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Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:48 pm
by Andy Velebil
Found some 2007 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial. Can't wait to crack one open

Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:09 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Andy Velebil wrote:Mahmoud Ali wrote:Found some 2014 Quinto do Crasto Reserva Old Vines for C$21 (about US$16) which is about half price I reckon. Not the best vintage but should be nice for current/midterm drinking.
That’s a good price for a daily drinker.
I went to pick up the three bottles I had on hold and found the store very busy with customers taking advantage of a Black Friday's 30% off sale. Signs in the store said "30% OFF ALL WINES" and sure enough my three bottles rang in at C$14.78 (US equivalent $10.20). Happy I got the discount, sad I hadn't asked them to hold a few more bottles for me.
Mahmoud.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:44 am
by Moses Botbol
Mahmoud Ali wrote:
I went to pick up the three bottles I had on hold and found the store very busy with customers taking advantage of a Black Friday's 30% off sale. Signs in the store said "30% OFF ALL WINES" and sure enough my three bottles rang in at C$14.78 (US equivalent $10.20). Happy I got the discount, sad I hadn't asked them to hold a few more bottles for me.
Mahmoud.
Good for you. That is a score.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:38 am
by Moses Botbol
Picked up some 2012 Quinta do Infantado Douro for $7.50 a bottle. Says it was bottled on July 2015.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:07 pm
by David Spriggs
Andy Velebil wrote:Found some 2007 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial. Can't wait to crack one open

Awesome!
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:13 am
by Eric Menchen
Not all Douro, but at least one in there. These are what I brought back from Portugal.
1968 Antonio Bernardino Paulo da Silva Colares Chitas Reserva Velho
1995 Antonio Bernardino Paulo da Silva Colares Chitas Reserva Velho
2001 Antonio Bernardino Paulo da Silva Colares Chitas Reserva Velho
2010 Caves São João Bairrada Frei João
2015 Antonio Bernardino Paulo da Silva Vinho Regional Lisboa Casal da Azenha
2016 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Meandro
Sr. Antonio gave us the Casal da Azenha along with a 2014 Colaras branco that I gave to my parents to take home.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:26 am
by David Spriggs
Eric Menchen wrote:Not all Douro, but at least one in there. These are what I brought back from Portugal.
Nice lineup!
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:21 am
by Rune EG
Been in Denmark and purchased 3 bottles of each of these very interesting brands:
2009 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial
2015 Quinta do Crasto Maria Teresa
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Will try the 2009 fairly soon, while I guess the two others will wait for some time!
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:00 am
by David Spriggs
Wow! All are great wines! I'm looking forward to your notes.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:21 pm
by Andy Velebil
Rune EG wrote:Been in Denmark and purchased 3 bottles of each of these very interesting brands:
2009 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial
2015 Quinta do Crasto Maria Teresa
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Will try the 2009 fairly soon, while I guess the two others will wait for some time!
Love the 09 CF Reserva. Give it a long decant.
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Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:32 am
by Rune EG
Andy, what would you suggest as decanting time for the 2009 CF Reserva Especial?
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:58 am
by Andy Velebil
Rune EG wrote:Andy, what would you suggest as decanting time for the 2009 CF Reserva Especial?
I would decant at least 8 hours.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:28 am
by Rune EG
OK thanks, will follow that advice.
That is close to what we normally do with Crasto's Maria Teresa and Vinha da Ponte.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:08 pm
by Andy Velebil
Just shy a case of 1990 Jose Maria da Fonseca Arrabida TE Garrafeira. I've had the same vintage of the "Palmela", which was mature but still pleasant from what I recall, but never had the Arrabida. Considering the crazy cheap price of $2.50 per bottle it was worth the risk just to try one or two bottles if it ends up not being good.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:39 am
by Eric Ifune
Wow, a 25+ year old bottle at $2.50!
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:46 am
by Roy Hersh
There will be a MAJOR bargain on some Douro wines offered for FTLOP Newsletter subscribers either Sunday night or in your mailbox Mon. morning. There will also be a lot of Ports and a good number of Madeiras too.
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Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:30 am
by David Spriggs
2 x 2016 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Tinto (magnum!)
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 2:23 pm
by Eric Ifune
I've really liked the 2015's I've had so I got:
2015 Quinta de Chocalpalha CH, 2015 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva, and 2015 Quinta Vale do Meão.
Since I was at it, I also got some whites:
2016 Wine & Soul Guru, 2016 Filipa Pato Nossa Calcario Bical, and 2017 Soalheiro Alvarinho.
Also got Madeira Vintners Fenix Seco. Is this their first release in the States?
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 10:07 pm
by David Spriggs
Eric Ifune wrote:2015 Quinta de Chocalpalha CH
I had this when it first got to the US. Absolutely massive. Needs 3-5 years before even considering to be opened.
Re: What Douro wine have you purchased this week...
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 3:53 pm
by Eric Ifune
Thanks, nice to know!