What Portuguese wine are you drinking?

Another consolidated thread but this time for Portuguese wine. Idea from this post: https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3536961#p3536961.

I’ll start with a retrospective of the ones I easily found:

2019 Herdade Da Candeeira Montaria Vegan, 2019 Herdade Da Candeeira Montaria Vegan, 2019 Quinta da Capela Douro blend.pt, 2017 Quinta da Capela Douro blend.pt, 2020 Quinta do Regainho Loureiro Vinho Verde Reserva, 2019 Quinta Valle Madruga Grande Reserva, 2019 Herdade Barranco do Vale Vinho Regional Algarve Reserva Branco, 2018 Herdade Barranco do Vale Castelão Reserva

2018 Wine Drops Douro Somnium

1980 Adega Cooperativa de Labrugeira Velharia Reserva

2016 Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho Vinho Verde Muros Antigos

Monçao & Melgaço - Vinusoalleirus “Soalheiro” Alvarinho Espumente Bruto 2016, Monçao & Melgaço - Anselmo Mendes “Alvarinho Contacto” 2016, Anselmo Mendes “Alvarinho Curtimenta” 2014, Monçao & Melgaço - Anselmo Mendes “Parcela Única” 2015
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3528631#p3528631

2001 Luis Pato Vinho Regional Beiras Vinha Barrio

Douro Quinta do Vale de Pios As Tourigas 2007

2013 Niepoort Douro Batuta

2017 VPuro Doravante Tinto Bairrada

2008 Tapada do Chaves

2017 Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho Contacto

2001 Quinta do Fojo Douro Vinha do Fojo

QPR suggestions

2016 Quinta de Vale de Pios Douro Excomungado
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3349276#p3349276

2016 Quinta da Pellada & Os Goliardos ‘Achada VO’

2016 Quinta do Baixo Poerinho Garrifeiria, 2017 Quinta da Falorca Garrifeira
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3365225#p3365225

2015 Cortes de Cima Aragonez
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3354900#p3354900

Quinta da Alameda

Quinta do Ribeiro Santo

2013 Alves de Sousa Douro Abandonado

Quinta Poço do Lobo, Bairrada 1987

2018 Luís Seabra Vinhos Alvarinho Granito Cru

2006 Quinta de Lemos Dão Dona Santana

2017 Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho Parcela Única

2019 Herdade Aldeia de Cima Vinho Regional Alentejano Blanco Reserva
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=182197

1999 Tapada de Coelheiros Garrafeira
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=182166

Palacio de Brejoeira Vinho Verde Alvarinho 2019
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=181671

2019 Soalheiro Alvarinho
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=174881&p=3272676

1969 Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos Colares Reserva Tinto
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=180118

2015 Carvalhas Tinta Francisca Douro – Quinta das Carvalhas
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=179846

2019 Niepoort Redoma Branco (Douro, Portugal)
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3195539#p3195539

1994 Caves São João Arinto Quinta do Poço do Lobo, 1963 Aliança Bairrada Garrafeira Particular, 1986 Adega da Cartuxa Cartuxa Branco, 2001 Cortes de Cima Courela, 1999 Quinta do Castelinho Douro, 1997 Luis Pato Bairrada Quinta do Ribeirinho Pé Franco, 1987 Luis Pato Bairrada Vinha das Lapas, 1982 Bacalhoa Cabernet Sauvignon Quinta da Bacalhôa, 1975 Vinhos Sogrape Dão Grão Vasco Garrafeira, 1958 Aliança Bairrada Garrafeira Particular
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=179406

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Nice to see your post and very interesting.

So far it is not easy to buy the high-end whites. Thanks to you I was able to get a few bottles of :

Anselmo Mendes Expresso Alvarina 16 (1378-7789 $ 46.75) and Herdade Aldeia de Cima Reserva 2019 (1472-9708 $30)

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The white Esporão Reserva is a fantastic value which should be available in US/Canada markets. Really benefits from midterm cellaring, too.

2019 Taboadella Vinhos Tinto Villae

Enjoyed this about a week ago. thought it was a solid qpr. Drank it very leisurely, but may open another soon with a more critical perspective.

Merci… I will on the look-out.

Some nice choices.
I’ve discovered a new place for me. Semigual Vinho Verde particularly their Ramadas wines.
Quinta de Santiago is also good for Vinho Verde.
Quinta Nova’s Dao wines from Tabodella.
Had the chance to visit Carlos Reposo. Tasted from tank and cask and from bottle. I was very taken by all his wines.
Also visited Passarella. Their Villa Oliveira series are fantastic.

Got to see Anselmo Mendes himself break out into a Fado song with a waiter at lunch in Melgaco. flirtysmile

Lovely wines by my friend Jorge Alves. I find the Encruzado to be an even better value.

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Looks like it may be hard to get in the US, but I will hunt!

Nothing on the horizon lately, but that’s because of availability here.

2014 Casa Santos Lima Alenquer Quinta das Setehcostas, Portugal.

Cellared for 3 years, $24 Cda, good natural cork, 13.5% alc.Clay and limestone soils, sunny Atlantic coastal region…DOC Alenquer region.

Darkish plum color, no bricking. Nose has juicy strawberries, blueberry, blackberries. Medium-bodied, ripeish fruit, especially on day 2. Decent acidty, lengthy finish, smooth… and integrated tannins. I enjoyed the fruit balance, day 2 was very pleasing. Should have purchased a couple more.
Food was pork scallopini with creamy mushroom sauce.

2019 Quinta da Boavista Dão Torre de Tavares
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3538081#p3538081

2018 Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco. Dao.

The Symington Family Estates first venture out of the Douro. The second commercial release and I’ve had all of them since release. For a retail ~$24 (in the US) it is an amazingly great wine. I’d encourage you to pick one up and try it if you run across it. Drinks way above its price point.

Soalheiro Alvarihno regular and primas vinhas 2020 are both :fire::fire:. Regular around 20.00 and primas around 30 and both available in USA.

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Returning home from a trip to Portugal, these are the wines I brought back home.
2017 Quinta de Santiago Rascunho, an experimental passito wine. Alvarinho dried in an old traditional corn crib. 1045 half bottles made.
2018 Quinta de Santiago Rascunho, an Alvarinho fermented in old 400 liter french oak. 464 bottles made.
2020 Soalheiro Reserva.
2019 Anselmo Mendes Paradusco (tinto) made from Alvarelhão aged in old oak.
2019 Anselmo Mendes Parcelas Unica, Alvarinho aged in a mix of new and old oak.
2018 Semigual Ramadas Wood. Vinho Verde 70 year old mixed field blend in pergolas aged in old oak.
2019 Quinta Nova Aeternus, old vine field blend from the Douro.
2019 Tabodella Grande Villae branco from the Dao, old vine Encruzado and Bical.
2017 Quinta da Falorca Garrafeira Dao tinto. 100 year old mixed field blend of over 40 varieties.
2019 Carlos Reposo Definido Tinto and Branco. Old vine blends fermented and aged in 50 year old 1000-2000 litet unlined concrete tanks.
2015 Quinta da Pellada Dente d’Ouro, old vine single vineyard.
2017 Quinta da Pellada Muleta, another old vine single vineyard.
2018/19 Susana Esteban Sidecar. A wine made with Ricardo Doigo Freitas of Barbeito. 70 year old Alicante Bouschet aged in old Italian barrels. Ricardo said the wine is “Fantastic!”
2012 Niepoort Quinta de Baixo Charme. A one off wine from Baixo from 80 year old vines.

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Eric, are paying airlines the extra baggage charge or having them shipped to you?

Paid for an extra bag.

1994 Ramos Pinto Douro Duas Quintas Reserva

Barbeito Benjamin Franklin 10th Anniversary Special Reserve

Enjoying this immensely. Will slowly be consumed over the course of a month

2004 Luís Pato Vinha Formal

With a group of friends this past weekend to drink mainly Port. These were the table wines.
2007 Quinta do Sagrado, 2000 Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva, 2006 Niepoort Redoma Branco Reserva, 2015 Dona Maria Grande Reserva, 2009 Niepoort Robustus, 2010 Niepoort Coche.