2019 Filipa Pato Bical Nossa Calcario

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  9/10/2022 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -translucent med gold seems advanced for its age
  -somewhat subdued honeyed white floral
  -med acidity shows up as a robust tanginess on finish that gives a counterpoint to the gently soft texture, med weight fresh tangy melon white floral and an umami savory element
  -unique and interesting, complex palate, quite pleasant, no clue on ageability

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  7/28/2022 - jkscully Likes this wine:

  100% Bical. I see the blood orange, pear, and oregano with oyster shell and seabreeze minerality that the merchant described for this wine. I also get hazelnuts, which I’ve tasted in Bical before. As it warms up, I get a really nice apple—almost earthy cider—sort of flavor. There’s lots of honey and floral notes too. It’s really nice.
  
  I also get more of the caramel/honey oak flavors with the warmer temperature too (the bottle suggests serving “not too chilled”). Compared to the similarly-priced Javillier Bourgogne Blanc that I paired next to it, this seems to be the better wine. It has more acidic intensity and richer flavors.
  
  My wife described the fruit as rotty and, while I don’t know that I would say it that way (she always says this), there is certainly a very ripe fruit taste here, which is not what I would expect from the same grape that makes dry Madeiras (though, admittedly, I have not tried a ton of Bical madeiras). This is aged in French barrels (20% new and the Parker reviewer noted that is “has the most oak treatment” than its siblings), so I imagine some of the richness is coming from the oak. When I’m looking for it, I do get some nice caramel on the finish, but the oak isn’t overbearing.
  
  This comes from chalky soils and I can see the chalkiness here and thus the comparisons to Chablis.
  
  The merchant says to think of it in the realm of Gruner Veltliner and I can see the slightly sweet brown lentil/cornflake sort of thing as well as as honey/lime cucumber/flower sort of thing, so I like the comparison.
  
  This wine was better on day 2, when the honey sensations increased and it developed some geraniol—grapefruit and rose with some herbal pine/sage flavors—notes to it.
  
  Good match with Azorean fish chowder (tomato based fish stew).
  
  More nuances closer to room temperature (bottle suggests serving this “not too cold”).
  
  This is really fantastic for the price. There’s so much going on. I want to buy more. This is a white to consider getting in every vintage.

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  2/17/2022 - Malmoro Likes this wine: 98 Points

  There´s much soul in yhis wine. And the collor...

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  3/3/2021 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Really good. Bright acidity and a seashell core. Crisp Med lemon citrus. Good persistence and depth. Has a structure knit of acidity and flesh and mineral that good PT white do. More white grapefruit edge on finish. Lovely.

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  12/4/2020 - jmw17 Likes this wine:

  A really nice drink. Great structure, a happy bit of reduction, and an herbal bitter note that paired well with both sushi and pizza. I'm not sure that this will displace Loire chenin in the market it’s fairly priced IMO for what you get

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