We need a home for the other Portuguese fortified wines - Moscatel de Setúbal, Carcavelos, etc.
Let me kick it off with ...
Villa Oeiras 15yo. (A fortified wine from the Carcavelos region)
Starts off rich in tropical fruit flavors similar to a white port, with honey, pineapple, apricot. Slowly transitions through milk chocolate to a spicy finish of cinnamon, cloves and other holiday spices.
What other Portuguese fortified wine have you opened this week?
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What other Portuguese fortified wine have you opened this week?
Last edited by Mike K. on Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: What other Portuguese fortified wine have you opened this week?
Sounds tasty! I just ordered some online so that I can try it, too.
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They use a lot of new oak. It gives interesting coconut flavors. Any evidence of that?
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Maybe a touch, not pronounced though. But YMMV. (I just had another pour to check, and added to my tasting notes above)Eric Ifune wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:42 pm They use a lot of new oak. It gives interesting coconut flavors. Any evidence of that?
I know what you mean - I get coconut notes sometimes in Bourbon.
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Has anyone had wine from the other Carcavelos winery - Quinta dos Pesos? If so, how do they compare to Villa Oeiras?
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I picked up a couple bottles a bit ago but haven't had time to open them yet. Will try to get to one this weekend if work cooperates.
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Great - would appreciate your thoughts if you get to it. What bottlings did you get? I have seen the 1996 but didn't pick it up. (yet)Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:28 am I picked up a couple bottles a bit ago but haven't had time to open them yet. Will try to get to one this weekend if work cooperates.
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What other Portuguese fortified wine have you opened this week?
November 2017 bottled. Label on back says “15 year” on upper right corner.Mike K. wrote:Great - would appreciate your thoughts if you get to it. What bottlings did you get? I have seen the 1996 but didn't pick it up. (yet)Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:28 am I picked up a couple bottles a bit ago but haven't had time to open them yet. Will try to get to one this weekend if work cooperates.
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Oops, my bad, I thought you had picked up some Quinta dos Pesos.Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:34 pmNovember 2017 bottled. Label on back says “15 year” on upper right corner.Mike K. wrote:Great - would appreciate your thoughts if you get to it. What bottlings did you get? I have seen the 1996 but didn't pick it up. (yet)Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:28 am I picked up a couple bottles a bit ago but haven't had time to open them yet. Will try to get to one this weekend if work cooperates.
Looks like you have the exact same Villa Oeiras as I've been enjoying.
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Quinta Dos Pesos 1996 (bottled 2018)
One of only two producers in the tiny Carcavelos DOC just west of Lisbon.
N - bold aromas of leather, apricot preserves, brown sugar, vanilla, and a touch of oak
T - syrupy mouthfeel with honey, apricot, mandarin orange. Good acid balance. Vanilla cream, nutmeg, allspice
F - Elegant sweet orange cream fading to bitter (Mandarin) orange, lasts forever
Funky when first uncorked, with too much acid and alcohol. Decanting for 2 days fixed it right up. Fantastic wine, quite different than its neighbor winery Villa Oeiras
One of only two producers in the tiny Carcavelos DOC just west of Lisbon.
N - bold aromas of leather, apricot preserves, brown sugar, vanilla, and a touch of oak
T - syrupy mouthfeel with honey, apricot, mandarin orange. Good acid balance. Vanilla cream, nutmeg, allspice
F - Elegant sweet orange cream fading to bitter (Mandarin) orange, lasts forever
Funky when first uncorked, with too much acid and alcohol. Decanting for 2 days fixed it right up. Fantastic wine, quite different than its neighbor winery Villa Oeiras