March 23, 2020 - 1 hour decant.
I managed to score a triple of these at auction - I was hoping to share them with friends, but, well, we're not allowed to leave the house. Very fine wine - getting towards the end of its life, but still with some miles left - complex around dark fruits, long finish - yumm-
April 13, 2018 - Restaurant pop and decant.
Wine two of the night - the was singing, although in a very different tone to the Mouchão Tonel 3/4 - deep, lush, blackberries, smooth, almost a hint of port-like sweetness - in a great spot right now.
March 13, 2016 - We went with some new friends, Kathy and Tom from down under, for lunch at the Sever near Portalegre - surprisingly good wine list, and extremely reasonable prices - and I picked this for 35 euros - It came a little chilly (and after 20 minutes) from their cellar and was popped into the decanter - didn't take too long to open up to a deep, rich, fruity but restrained wine exuding class and style - sadly, as the driver, I couldn't have very much at all - but it was generally enjoyed - these Marquês de Borba Reservas are very nice wines.
May 15, 2015 - Aged well after cellaring for 10 years. Hints of currant and fig.
November 24, 2014 - Our second bottle of wine at dinner (they'd run out of the Altas Quintas Crescendo) - very nice - smooth, deep, firm without being solid or hard, and a long finish - I'm thinking the 11 euros we were charged might have been a mistake.
January 26, 2013 - Cuvee, wenig Säure, eleganter, großer Körper, schöne Länge;harmonisch, sehr guter Wein !
September 22, 2012 - No vinegar. Amazingly smooth, mellow, fully resolved, mature wine. Blackberries, ripe blueberries, spice box, a very friendly attitude. At that sweet spot when the tannins are no longer visible, but you don't have to start talking about the wine in terms of memories of what it once was.
February 3, 2008 - Not as good as before. Too old? Hard to say but tasted a little vinegary.
September 18, 2007 - A very good, nuanced wine. Hints of chocolate, blackberries and spice. Needed an hour or more to open in up. Tannins still quite firm. This could age for 2-3 more years.