Daron Watson

9.4

375: baked apple, Nila wafers, nougat and flinty nose ~ addition of peach, mango and grilled pineapple on palate — 15 days ago

Walter Fahr

9.2

Drank in 2024. Very nice — 22 days ago

Jesser de Souza

9.3

13,5% Vol. — 2 months ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.0

1/24 High marks. Wonderful earthy notes. In the sweet side. it is better oxidizing in the bottle so some of the sugarless subsides. Plenty of caramel, toffee, ripe fruit. Outside of the sweetness which can be cloying a solid 90. — 5 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

I’m not too fond of the blandness in a lot of Portuguese reds, but this style plays to its strong suits: unabashed joy in a chilled red, with a fine grained berry texture & an inky dark cherry fruit palate. Nothing complicated but something a bit more elegant & long. — 7 days ago

Willie Carter

9.3

A dark and dense deep burgundy in the glass with tiny purple accents and no signs of bricking. The nose is rather delightful but you have to give it time. Primarily oak and tobacco notes for the first few hours but the fruit begins to express itself more and more as time goes by. Blue and blackberries with a touch of rhubarb and plums. There’s an earthy element that begins to shine on day two.

There are good values in wine and then there’s this. At fourteen years this is still fresh as a daisy and oh so vibrant. Old school and just so correct. A nice level of complexity and full of personality and charm for days. Full bodied, dry, and savory. The oak never threatens to overwhelm in the mouth, instead you get leather and smoke with enough black fruit. A medium long finish keeps you coming back. An easy favorite. — 2 months ago

Serge Mismetti

9.7

Tous les vins ont été bu pour la consécration de Daniel comme meilleur caviste de France 2023 élu par la revue de France au restaurant l’épicurien — 4 months ago

Norman Gennaro

8.9

Fernando De Castilla Antique Amontillado Jerez Xeres Sherry, Spain NV. He told me this would be sour and fade. It did but still didn’t love — 11 days ago

Dillan

9.5

Love this wine. Great minerality. Green apple and citrus. Hint of sea salt on the nose and finish. — a month ago

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Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Medium ruby , garnet , with a bricking terracotta rim . More mature than the Clos Apalta , leather , cedar , dried spices, sous bois , musk. On the palate more rounded , sweet cassis , blackberry , roasted red pepper , sous bois and leather. Noticeable slightly drying tannins , good balanced acidity . Pretty good length with a coffee tinged, just slightly drying grafite finish . Mature but will drink well over the next 5 years or so . — 3 months ago