Rob Jeffery-Swain

9.0

From the Noble Rot box — 5 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Acid is bright but very soft. Lovely gentle wine. — 9 months ago

Ed Motta

9.2

Dão branco — a year ago

Steve Rura

9.3

A friend brought this over for a dinner party. Chef’s kiss 😘 — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

I swooped this random Portuguese white blend from my local when I needed something light to pair with a seafood paella I was making last night. This is a blend of three grapes I have very little experience with: Bical, Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires) and Cerceal. The wine pours a bright golden color with medium viscosity. One the nose, the wine is medium intensity with green apple, pear, star fruit, grass clippings, verbena and honeysuckle. On the palate, pears, green apple, minerals and beeswax. Medium+ acid. The finish is long and lip smacking. This was a really huge surprise and massively satisfying for under $20. Yet another reason why I should be drinking more Portuguese whites. — 5 years ago

Shannon Hruza

9.6

Sherry-like, funk at the end — 7 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Still fresh! — 9 years ago

Rufus King

8.9

Full-bodied, but we’ll-balanced Portuguese red blend, with medium tannin, served with tapas at Barcelona Wine Bar, South End, Boston — 7 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Med body, apricot. — 9 months ago

Blake Anderson

9.3

Floral (almost jasmine) notes on the nose. Tasting lychee, bergamot, and white peach, with an underlying herbaceous quality. Love it! Purchased from Clos. — a year ago

with Kaito

Eric Kememes

8.9

Fresh light Porto Malvasia great hue abd aroma — 3 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

40% Cerceal Branco, 30% Encruzado, 30% Malvasia Fina

20 days skin contact orange wine, 5 months used French barrels, 12.5% ABV, Vegan

Straw, iron/mineral, white floral, med+ acidity. Not complex, mineral driven, best lightly chilled. Food wine.


— 5 years ago

Rui Santos

9.0

This is a 2004 Special edition nr 4501 nr from a production of 5000 bottles — 6 years ago

Jonas Nordin

9.0

Perfect with white fish. — 8 years ago

Ming L

8.9

Aromas of ripe citrus and stone fruit are lifted by a subtle, herbaceous breeze. The palate is vibrant and rounded, with a refreshing acidity that leads to a clean, saline-mineral finish. — 8 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

A blend of 100y+ old Encruzado, Bical and Sercial, fermented & aged 11m in French oak.
Very Burgundian on the nose with yellow stone fruit, subtle oak, very elegant, very enticing.
medium bodied on the palate, with brilliant tension between the oaked fruit and the juicy, zippy acidity. Beautiful precision here, with depth & length. Very elegant, very Burgundian indeed.
A truly lovely and quite serious wine. Delish! — a year ago

Robbie Staves

9.1

Very nice acidity, length is above average. Fruit shows nicely, however not too complex. Balance and intensity are spot on. Really enjoyed this wine. — 2 years ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

9.2

Lots going, phat but quite mineral. Lemony, citrus. Wonderful — 3 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

👍🏼
Retail notes,

Perched above the Dão river that snakes its way through granite valleys, the Adega de Penalva is one of the leading cooperatives in the area. The group boasts around a thousand member growers, but it’s important to note that the average holding per member amounts to barely over a hectare. From these small plots they craft simple but delicious wines with a real sense of place. This wine is 40% Encruzado, with 30% Malvasia and 30% Cerceal, hand-harvested, fully destemmed and fermented and raised in stainless steel. — 6 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.5

An amazing wine. Since I came back from Lisbon I'm very keen on Portuguese wines. But I choose them wisely. This time I've chosen almost perfectly. The wine is bold and mild. The nose is full of aromas of red currant and vanilla. It gave me a lot of pleasure. — 7 years ago