Matthew Davis

9.0

Bright and acidic, mineral and savory notes predominate. Some buttery flavors too, i would guess from oaking. A little tropical floral on the long finish. Medium bodied, maybe almost full bodied. Golden nectar color. — 14 days ago

with Navin, Elizabeth and 1 other

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Closed. Smoky minerals, but coming off as insipid. May just need time. — 4 months ago

Anastassia Laskey

9.0

White tea and honey pavlovas, wrapped in a decadent citrus cloak — 9 months ago

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Bryn and Tanya

9.0

Citrus aromas and some minerality, but not as flamboyant as the centeneria. — 2 years ago

Bryn and Tanya

9.6

Truly outstanding. Salty, balanced, and delicious. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

Saltiest wine I’ve ever tried. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Mmm. Intensely saline and confectionary. Salt water taffy, minerals. — 2 years ago

Michael Fiur

10

Dinner at A-Costa Vilalara - nice more mineral than last night — 7 hours ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

Unique and interesting Azores wine! Rare to find anything in most wine shops from the Azores so had to try. Looks like an orange wine being very dark yellow ish, almost orange color. Bright acidity. Very good and well worth a try if you can find it. — a month ago

Robert Torretti

9.1

Como Deus O Fez, Terrantez Do Pico, Paulo Machado - Vitivinocultor, 2022. — 4 months ago

with Laurence and Johan

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

This is the Terrantez, not the blend. Tito is a smiling soul. Pleasure to meet him briefly, yet that is the kind of guy I’d enjoy sharing wine and music with. — a year ago

Bryn and Tanya

8.9

Great minerality, a bit salty, and I think some nice stone fruit in there too. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

Rose flower nose. Hint of manure. Subtle pepper. Pinot/Aragones (Tempranillo) blend that reminds me of cab franc. Lots of perfume. Cacao and red fruit on the dry palate. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.0

Well made cab sauv/cab franc blend. Some volcanic character but terroir feels mostly submerged. — 2 years ago

Turd Ferguson

8.9

Lacks length but bright and clean and interesting. Solid food wine — 11 hours ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Slightly deeper colour than the Aurum , more lemon yellow . Quite aromatic with more yellow fruits , apricot , touch of peach , then some basalt , stony , crushed rocks . On the palate this is agaín quite intense, high acidity , light toasty note with same yellow fruits on the nose , orange rind . Long and saline , mineral on the finish . With more time in the glass this becomes even more intensely saline and mineral. From now and over the next 5 years , maybe more . Impressive . This is the Sur Lie with a mix of 3 vintages. — a month ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

Great acid and citrus fruit. — 9 months ago

Carmen

9.4

Brilliant white wine from Pico island in the Azores.

Cerca dos Frades Verdelho by Paulo Machado speaks to the terroir of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It’s salty and honied with bursts of grapefruit acidity. The wine is made with the Verdelho grape and partially aged in old French oak, adding a roundness and complexity. — a year ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Nose is a whisper of rose petal, violet, lavendar, red currant jelly. Palate is prickly, gravelly, with crushed rock, rosehip and red currant, and unsweetened cranberry juice. Sour clear fruit juice, but very crystalline, saline and mineral. White wine in disguise. Delicious — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Earthy, hay, some manure. Lots of tang, lactic. Cheesy! Some VA — 2 years ago