António Maçanita Isabella a Proibida

Tart. Salty. Agree with the grape candy/sweet tart notes tasters mention. High acid. Isabella from Azores. Very unique.

One of a kind! Incredible red from a grape you won’t find anywhere else.

Medium ruby with magenta highlights; medium plus intensity aromas of grape candy, purple flowers, sea spray, crushed volcanic stone; dry, high acid, medium minus tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors of blueberry, grape candy, sea salt, purple flowers, volcanic mineral; medium finish, very salty, tart and ripe, very interesting

Killing

Wow, very unique. Nose is wild - koolaid fruit punch, waxy dried flowers, sweet tart candy. In the glass it’s sour cherries, iron and salinity.

Neat wine with a neat story. Vitis Labrusca (banned in the EU) from volcanic soils. Fresh red and black fruit with a lovely mineral note. Nicely done

A historically significant grape on Long Island as well as Portugal. There’s some great research I’ve found over the years about the Isabella grape. If anything, this is a vine we should plant more of here on LI. This wine is really compelling. Tart, saline and joyful.

You’ll get the same face sucking on a lime after a shot of good tequila ... As Unique as hard to pair but it does grow on you.

Interesting wine. Grape hull preserves, sour beer, cherry, iron. Had during COVID-19 social distancing, take out from Emilie’s.

Very interesting wine from the Azores. I heard the producer Antonio Macanita on Levi Dalton’s podcast and have been wanting to try - amusing to have the chance to do so off the northern coast of Newfoundland. Tons of ripe strawberry on the nose, and lots of light red fruit on first sip. With a bit of air the deeper earthy / volcanic notes come through, all knitted together with exceptional acid. Versatile pairing wine and generally both interesting and delicious.