What Portuguese wines have you opened this week

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What Portuguese wines have you opened this week

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Not sure why we don't have a topic like this for this forum, so here it is. I'll start us off

2004 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte Douro has been decanting for about 4.5 hours already and has a few more to go before we dive into it :winepour:
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I opened a 2006 Portal Grande Reserva and a 2008 Oscar's on Christmas Day along with a host of other wines. The Portal finished 2nd to a 2005 Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills Reserve Syrah.
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2004 Rozette Y Cazes Xisto.
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2009 Altano. $9.99 full retail. Not as floral as some Douro's. More fruit and purity than 2007, but could be my memory.

Tough choice between Altano and Flor de Crasto at this price point.
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2009 Crasto Douro red and also the 2009 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva. Both yummy!
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Roy Hersh wrote:2009 Crasto Douro red and also the 2009 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva. Both yummy!
I've been real happy with the improvements of the basic Crasto Douro. Was never a big fan of it until the 2008 vintage when it made a big upswing in quality and the 2009 continued that.
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Andy Velebil wrote: I've been real happy with the improvements of the basic Crasto Douro. Was never a big fan of it until the 2008 vintage when it made a big upswing in quality and the 2009 continued that.
I bought the Flor de Crasto recently and thought that was good for the money.
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Flor de Crasto, agreed. Look out for Pomares, a red from Quinta Nova.
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A bottle of 2009 Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional. It was of course very young, tightly coiled and packed full of dense fruit.

I had the regular Crasto a couple of years ago when they increased production by using non-quinta fruit but found it too sweet and "modern". Despite it's discounted price in Edmonton (C$14) I gave it a pass. I'm glad to hear that it has gotten better, and will try it again.

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Mahmoud Ali wrote:A bottle of 2009 Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional. It was of course very young, tightly coiled and packed full of dense fruit.

I had the regular Crasto a couple of years ago when they increased production by using non-quinta fruit but found it too sweet and "modern". Despite it's discounted price in Edmonton (C$14) I gave it a pass. I'm glad to hear that it has gotten better, and will try it again.

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Yes do give them another chance. As I mentioned, 2008 and 2009 have seen a nice uptick in quality IMO. The Crasto Superior is a great value for the 2009 vintage.
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2010 Pinalta Rose. :(
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Roy Hersh wrote:2010 Pinalta Rose. :(
not good huh?
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No, unfortunately not. I have always like Pinalta but the three bottles I reviewed recently left me pretty cold.

Last night we had 2008 Quevedo Douro Red and a bottle of 2009 Crasto Douro Red. Unfortunately the former bottle was corked, but the Crasto was really fine and a stunning bargain. Tonight we will have its big brother the 2009 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva, which just might be the best version of this wine to date. I've had two other bottles recently, but tonight will be the deciding factor, not counting the cask sample at the Quinta. We will also have the 2007 Kopke Reserve DOC Douro red. Smells great as both are already in decanter to consume in five to six hours from the decant time.
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2008 Altano Reserva Quinta do Ataíde Douro

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2008 Altano Reserva Quinta do Ataíde Douro
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Quarles Harris 10 Year Tawny. First time trying QH Tawny.
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2007 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva is in decanter for tonight's dinner with friends.
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2004 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte is in the decanter.
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2004 Azamor Selected Vines (Alentejano)
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2007 Pombal do Vesuvio Douro a few days ago....it was that or cheap beer in the hotel. Wasn't a hard choice between the two :lol:
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2006 Quinta do Crasto Old Vine Reserva for dinner last night. Followed up by a 1977 Gould Campbell VP (.375ml)
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