Chris Buggy

8.9

Smooth and easy, cherry currant and plum-the moms love it — a month ago

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Vandana Kalyan

9.2

Deceptively high alcohol level, very smooth wine, perfect for a group of friends — 6 months ago

Steve Rura

9.1

Very tasty aged Portuguese red. If I had it blind, I would guess Northern Spanish - Ribera del Duero or Rioja. Smooth and slightly musty/earthy from the age (got some cork crumbles). Opens pretty quickly, with concentrated red fruit and some blackberry. Pleasant tannic grip with a soft texture. Bold flavor throughout, big body (14.5% abv), some pepper and dry grass on a savory finish. Nice for a reasonable price. — a year ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Cherry, raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, loamy earth and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Heriberto Silva

9.3

Encruzado. Mineral driven, wet rocks, lemon, green and yellow apples, — 4 years ago

Kyle Zeman

9.5

Black olives, balsamic, wet leaves, mushroom, moss, soil — 5 years ago

Gwendolyn Smith

9.2

While foods red — 5 years ago

Turd Ferguson

8.9

Has a salty chalky vegetal, bitter, yet yellow fruity thing going on - all over the place. But it calms down with air and food. This isn’t a sipping wine. Paired very well with fish and chips. / edit : I liked this considerably more on day two, more harmonious and complete. Pair with schwarma-spiced grilled chicken thighs and Mediterranean feeeixins. — 2 months ago

Craig Becraft

9.1

Exceptional complexion, delicate mix of dark fruit spice and umami  — 7 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Quite garnet colour , terracotta rim, slightly younger looking than the Lovara, very fine sediment . Slight touch of leather , then spiced cassis , sous bois , coffee, grafite . On the palate quite good sweet dark fruits , with touch of soy sauce , leather , sous bois , dry spices . Good balanced, quite fresh acidity , soft tannins . Medium length and still showing really quite well . At the end of its drinking window so drink now and over the next couple of years — 2 years ago

Jenelle Elizabeth

9.2

Pretty smooth, oaky, blackberry juice and a vanilla finish. Love it — 4 years ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.0

Adi fev22 — 4 years ago

J. Kim

9.0

Killer aroma, acidity and minerality. Very slight hint of natural funk. — 5 years ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Always a fan of the niepoort offerings. Light and fruity, but enough body to take seriously — 3 months ago

Mary H

9.0

Very fresh nose - green vines and fresh air, a bit of acetone. Red fruit, nice but not terribly complex. — 6 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

A medium bodied red from the Jaen (aka Mencia) grape. Quite aromatic with more red fruit than black, a touch of cloves, mint. A bit of turned earth and tree bark. Fresh & quite enticing. Quite Gamay like.
Quite light bodied on the palate, with juicy acidity and nice purity of fruit. Tart, with a slightly bitter note, raspberry & cranberry with a herby finish. Nice length quite a bit of depth. — a year ago

Brandon Hoeft

9.2

Had this at chef Avillez’s Bairro in Lisbon’s Chiado neighborhood. First time trying a Dao DOC wine, and it was splendid. Medium bodied, dark fruit and peppery. A nice contrast to the lighter vino verde’s I’ve had a lot of in Portugal. A bottle of this in front of me would be dangerous. — 3 years ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.2

Adi Abr22 — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

Portugal for the win once again. Woodsy berries — 5 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color is a mix of purple and burgundy, a bit cloudy. Nose of dried strawberry, spicy note, currants, and carbonates grape juice. Taste is smooth and follows the nose with addition of zest, decent acidity, and tiny hint of mineral. Some more blackberry. And some more black pepper. Aftertaste of some more warmth from black peppers. Clean and warm, and above average. — 5 years ago