Big, interesting acidity with power. — 8 years ago
Made only in exceptional years, an excellent example of the Touriga Nacional grape, deep red color with black fruit aromas, aged for 12 months in new and used French oak. On the palate blackberry and black cherry flavors with herb notes, and vivid acidity, and oaky notes. The finish is about medium, fine tannins and great structure which will age well for a decade. — 8 years ago
Strong white but not overpowering. Recommended by the restaurant as "obliterating red wine" — 9 years ago
Recommended to pair with prime rib and was excellent - enjoyed experiencing a new grape in a new year. — 9 years ago
The wine continued to get better over the course of dinner. It had a lot more fruit than I would have expected for a European wine even though it was a Syrah. — 9 years ago
Sweet black fruit, med-full. Pick of the litter today! — 10 years ago
Surprisingly nice. Stewed fruit, port-like, aromatic, med+ tannin, med acid, med+ alcohol, mineralogy, rustic, gunflint, cherry, smoke, black pepper. Thought it might be a Rhone — 10 years ago
QPR extraordinaire — 11 years ago
Excellent start to a great first day in Porto. This older white port delivered a ton of mild rich barrel character and honey character without too much sweetness. — 7 years ago
Valentine's Day surprise! Plumb, ripe berries, and subtly vanilla. Fantastic. Beast Douro wine. — 8 years ago
Great value for money, soft and easy drinking red wine made from Touriga Nacional — 8 years ago
Loved this fresh, slightly sparkling flowered wine, awesome ! — 8 years ago
Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon. — 9 years ago
Very rich and complex taste — 9 years ago
So smooth & drinkable. This was purchased as a gift for me from Portugal. This delicious & high quality makes me want to visit there myself. — 9 years ago
BBQing wine for sure. Crowd pleaser. I've served this multiple times this summer during parties and it's always a hit. — 9 years ago
Superb. Caramel, butterscotch, rounded nuttiness. Over delivers — 10 years ago
Good 3/4 full body, nice collection of berries and cherries. What's not to like! Very surprised about low cost too. Mind you ...drinking this in Portugal makes a difference — 8 years ago
Nice velvety taste - good floor at finish - works well wth traditional Portuguese dishes (fish or meat), drank in Lisbon , 2012 vintage — 8 years ago
muito bom — 8 years ago
Sophisticated white. I had no idea that white Dao was even a thing. 2007 vintage. — 9 years ago
Meaty, earthy, tobacco and dark fruit notes. Soft yet powerful tannins and high alcohol. Great wine — 9 years ago
Extremely rare, not sold in the USA but available at the Quinta to taste and take with you. 100% Touriga Nacional from both schist and granite, the combination of both soil types adds power, structure, freshness and complexity from the schist, while the granite rounds out the wine with more body, deeper fruit and plush tannins. Well structured and balanced, this is an elegant version of TN that will please traditional Douro wine consumers, as well as those that appreciate precision and elegance matched with power and grace. We were able to taste the 2014 individual parcels that allowed us to see the components that each soil type bring to the wine. This should go 95+ as it ages, it sure has the potential to do so.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, tasted at opening and 1.5 hours later.
#meao #dourovalley — 9 years ago
WOW! Great full bodied red that needs to be in a decanter to be enjoyed even more. Only in Portugal can you find this great quality wine at a reasonable price. — 9 years ago
Great representation of terroir, good value. — 10 years ago
Liga dos campeões — 10 years ago
This one also from Bairrada but this time made with Touriga Nacional. Velvety finish. Great wine! — 12 years ago
Keri Gawlik
Pretty full-bodied, fruity notes at the beginning but nice oak finish — 7 years ago