A lovely hand blown pre-coop bottle. A seriously dense wine! Nose is a little closed but opens up in the glass to reveal apricots, honey, marmalade, soaked sultanas, christmas pudding, and layers of complex floral notes. There is some acidity at the back but it's the sweetness that kicks you in the mouth; a dense, viscous, almost creamy sweetness that just hoes on and on. Perhaps that's my only criticism; that the sugar is a bit overpowering. There's great depth though, and it easily carried the alcohol, despite achieving what's likely to be 18-19% (not stated in the label, which simply reads "SAMOS"!). A phenomenal surprise and one of the best fortified wines of my life! — 9 years ago
Good wine at that price category. — 9 years ago
Great white. Minerality unmatched. — 6 years ago
Honey, apricot, clean, the muscat flavor is amazing — 8 years ago
Nice Muscat. Not quite living up to Sauternes style dessert wine but dark fig flavor was still good — 9 years ago
A solid go-to for rosé champagne. Cooperative made, tart cherry and a hint of toast. — 9 years ago
Had at hotel in Castelo Branco! Good! — 9 years ago
Fantastic!!! — 6 years ago
A quality sweet wine. Ideally paired with desserts and fruit. — 6 years ago
Dry, aromatik, bukeli — 7 years ago
Still had so much fruit, needed 3-5 more years! — 8 years ago
Wow,confirming the strenght of the cooperative. Still have the Rabaja in the cellar, but the Pora already meets the expectations! — 9 years ago
Exuberant and full bodied blend of local Gros Manseng and other indigenous varieties from the much lesser-known South West of France. Forget all those CH's and SB's and submerge into the unknown! Dense-rich-textural, fresh, complex and aromatic.
It has what is probably the most engaging and surprising wine label I have come across.
A part of the exciting portfolio of Producteurs Plaimont, the biggest and most successful cooperative of the area.
#stmont #saintmont #grosmanseng #petitmanseng #petitcourbu #southwest #gascogne #gauls #dancingaboutwine — 9 years ago
Elle Nerdinger
Herbal. Fresh. Special. Great with spicy chicken. — 6 years ago