Vale Do Arco

Dow's

Vale do Bomfim Douro Red Blend 2020

Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Franca (20%), Tinta Roriz (30%), Tinta Barroca (10%). Medium to deep purple. Medium body, medium tannin at most, medium acidity, dry. Some slight funk on the nose, in a very good way. Wet rocks, violets, light baking spices. Better after open for a day. Benchmark Duero for what I can find in the US so far. — a year ago

Quinta do Vale Meão

Monte Meão Baga 2013

Rich cherry and black currant nose. Color is purple with a watery thin edge. In the mouth it is not as sweet as the nose is. There is a rather fresh acidity bringing balance. It will be accompanied by the veal cheeks and mash. Looking forward to that.
As the bottle was opened anyhow to use a glass in the stew we already started tasting 😉.
— 6 years ago

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Quinta do Vale das Escadinhas

Quinta da Falorca Garrafeira Dão Red Blend 2009

the nose is much more reserved than the ‘07 yet alludes to the same ~ palate is much broader, fuller and deeper yet still has a striking mid-palate core of fruit that melds back into the mocha oak tannins — 8 years ago

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Vinicola Guaspari

Vale de Pedra Espirito Santo do Pinhal Syrah

Syrah with balanced fruits, especially red, good tanins, acidity and structured body. Very balanced oak french barrels. — 9 years ago

Quinta do Vale Meão

Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos Touriga Nacional 2022

This has to open up. In the glass of in a decanter and then it’s fantastic. Complex and aromatic. I’d drink it all day. — 7 months ago

Laura Feliciano
with Laura

Mollydooker Wines

Blue Eyed Boy Shiraz 2018

I can only imagine that the expert reviews are lower because they don’t like the big jammy fruit bombs. But if you do this is an amazing wine. Huge and beautiful. — 5 years ago

Milissa, Jonathan and 3 others liked this

Casa Valduga

Nature Sur Lie 30 Months Vale dos Vinhedos Chardonnay Pinot Noir

Mesa Bohn Out20 Orlando, RR, Alcides, Nicola e SP — 6 years ago

Quintas do Homem, Lda

Vale do Homem Branco

Garagiste selection. Served with halibut Nicole’s to Lisa and Sheila 7/27/19. — 7 years ago

Quinta Vale D. Maria ( Quinta Vale Dona Maria )

Vinha do Rio Douro Touriga Nacional 2012

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!!! — 9 years ago

Quinta do Vale Meão

Tinto Douro Red Blend 2014

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
9.4

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. — 9 years ago

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This sounds superb, @Jörgen Lindström Carlvik. Have you tasted earlier vintages?
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I've had all vintages made apart from the non official 1999 and 2001, I believe. Unbelievable solid year in, year out. Favs are 2004, 2010 and 2011. Also, for value, their second wine Meandro is a value offering.
Ron R

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Thanks so much, Jorgen. Following on from your notes, I'm interested in tasting this. In my experience, Portuguese wines are also wallet friendly! Thanks again.

Dow's

Reserva Vale do Bomfim Douro White Blend 2022

love indigenous grape blends. 30% Rabigato, 30% Viosinho, 20% Arinto, 20% Gouvieo — a year ago

Domingos Alves de Sousa

Reserva Quinta do Vale da Raposa Douro Red Blend 2018

Unentschieden, eigentlich mag ich Portugal, aber der war zT abweisend tanninig. — 5 years ago

Pizzato

Fausto Safra Tannat 2017

His wine is very underrated. At least the 2017 harvest. I apologise to the other folks who scored this wine but this is a delicious wine. I opened the bottle and my wife knew immediately that this was a South American wine and guessed it was a garzon. Honestly, if not better this wine is as good as garzon tannat. Cioccolato, lots of red berries and leather notes. Coffee and a little vanilla on the palate. It is a pity this wine isn’t available in the USA and only 20.000 bottles of this vintage were produced. I will certainly buy it again in my next trip. — 6 years ago

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Quintas do Homem, Lda

Vale do Homem Alvarinho

2015 vintage. Wonderful! — 8 years ago

Quintas do Homem, Lda

Vale do Homem Loureiro 2015

As the grape should be. Better after it breathed. 2015 drank 2017 — 9 years ago