Lee Pitofsky

9.6

The rarest of them all and a crown jewel of D'Oliveiras, one of only two who even make Bastardo. So complex with unbelievable power and intensity and racy acids balancing its delicate sweetness. Finishes forever. A profound Madeira! — 13 days ago

CC

10

An incredible dessert wine, so so good — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Gorgeous nuttiness and smoky almonds and sugar. Nutmeg, Christmas pudding, cinnamon. Toffee and a deep sherried oxidation. So complex and rich and delicious. Wow — 4 months ago

with Tony and David

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Amazingly tight for a 16-year old wine. The acids are smell-able on the nose, zinging along tart, macerated wild cherry fruit and glacier-crushed rock fragments. (OK, maybe I’m making up the part about how the crushed rocks were created.) In the mouth it’s deep but the acids rip this along on the palate like a whitewater canoe ride. Really really unique and good. — 7 days ago

with Angelo

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Little funk on the nose. Sour cherry, some minerals and a bit of smoke. Little lighter than I expected, some healthy tannin on the back end. Really fine wine for $20 or so. Nice to see Vallana’s around again. — 3 months ago

Samuel Tyndall

9.2

Think it’s a little young?? Idk, very good. Think it could enrich in time. Coal, oak, smoky, but a little too red fruity on after taste. However after a glass that acidity is very nice. Maybe it just needed to open up. — 5 months ago

Laura Vaughn Arellano

9.0

This was my birthday wine from Total Wine. One of the staff recommended it. It tastes like a small batch, old recipe. Smooth, dry, with just a tad of sweet berry finish. Will definitely purchase again! — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Notes of toffee, honey & roasted nuts with perfect acidity — 2 months ago

Jen

9.5

1991 at Charleston thank you Luis — 4 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Old-school hint of barnyard funk in the nose. Not enough for any concern, and it plays nicely with tangy, zingy macerated cherry and spice. A bit of crushed stone. Rapier-like acids propel the fruit along. Tannins are very soft. (Thanks to my brother @Angelo Casagrande for the gift!) — 5 months ago