Margot Mazur

8.9

Wowowow. Completely different from the nose than the palate. Honeycomb, white flowers on the nose. On the palate—pow! Salt bagel. Big, big flavors of Sea foam, lime, lime rind, huge minerality. A complex wine, and truly almost difficult to drink at times without wanting to talk about it. — 7 years ago

Ari Erle

9.2

Savory, intense Plum, licorice, graphite, purple aromas, great texture and chalky financial sh. All old vines that are field blend, chocolate, cacao, — 8 years ago

with Guy

Minna Löija

8.9

Excellent💖 — 9 years ago

Mike Kane

9.5

Just beautiful wine at lunch. — 9 years ago

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

9.4

Very Bordeaux like with a little extra oomph. — 9 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.6

So much black fruit and tea! Surprisingly youthful and delicious! — 10 years ago

Kate Nation

9.8

Tapas evening at Michael's — 11 years ago

Toni Beguer

9.5

32 eur Cozinha da Clara, Quinta De la Rosa, Douro — 8 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.1

Never heard of this grape. Very nice heavy body. Apricot? Mandarin? Enjoyed the wine. — 8 years ago

Eldon Sproule

9.5

This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.

The short answer - buy it and drink it — 8 years ago

Kalani Niheu

9.1

Very nice sweet port. — 9 years ago

Prem Anand

9.1

Very nice full bodied — 9 years ago

Mike Geraghty

9.6

Excellent dry Kelly and I in Lisbon. — 10 years ago

Michael Reyes

10

Amazing and extra smooth! — 11 years ago

with Aaron

Rod Rasmussen

9.0

Very well balanced with a good forward representation of Touriga Nacional. — 8 years ago

Paris Mosier

9.5

Bubble gum nose / bubbles / lemon and orange peel/ pear/ slight mineral start / refreshing fruity finish — 8 years ago

A Pappini

9.3

1998 Superbe. belle découverte. — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

9.4

The 2000 Quinta do Noval Porto Colheita Tawny is superb, showing warm and welcoming notes of caramel, dried fruit, honey, sultana along with a pinch of toast. The mind immediately jumps to pairings like stilton, Roquefort, or dried fruit, though, surprisingly the staff at Noval recommend trying it with fresh carrot, unpeeled. I love the this Port's vibrancy and balance, the palate bright, like a newly minted penny, its brimming over with walnut shells, figs, golden raisins, and spice cake. Just lovely. 20.5% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

8.9

Pairing it up with some Moroccan lamb with tomato and eggplant. Spicy, black fruits on the palate with some olive and bitter herbal accents. Should be a nice foil for the tagine. — 9 years ago

Jon Mobey

10

1996. Portfection !!! — 11 years ago