António Lopes

FitaPreta

António Macanita Alentejo Red Blend

Beautiful medium bodied blend with great structure and silky finish — 4 months ago

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Maçanita

Os Canivéis Letra F Douro tinto 2020

2020 vintage. Os Canivéis Letra F Douro tinto. From sister and brother winemakers Joana and António Maçanita. Letra F refers to the lowest quality vineyards for the production of Port wines, but the Maçanitas argue that there are hidden treasures among these vineyards with very old vines. This is a field blend of 11 varieties from a vineyard in Carlão, Cima Corgo with vines between 80 and 92 years old at an attitude of 510 m. with extremely low yields (1800 kg/ ha). Aged in neutral oak. Give it some time to open up. Floral nose with raspberries lurking in the background. Medium-bodied with bright red fruit, with a focus more on freshness and elegance than sheer power, even if it features a seriously tannic backbone. Good length with retronasal fruit and minerality. Tiny production of 666 bottles ( the number of the beast, so drink at your own risk!). Abv. 14,5%. — a year ago

António Marques da Cruz e Tiago Teles

Pop COZs Vidal 2021

Lovely! Just the slightest bit funky - super supportive of food! — 3 months ago

Márcio Lopes Winemaker

Permitido Doc Douro Rabigato 2021

White vilalara B&G 7 course dinner — 6 months ago

António Boal

Palácio dos Távoras Vinhas Velhas Alicante Bouschet 2020

Another a Portuguese gem. Light and silky — a year ago

Mainova

Mainada Touriga Nacional 2020

2020 vintage. Mainada Touriga Nacional from the Alentejo winery Mainova. Vinified by António Maçanita and Sandra Sarria. Unoaked. Dark red with purplish rim. Intense perfume with the typical violet of the grape variety mixed with blackberries and spices. Lots of slightly jammy fruit in the mouth while maintaining freshness with soft tannin and good spicy length. — a year ago

Adega Casa da Torre

Sousa Lopes Loureiro 2021

K L
8.9

Interesting Kurt wine from Portugal. Mineral and sav Blanc like but with an interesting flavor. Would try again. — 4 months ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

António Saramago

Vinho Regional Peninsula de Setubal Red Blend 2015

Beautiful wine We had the 2016 vintage and it could have been cellared for a lot longer Must go back to buy some more — a year ago

FitaPreta

Preta Vinho Regional Alentejano Touriga Nacional Blend

2021 vintage. Note that there is no Touriga Nacional in this wine, it is a blend of 40% Aragonêz, 30% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Trincadeira and 10% Castelão. Fitapreta was the project of young winemaker António Maçanita and the late consultant David Booth ( who sadly died from a heart attack at age 47 in 2012). Maçanita favours minimal intervention, indigenous yeasts and low sulfites. Terrific value, bursting with fruit and spices with a ripe tannic backbone. Aged 50% in stainless steel and 50% in neutral barrels. Abv. 14,5%. — a year ago