannins in a wine with this age. The structure, tension, length and balance are still quite sound with harmony. Floral liqueur notes, more mid red fruits, strawberries, cherries & dark cherries. Blackberries, black raspberries, rhubarb, soft, volcanic minerals, limestone, steeped fruit tea, dark spice with some heat, cedar, old leather & tobacco, cedar, dry crushed rocks, dark spices, dry herbal notes, eucalyptus, dry stems with some funkiness. withering dark, red florals. The acidity is nice. The long finish still show ripeness, good balance but, has leaned and shows nice persistence. — 6 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind, from magnum. Old dark ruby color. Amber rims. Notes of black cherry, spice, earth and something like pencil lead. Ok in the mouth, refined, but lacking energy. With the meal this was enjoyable but was somewhat sleepy all night. Likely at peak and given the magnum format, it's time to drink up 750s. Guessed 62 Latour. — 7 years ago

Paul Halverson

9.6

Costco cheap very good deal — 9 years ago

Nick

8.9

Obrigado to Jośe! Keeping up with the tradition of keeping Douro wines affordable and superior quality. — 10 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.5

From Magnum. 😍 — 10 years ago

Peter Pienkowski

9.8

17zl from Biedronka. Great after heavy aeration. — 11 years ago

Stuart Scheff

9.4

Flowery lemon sea mist. This one is talking to me. — 6 years ago

Kseniya Volosnikova

9.2

Very good price-quality comparison. Deep color, rich ripe aromas of black berries, cherries, nuts, marmalade, licorice. Good acidity and tannins, which are silky and chewy. Longish aftertaste with dried berries — 7 years ago

Phuc-Tue Le Dinh

9.2

Easy, fragrant, great value — 8 years ago

Olivia Vũ

9.1

Light, fruity, refreshing. — 9 years ago

Kristine Monier

9.5

Pretty darn good. — 10 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.7

Out of magnum. Holy crap!! — 11 years ago

Carlos Tellez

9.6

1980 opus one Magnum bottle — 12 years ago

SW

9.0

Really nice! — 6 years ago

Paul J

9.5

Quite lovely on our first night in Portugal for the wife’s birthday! Scored 2 points higher due to the sleeping gentleman in the picture :) #firstfamilyvacation — 7 years ago

with Brooke

Rob Krapf

9.1

Rich, complex drinking. — 7 years ago

Les Huisman

9.2

From magnum. Breaking in Tim's cellar.
So fleshy yet — 9 years ago

with Tim, Karl and 1 other

Richard Worthington

9.1

2006 from the Magnum is delicious — 10 years ago

Nils Paulson

Sales Martine's Wines

9.0

Birth year magnum — 10 years ago

Sarah Cochrane

8.9

Hint of sparkle — 12 years ago