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• forceberry wrote: 88 points

  April 25, 2024 - 100% Malvasia de Colares from ungrafted vineyards in the sandy soils of Colares. 12,5% alcohol. Total production 1100 bottles half-liter bottles.
  
  Quite intense and rather deep yellow-green color. The nose feels rich, ripe and somewhat tropical with aromas of sweet Golden Delicious apple, some nectarine tones, a little bit of honeydew melon, light floral nuances, a hint of cooked cream and a touch of vanilla. The wine feels broad, ripe and even slightly viscous yet relatively weightless on the palate with a quite full body and ripe yet a bit understated flavors of white peach, some saline mineral tones and notes of umami, a little bit of stony minerality, light tropical fruit notes, a hint of chalky bitterness and a touch of creamy character. The moderately high acidity lends good sense of balance to the wine, but it still lacking a bit in freshness. The finish feels ripe yet not sweet-toned but more savory with a rather long and slightly viscous aftertaste of white peach, some creamy tones, a little bit of saline minerality, light marine notes of crushed oyster shells, a sweetish hint of ripe greengage and a touch of savory umami.
  
  This was an odd bird. I was expecting a white Colares to be a brisk, mineral and acid-driven white, but this turned out to be surprisingly broad, ripe and oily effort. Not really a crowdpleaser, though - just something very different from my previous experiences with white Colares. An interesting effort for sure, but not my favorite - the ripeness and breadth made the wine feel a bit tiring after a while. Priced somewhat according to its quality at 46€ for a half-liter bottle in a restaurant.

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• Invest wrote: 92 points

  August 8, 2023 - Only 2.500 bottles a 0.5l production. The grape is called 'Malvasia'. Grown very close to the sea on sandy soil. Hard to find outside of Portugal. We had it at the Restaurante Adraga, Colares. From memory:
  
  Medium body, fresh and mineral taste, straight running, salinity, wonderful balance, perfect match to our delicious pulpo salad. Strongly recommend, if in the area definitely try it!

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• Vintage 2021
• Type White
• Producer Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos
• Varietal Malvasia de Colares
• Designation Genuino Branco
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Lisboa
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Colares

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