Terra D’Alter  Alicante Bouschet  2016   Red  

Alentejo Regional Wine, Portugal

beautiful crimson color tasting of dark fruits, spice with a floral nuance, well balanced tannins and acidity, long and rich finish

Grapes: 100% Alicante Bouschet                   Alcohol: 14.5%                                        Aging: 14 months in used American oak barrels

Terra D’Alter Tinto Reserva  2015   Red

Alentejo Regional Wine, Portugal

rich red color with aromas of ripe red fruit, violets with tarry/spicy notes – good acidity and structure, great volume with integrated oak followed by a soft, prolonged finish

Grapes: 35% Trincadeira, 35% Tinta Caiada, 10% Aragonez, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 10% Petit Verdot                                                                              Alcohol:   15%                                 Aging: 22 months in used American oak barrels

Lua Cheia em Vinhas Velhas Tinto/Red  2018 D.O.C. Douro, Portugal

unoaked with pure, fresh dark fruit, dry and mineral mark of the Douro Valley

Grapes:    Old Vines Field Blend Alcohol:   13%        Aging:      unoaked

Scores/Awards: 90/Best Buy-Wine Enthusiast; 16.5-Jancis Robinson

Caldas Porto Ruby Special Reserve NV (Alves de Sousa)  D.O.C. Porto, Portugal (certified sustainable)

deep ruby color. Very intense and very pure fruit character, showing black berries and dark plums with hints of pink pepper. Vibrant but also very smooth and balanced. Long and harmonious finish

Grapes:    Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cao, others Alcohol:   19.5%        Aging:  3 years in concrete vats and old casks

Scores/Awards: 90pts-Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Quinta da Gaivosa Porto 10 Year Old Tawny NV (Alves de Sousa)  D.O.C. Porto, Portugal (certified sustainable), Bottled 2020

amber color with light reds. Complex bouquet, showing caramel, spices and macerated raspberries. Beautiful evolution, showing side by side traces of maturity and youth. Very complex, charming and refined

Grapes:    Touriga Franca, Tinto Cao, Tinta Barroca, others Alcohol:   19.5%        Aging: 10 Years in old French oak barrels