5/8/2024 - Robin & Emma wrote:

Alarmingly strong VA and brett on opening. I avoid using ‘funky’ where possibly but… it was. That did mostly blow off after 10 minutes, which then left another 10 mins of lovely cherry bubblegum and fresh plum notes… before those carbonic flavours gave up the ghost and the VA feeling was back. If you like it extremely natural, then fine - this didn’t hit the balance quite, for me.

5/9/2024 - Jmac56 Likes this wine:

Fruity, earthy nose with some anise. Medium bodied, some cherry and chalk, a bit light on the finish.

5/8/2024 - bitdrerik wrote:

Frekar ljóst á litinn.

Sérstök lykt. Blóm, þétt sýra, Ekki flókin lykt. Marsípan, konfektkassi, tekkolía, súkkulaði.
Svo þegar var smakkað á víninu: Mjög sýruríkt, Talsverð stemma líka. Plómukryddsulta (plómuchutney). Komu svo tónar eins og að sleikja eldspýtu (tréð, ekki hausinn). Töluverð eikun þarna og einnig talsverð sæta. Ekki nærri eins gott og tvö næstu vín á undan.

5/9/2024 - BobMilton Likes this wine:

Really nice. Just enough sweetness to cut the acidity.

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had during a flight at the winery. Not too fruity yet but has structure and finish. This might be good in a few years. Need to check back.

5/6/2024 - salil wrote:

Similar impressions to kenv (it was the same bottle) - not quite the powerhouse of black fruit other bottles have been; this one is gentler, more red fruited, and more medium weight, but also showing plenty of that Cordier savoury leathery/earthy funk around the fruit. Very enjoyable, though I think on the night I preferred the '85 by a hair.

5/9/2024 - JorgePrlta Likes this wine:

Ripe and overripe black fruit, with hints of prune and warm spices.

Medium tannins and medium-minus acidity support the potent flavors of ripe black fruit and warm spices.

5/9/2024 - whudock Likes this wine:

bright cherry fruit, well-refined tannin, leather, a bit of iron and oak notes. Excellent QPR

5/9/2024 - adnorthup wrote:

2020 base (50%), disgorged Autumn 2022 with 3 g/l dosage. BdB. A little richness on the first sip overtop of white fruits, some green apple, a little toffee, and good acid on the finish. The fruit gets more intense with air and adds the savory bits in some tropical fruits. Good first experience for me.

5/9/2024 - nickenator1 Likes this wine:

A little heavier than most vermentinos, some citrus and stone fruit.

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had during a flight at winery. Good value compared to others. Tight. Not fruit forward. Young. Dark fruit lingering about. Will see how it ages

5/6/2024 - salil wrote:

One of the best showings I've had from this wine. Bottle was a purchase from HDH auctions ~5 years ago, fill was base neck. Decanted a couple of hours in advance, and just kept getting better and more intense with air - started out more red fruited with plenty of earth and dried tobacco/herbal notes, but with time the fruit turns deeper and blacker, and some of that old Cordier leathery funk also emerges. Drinking perfectly now with tannins fully resolved and an incredibly silky, polished texture. Gorgeous wine.

5/9/2024 - Shed Roof Cellar Likes this wine:

On the decline

5/9/2024 - jshufelt wrote:

Consistent with previous tasting notes.

5/6/2024 - salil wrote:

Not much to add to kenv's note, other than this made me long for the old days of Dellchen being vinified as Spätlese, rather than *sigh* GG.

5/8/2024 - bdcpt Likes this wine:

First Macvin for me. Great mouthfeel, honey, raisins and floral notes. Will look for others to try.

5/9/2024 - dewprism wrote:

Doesn't have much of a taste up front but then hits you with a little bit of current or plum flavor. Not very substantive but perfectly pleasant.

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had on a flight at the winery. Some depth. Some layers. A little light. Not very complex.

5/9/2024 - ledocq Likes this wine:

Light, refreshing, with a great spine of minerality. I had another bottle a few months ago that was a little too raw, but the last two have matured nicely. Shared with a bunch of non-wino friends and it vanished quickly. Very popular wine.

5/9/2024 - Tpairing wrote:

A great match with grilled lamb chops and feta cheese on the side dripped with olive oil and lemon.

5/9/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote:

Day 1: Another solid bottle. Green olives, blueberries, minerals, spice, earth and tar. Medium plus finish. 92 points

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had during a flight at the winery. Light to me. But young. Not as much depth as I like. Easy to sip.

5/9/2024 - LEEJV123 Likes this wine:

Medium body, mineral notes, very much like a Bordeaux.

5/9/2024 - cos65 Likes this wine:

Fairly light clear ruby
Pungently aromatic with crushed berry and earthy notes
Lightish, but quite juicy palate with a moderately bitter finish.
A bit chunky and rustic seeming, but quite tasty

5/9/2024 - JorgePrlta wrote:

Displaying a deep purple color, med+ extraction.

Aromas of ripe black fruit dominate, complemented by an earthy beetroot-like essence and hints of cassis.

On the palate, medium-plus tannins frame a luscious array of ripe and fresh black fruit flavors. Malolactic notes add depth, while a subtle coffee-mocha note lingers in the background, contributing to the wine's complexity.

5/9/2024 - cellardrinker Likes this wine:

Still in excellent condition. Beautiful concentration, resolved tannins, long finish.

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Hmmm. Two days later and I can’t describe it. Enjoyed it but nothing super special. Happy to drink. Happy to buy for their Friday night events coming up and sipping while listening to music.

5/8/2024 - bdcpt Likes this wine:

Incredibly interesting. Oxidative and almost a bit smoky with great texture, really enjoyed it. Continued to evolve for about an hour. Still a lot of life left in this, if blind tasted never would have guessed the age. Nice acidity and well balanced.

5/9/2024 - gteran76 Likes this wine:

Double decanted for about 45 minutes and then brought to Giovanni's to lunch with Jose. The wine is medium to medium plus in body, silky, good structure and nice long finish.

Drink or hold. I'll do it again!

5/9/2024 - dbkitc wrote:

A wonderful bottle of wine that is even more complex than the bottle drunk in 2014. Mature pale ruby with a touch of burnt orange. The nose is a knockout: leather, wild black cherries, field herbs, black tea. Medium weight with good balancing acidity. Long. Interesting. Just super. (95)

4/23/2024 - forceberry wrote:

All the fruit is sourced from a single, interplanted 55-yo vineyard in Vila Nova de Tazem, located at the altitude of 600 m asl in the Serra da Estrela sub-region of Dão. It is a field blend of Alfrocheiro, Baga, Bastardo, Castelão, Jaen, Tinta Pinheira, Tinto Cão, Trincadeira and others, all harvested and vinified together. About half of the fruit is destemmed. Fermented spontaneously and macerated with the skins for 30 days. Aged for 16 months in a foudre. 13% alcohol. Annual production is approximately 4000 bottles.

Youthful and somewhat translucent cherry red color - of the three Textura reds (Pretexto, Textura da Estrela and Pura), this is the lightest in color. The nose feels juicy and nuanced with expressive, youthful aromas of dark plums and ripe cherries, some brambly blackberry tones, a little bit of earth, light strawberry nuances, a hint of ripe black raspberry, a floral touch of violets and a whiff of inky character. The wine feels fresh, clean and lively with a medium body and intense flavors of crunchy redcurrants and brambly raspberries, some inky tones, a little bit of savory salinity, light ferrous notes of blood, a hint of stony minerality and a sweeter touch of candied primary fruit. The wine shows great sense of freshness and structure with its high acidity and moderately grippy tannins. The finish is fresh, lively and somewhat grippy with a long, intense aftertaste of crunchy redcurrants, some brambly notes of raspberries, a little bit of saline minerality, light earthy notes, darker-toned hints of dark plums and blackberries and a ferrous touch of blood.

An impressive, sophisticated and harmonious Dão red that is a step up from the Textura da Estrela level. Although the tannic structure here seems a bit more pronounced and grippy, the wine doesn't otherwise feel like it is a bigger, "beefed up" version of Textura da Estrela. No, when it comes to the body or the sense of weight or extraction, it feels this is on par with Textura da Estrela - the jump in quality comes from the sense of finesse and amount of nuances here; from the somewhat increased intensity in flavors; slightly brighter and more focused acidity. All kinds of small things that add up to a much more rewarding and impressive wine. Sort of similar jump as you go from a 1er Cru Burgundy to a Grand Cru. I might prefer the white version of Pura over this red version, but they both are darn fine wines with lots of upside. Priced according to its quality at 39€.

5/9/2024 - WCW.wine Likes this wine:

Buy again but like the Kirkland better for less

5/9/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

I liked. Had at the winery as part of a flight. Some fruit. Some grass. Some layers. Some of lots of stuff that turns it into a good wine. Will taste again with food but should be good with food

5/9/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine:

Enjoyed over two nights, with a Repour stopper. Need every bit of 2 hours airtime the first night. Second night it fills out after 15-20 min with the Repour.

Dark magenta in the glass. Nose of dark red fruit, florals and light herbs. Palate has nice medium plus weight, more red/dark red fruit. Resolving tannins are backed by pleasant mouthwatering acidity that carries through to the end but is not harsh or sharp in any way. There's a bit of softness here to the ending. Almost baby powder-ish. Fragrant and feels almost like a Merlot in a way.....

5/9/2024 - dewprism wrote:

Very strong taste of blackberry with sour notes. Almost a port flavor. Not my jam but if that sounds good to you it's a delightful bottle.

5/9/2024 - BPaff Likes this wine:

Great balance between ripeness and freshness. Lovely orchard fruits, spice and ginger, hint of florals.

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Australia Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Fresh, easy, smooth, light oak frame, palate is juicy, easy, fresh, nice texture, med body and long finish
Easy drinking, hard to justify the price tag

5/9/2024 - herivor Likes this wine:

Intenso, expressivo, fruta e chocolate. Potente mas/e agradável.

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Australia Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Flinty, a few beans of coffee here and there, fruit in the back, palate smooth, nice fresh, med body and acidity

5/9/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

I’ve had soooooo much bottle variation with this. Almost always showing different on the palate. Nose: cassis, underbrush and some leather. The palate was right on the edge of flat but still pulled it out! Somewhat smooth but the mineral notes along with the medium-minus acidity did provide enough lift this time. Some tanins still hanging around. Good.

5/9/2024 - colinscellar wrote:

Stonefruit, lemon, apricot, ginger, warm spices. There's a hint of botrytis here with a bit of passionfruit.

5/9/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

This wasn’t my first intent but it was accessible in the cellar and my buddy was telling me how Bordeaux had fallen and he didn’t drink it no more. Well he drank more than his share of this! This showed well tonight on PnP. Mature nose but with freshness from red and black berries. Leather, tobacco, dry earth, herbs and tomato leaves. Just a lovely palate that surfs on mature Bordeaux texture but with a hit of bright acidity lifting everything up. Long savoury finish. Joy.

5/9/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

That was spot on to finish the salmon tartare! All kinds of citrus, flint, iodine with great texture (chewy extracts followed by cutting acidity) and a long finish. I’m liking this a lot!

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Australia Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): green fruit, herbal notes, easy, palate is juicy, med body, light, crowd-pleaser

5/9/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

Not sure what’s in there since the back label says nothing. I’ll ask my buddy since I bought it at his shop. This felt like Chardonnay though and it comes from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger so it would make sense. This was fun: good tension on acidity and chalk but enough fruit to hold up. Finish could be longer. Decent value.

5/9/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

This showed better than at the domain a couple of weeks ago! 70% PN and 30% Chard, 2021 Vintage, 11 g/l. Holy crap is the dosage on point here! I was looking for my previous note here and it said strawberry and plum compote. Nothing like tonight :thinking:. I was on ripe pears, peaches and mango?? But for the rest, it was aligned: good fruit concentration on the mid-palate, medium-plus acidity and some salinity on the nice finish. Good value here.

4/23/2024 - forceberry wrote:

A blend of Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Touriga Nacional sourced from three organically farmed 25 to 60 yo vineyards in Vila Nova de Tazem, in the Serra da Estrela sub-region of Dão. The fruit is partly destemmed, fermented spontaneously and macerated for 30 days in French oak vats. Aged for 15 months in French oak vats and smaller barrels. 12,5% alcohol. Annual production approximately 10,000 bottles.

Moderately dark cherry-red color with a faint purplish hue. The nose feels ripe and juicy with dark-toned aromas of bilberries, some fresh dark plums, a little bit of cherry, light floral notes of violets, a hint of exotic spices and a woody touch of oak. The wine feels youthful, fresh and still quite primary with a medium body and intense flavors of brambly raspberries, some crunchy redcurrant tones, a little bit of red cherry, light candied notes of strawberry jelly, a hint of ripe blueberry and a touch of floral lift. The structure relies more on the bright, high acidity, but the ripe medium tannins bring some welcome firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is ripe, youthful and fruit-driven with a moderately long aftertaste of bilberries and blueberries, some brambly notes of black raspberries, a little bit of crunchy redcurrant, light bitter nuances of sour cherries, a hint of savory wood and a touch of stony minerality.

An enjoyably fresh, clean and vibrant Dão red. Great sense of brightness and intensity here. The youthful, slightly candied primary fruit flavors make the overall feel maybe a bit anonymous, but as the wine shows such great balance between the intense fruit and structured high acidity, I have no doubts this wine will continue to evolve effortlessly, shedding those primary fruit flavors with age. Thoroughly enjoyable stuff, priced according to its quality at 21€.

5/9/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine:

These 19's from Burlotto are so pretty! While this lacks a bit of the elegance and finesse of the Monvigliero, it's still extremely fine and delicious. Tannins are certainly more present and coarse by comparison, but with a little air they mellowed out enough to be very drinkable at this stage. Certainly worth revisiting in 5-10 years, but lovely to drink now too.

5/9/2024 - BernieMSY Likes this wine:

Palestraw color;Tropical fruit nose.
Beautifully balance. Luscious mango, guava, passionfruit flavors upfront underscored by moderate acidity. No discernible oak, which is a positive I my book. Quite Delicious

5/9/2024 - mcnalyn Likes this wine:

Decanted 30 minutes. Still drinking ok, but the typical fruit forward profile of MVW is largely gone. Acidity is starting to take over, especially as the evening progresses.