What Portuguese wine have you purchased this week...

[Andy Velebil]

Found some 2007 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial. Can't wait to crack one open

[Mahmoud Ali]

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.

[Moses Botbol]

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.

[Moses Botbol]

Picked up some 2012 Quinta do Infantado Douro for $7.50 a bottle. Says it was bottled on July 2015.

[David Spriggs]

Found some 2007 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial. Can't wait to crack one open

Awesome!

[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.

[David Spriggs]

Not all Douro, but at least one in there. These are what I brought back from Portugal.

Nice lineup!

[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!

[David Spriggs]

Wow! All are great wines! I'm looking forward to your notes.

[Andy Velebil]

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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[Rune EG]

Andy, what would you suggest as decanting time for the 2009 CF Reserva Especial?

[Andy Velebil]

Andy, what would you suggest as decanting time for the 2009 CF Reserva Especial?

I would decant at least 8 hours.

[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.

[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.

[Eric Ifune]

Wow, a 25+ year old bottle at $2.50!

[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.

[David Spriggs]

2 x 2016 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Tinto (magnum!)

[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?

[David Spriggs]

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.

[Eric Ifune]

Thanks, nice to know!