Tom Dare

9.6

2014 opened up after 30 minutes and just destroyed all Paso benchmarks. I highly recommend being a heathen and drinking this ASAP to get the full rush of dark fruits, Kirsch, and lovely blueberry fruit on the front palate. Nothing better out of Paso. — 3 days ago

Tom Dare

9.2

2014 Malvasia that goes from late harvest to oxidized. — 3 months ago

Tom Dare

9.2

The 2014 is gamay-like, with a beautiful perfume nose. Has good acid and a bit of black pepper and spice, surprisingly long finish for an 11% wine. Grape varietal Baga is a new favorite, if this is the new Portugal I am all in. — 3 months ago

Tom Dare

9.5

2014 is actually ready to drink, call me a heathen but put a slight chill on it and enjoy. Smells giant, settles into blueberries and deep red fruits. Great summer drinker, please open that bottle now! — 25 days ago

Tom Dare

9.0

2016 Baga from Luis Gomes is more mineral than fruit at first, then the fruit opens up in the glass. Great with food, especially hearty seafood and lighter meats and chicken. — 3 months ago

Tom Dare

9.3

2016 is a mineral bomb with slight sweet notes of honeysuckle. A most surprising Vinho Verde - unique, — 3 months ago

Tom Dare

9.5

Laser beam Chenin from the team of Coralie and Damien. Sharp, direct, and not of this earth, an immense pleasure and definitive Montlouis benchmark. — 4 months ago

Tom Dare

9.3

2011 is about the most solid Blaufrankish you can drink, excellent offering by Velich and Schuster under Moric. Their motto is “Fruit ferments. People ferment fruit. It’s a challenge.” 2011 is fresh black cherry, a funky acid core, with an after taste that lasts a weekend. Buy it all, it will last a decade and provide solid street cred with your wine snob friends. — 2 months ago

Tom Dare

9.4

2015 is silky smooth, the Burgundy of the Douro. Plush red fruits, good acid balance, and a long finish. Highly recommended as a Douro / Niepoort reference for elegance. — 3 months ago

Tom Dare

9.0

Absolute fruit punch, chill a magnum and watch it disappear on a hot day. — 4 months ago