What Portuguese wines have you opened this week

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:39 pm

2012 Senhora do Convento Proprietor's Red Blend Douro. Will get a TN up soon

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:16 am

Maybe the longest stretch in many many years without a Douro table wine, (Portuguese wine yes, but not Douro).

Until tonight ... it had been a month or five weeks.

2009 Qta do Crasto, old vines Reserva. Wowow!

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:52 pm

2012 Cedro do Noval

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:09 pm

2012 Quinta do Noval, Tinto.

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 4:50 pm

1985 Frei João Tinta - Bairrada.
It is not often that I get to open bottles from Bairrada vinified in 1985. While I've owned a 6-pack of these, so far the bottles have been "hit and miss". I just poured this into decanter, to remove sediment and give it no more than 30 minutes of air time. We'll see how this one behaves. 11.8% alcohol is a rarity these days!

David Spriggs · Post by **David Spriggs** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:03 pm

2005 Niepoort Redoma Reserva Branco - excellent!
2004 Quinta do Crasto "Vinha da Ponte" - Excellent as well!

Gerwin de Graaf · Post by **Gerwin de Graaf** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:32 pm

Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Tinto Grainha Reserva 2009

Simply a great wine

Moses Botbol · Post by **Moses Botbol** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 12:00 pm

2007 Quinta Vallado Touriga Nacional

Mika H · Post by **Mika H** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:56 am

Odelouca Tinto 2014, Quinta do Frances, Algarve, Portugal. Well balanced, fantastic wine which i bought from the winery some 2 months ago. After a very nice tour and a tasting session with their awarded wines. Very beautiful place too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1i3JltHOg

Moses Botbol · Post by **Moses Botbol** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:55 pm

2007 Quinta do Vale Meao Douro Meandro - Fully mature, nice flavors. Don't sit on these too long. Not as floral as some other Douros. Did not take notes, but have a ton of this. Will pay more attention on the next of many bottles. Was a deal at Costco back in the day.

Mika H · Post by **Mika H** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:23 pm

Vinha do Bispado 2014, Douro. Vigorous red wine, great acidity and pepperish finish. Excellent quality-price ratio (8,90 € in Finland).

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:50 pm

Mika H wrote:Vinha do Bispado 2014, Douro. Vigorous red wine, great acidity and pepperish finish. Excellent quality-price ratio (8,90 € in Finland).

Mika, never heard of this one. Is this a small producer or a label from a larger producer?

Eric Ifune · Post by **Eric Ifune** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:57 pm

2004 Quinta da Romaneira.

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:23 am

2005 Niepoort Redoma Reserva Branco.

Mika H · Post by **Mika H** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:17 pm

Andy Velebil wrote:
Mika H wrote:Vinha do Bispado 2014, Douro. Vigorous red wine, great acidity and pepperish finish. Excellent quality-price ratio (8,90 € in Finland).
Mika, never heard of this one. Is this a small producer or a label from a larger producer?

Hello Andy. It is a part of CARM (Casa Agrícola Roboredo Madeira) family business, that's basically all i know.
Here you can find a little bit info about the vineyard: http://www.carm.pt/en/quintas/quinta-do-bispado.php
It's just that everytime i find a new Douro wine at my local liquor store, i am very keen to taste it.
On the other hand, there has been a huge developement with the wines from Algarve within the last ten years or so. They really are revitalizing their wine production and i have come across very pleasant surprises lately and also visited a few quintas over there. So far i haven't found any discussion about the Algarve wines here at FTLOP forum.

Bradley Bogdan · Post by **Bradley Bogdan** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:30 pm

2014 Aveleda "Charamba"

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Post by **Glenn E.** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:47 pm

2005 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional
2009 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva

For dinner with the Sammamish Port Club.

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:50 am

On Thursday, we opted out of having any white wines and instead, during the main course, had a 2005 Quinta do Crasto VV Reserva in a side-by-side comparison with 2005 Quinta de la Rosa Reserve, with a steak for dinner. The latter was my preference, which is saying a lot!

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:12 am

Roy Hersh wrote:On Thursday, we opted out of having any white wines and instead, during the main course, had a 2005 Quinta do Crasto VV Reserva in a side-by-side comparison with 2005 Quinta de la Rosa Reserve, with a steak for dinner. The latter was my preference, which is saying a lot!

It would be fun to put a 2005 Batuta against the de la Rosa and see what comes out the favorite. Both are equally good, but side by side blind would be a real test to see what comes out on top.

Eric Menchen · Post by **Eric Menchen** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:05 pm

Symington Altano Organic Douro. Corked

(14,49 € in Finland)

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