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SIVIPA Moscatél de Setúbal 1996 – 98 points Decanter
2017-05-31
SIVIPA Moscatél de Setúbal 1996 – 98 points Decanter

The best fortified Portuguese wine is the SIVIPA’s Moscatel de Setúbal 1996. The world leading wine magazine, Decanter, says so: SIVIPA‘s Moscatel de Setúbal 1996 got an extraordinary 98 points rating, having won the Platinum medal at the DecanterWorldWineAwards 2017, whose results were just revealed: http://awards.decanter.com/DWWA/2017

Quninta de Soalheiro Alvarinho 2016 – 92 points Robert Parker
2017-05-18
Quninta de Soalheiro Alvarinho 2016 – 92 points Robert Parker

Quinta de Soalheiro Alvarinho 2016 has got 92 points of Robert Parker! “The 2016 Alvarinho, the regular unoaked “classico” from Soalheiro, comes in at 12.5% alcohol. This is a fine Classico, perhaps not quite up to the 2015, but pretty fine in its own right. This shows all the hallmarks of Soalheiro, fresh, clean and lively. It is a pointed wine that seems a bit on the lean side, but it is very tightly wound, utterly gripping on the juicy finish and perfectly focused. There is some of that invigorating green this bottling tends to have, too. Don’t drink it…