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Michael T wrote:2x 2005 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional - $59.99. Free shipping.
Got the same :)
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4 x 2005 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional -- great wine!
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Miguel Simoes wrote:
Michael T wrote:2x 2005 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional - $59.99. Free shipping.
Got the same :)
That is a great deal and their Touriga Nacional is epic.
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2004 Casa Ferreirinha Barca Velha Douro. :)
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Andy Velebil wrote:2004 Casa Ferreirinha Barca Velha Douro. :)
Nice! Must be v hard to find at a reasonable price.
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One dozen each of Sem-fim (translation: wihtout end) from the Valegre stable, Tinto 2011 and Branco 2012 at €2.29 a bottle, or about $1-70.
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Alan McDonald wrote:One dozen each of Sem-fim (translation: wihtout end) from the Valegre stable, Tinto 2011 and Branco 2012 at €2.29 a bottle, or about $1-70.
never had these. Do post how they are when you open them.
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I have a simple system of buying a small quantity of wines that are on half-price offer if I have not previously tried them and then trying them immediately. I also take several days to finish a bottle. I am incined towards having three or more bottles open at any one time. It is a very unscientific way of "ageing" them in my rather limited palate sense of tasting wine. I am a wine drinker, not a wine taster. I bought half a dozen of each last week, have so far had two of each, and decided they were worth cellaring, so, back in Castelo Branco yesterday, I bought a dozen of each. I have found in my ten years here that I prefer most Douros to have at least that age on them, and preferably more. Even Dão whites seem better after a dozen or more years. Unfortunately you will not get tasting notes from me - I either like a wine or I do not. Basically it comes down to the grape variety. I particularly like Baga and Tinta Roriz (not in the same wine) and do not like the Alentejo wines based on Alicante Bouschet. From elsewhere I do not like Italian varieties, but I do like Cabernet Sauvignon.
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It is rather unfair that I contribute too literally to the forum on such headings as this since I buy some Douro wine every week, and drink Portuguese wines, including Port every day of the year, but sometimes it may be appropriate to comment.

The week after I last posted I saw a new retail outlet in Castelo Branco that, from the signage I assumed was part of Sogrape. On entering there was a nice display of a wide range of wines, including bottles of table wines up to 20 years old. I have been here long enough to know that 20 years is quite reasonable for many wines. I bought single bottles for trial. Four table wines between 1995 and 2002 and two non vintage Ports - Dalva Ruby and Tawny. All four corks of the table wines broke when trying to extract them. I salvaged what I could and none of them were worthy of paying for. This is an extremely rare occurrence. I had never heard of Dalva, and will not be trying their Ports again. I am pleased to report that I was mistaken and the outlet has nothing to do with Sogrape.

On Thursday (this is Saturday) I bought a bottle of Isaura non-vintage on half price offer. I have made it last 3 nights and I am happy never to drink it again. It was very poor quality, more akin to a home-made wine than a commercial one.

It grieves me when I buy such poor quality wines - and within reason, price is not the determining factor of quality in the country of origin. Not only have I wasted money, but I have missed the opportunity to enjoy a good wine, and there are only so many bottles in a lifetime. Fortunately, we do not know how many.
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Alan McDonald wrote:Not only have I wasted money, but I have missed the opportunity to enjoy a good wine, and there are only so many bottles in a lifetime. Fortunately, we do not know how many.
Well said :)
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6 x 2009 Wine & Soul Pintas
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I found a bottle of 2010 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva for $17 today, at a liquor store that you'd never guess would carry it.
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Brian C. wrote:I found a bottle of 2010 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva for $17 today, at a liquor store that you'd never guess would carry it.
Hope you bought all they had.
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Andy Velebil wrote:
Brian C. wrote:I found a bottle of 2010 Quinta do Crasto Old Vines Reserva for $17 today, at a liquor store that you'd never guess would carry it.
Hope you bought all they had.
No kidding! The lowest I have paid is probably low 20's.
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3 x 2010 Quinta do Crasto Reserva Vinha Velha
2 x 2005 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional
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4 x 2010 Quinta do Crasto Reserva Vinha Velha
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2x 2010 Casa Ferreirinha - Esteva Douro
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4 x Sogrape Callabriga Douro @ $10.5
2 x Sogrape Callabriga Dao @ $10.5

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2 x Casa de Santar Dão 2010 @ $10
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Recently found a couple bottles of 2004 Vale Meao Douro and the Poupa Douro I posted a TN on last night.
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