Very tasty wine. Smooth taste with just a bit of acidity. "Jammy". — 7 years ago
Lovely aroma of red berries, lingonberry and a little oak. Smooth flavor and a really good wine for mingling as well as with food. — 8 years ago
18/OUT/2015 — 9 years ago
Kind of like if Grenache was grown in Bordeaux. About to go great with some steaks. Thanks @garagiste! — 9 years ago
Capa alta y densidad alta, nariz potente naranja alcohólica , notas frutos secos y fruta negra en compota . En boca buena entrada , buen peso y final riquísimo. — 9 years ago
Delicious! — 9 years ago
Just amazing new wine from Quinta do Vale Meao and winemaker Xito Olazabal, this pure and mineral-driven Touriga Nacional shall not be missed. Floral, violet hints, great depth, juicy acidity, stunning grip and fruit for balance, this youngster has stuffing to age easily 20 years. — 10 years ago
Vanvittig god. Nr. 3754 af 8600. — 11 years ago
Belo exemplar maduro do Douro! — 11 years ago
A cooler vintage in the Douro. And for the first time, stems were used during fermentation has created and strict and aromatic version combining rich red berries with spice with and crushed stone flavours. Still tight but showing great promise. 94 p. — 7 years ago
Apparently this wine was significantly better than last time. Very awesome. — 8 years ago
Dense, complex with a great macadamia nut notes at the core of dense black and blue fruit with a firm perfume coming through. Spicy black fruit with taught tannins, needs plenty of time in the cellar. — 8 years ago
Young tasting - fresh. Very fruity. — 8 years ago
And yet Another hyper smooth non-spicy Bairrada nectar. Almost 10years bottled and in perfect harmony, with light body being filled by very elegant tannins. Bairrada wines do require bottle aging to express their best. A must. — 9 years ago
Estate old vineyards over 40 varieties blended or mixed throughout the plots. Nice, soft some spice. Sold out of 2011 which was a great year. Look for this. — 9 years ago
Doesn't get much better than this. Gemstone ruby hue with a tawny ring. Attractive nose, but the palate is just magnificent. Orange and spices underpinned by tar. Endless finish. I shy from giving it a 10 only because I consider it to be "life affirming" rather than "life changing." Like drinking time itself. Amazingly, it could probably age another decade or so with ease. Sheer brilliance. Bravo! — 9 years ago
Very good. Deep, long finish. Portuguese. Perfect with steak! — 11 years ago
Portuguese red blend. American oak. Delish. — 11 years ago
Üdítő száraz — 7 years ago
This was a bit of a gamble, but it paid off. If you find the 2006 vintage for a decent price (anything under €15, I would say), then go for it. Decant well ahead of time, at least two hours. — 7 years ago
Good balance, great fruit. — 8 years ago
Meao Tawny NV (1999 stock)
From stocks that Francisco is experimenting with, these Tawny wines may or may not turn into a commercial bottling. From what I gather with discussing it with Luisa they are still tinkering with the blend and the style they want to represent as a Meao Tawny.
Caramel and roasted nuts jump from the glass and fan out over the thicker textured wine that adds oxidized notes of orange and ginger. If anything for me as good as this is it could use a little more freshness.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015.
#meao #topsecret #tawny — 9 years ago
Excellent wit filet steak and rack of lamb — 9 years ago
Great blend of Cabernet and Touriga Nacional. Such a luscious wine 👌 — 9 years ago
Starting a love affair with vinho verde. All the underripe granny smith and lime zest. Hell yes. — 10 years ago
Branco com as castas Rabigato,Codega,Malvasia Fina e Arinto Excelente — 11 years ago
Dark ruby red core with red edges. Beautiful nose, medium to full bodied, elegant red fruits, cherry, sauve tannins, with good acidity, long and persistent vintage. Classy wine. — 11 years ago
John Kanellopoulos
The Portuguese are teaching me at least that blending many vines with passion can produce exquisite experiences: refined, good body, smooth Ramon’s for a young wine, robust color l, varying aromas-really changing constantly!!! — 7 years ago