Portuguese Dao Red Wines

[winecollector]

Just thought I'd let you guys in on one of my favorites. I could have very well posted this under "best buys" as well. Caves Velhas makes a wonderful Dao Red for about $6.99 a bottle, that makes a great every-day drinker if you can find enough of it. If you really want to splurge, you can spend an extra 2 to 3 dollars and get the Reserva. The Reserva's I've had are noticibly more concentrated, have aged extremely well (1985) and appear to currently be at peak. A very impressive wine for the money!

[bru13gre]

Even being a novice, I had already tried the Dao reds and appreciated a lot ( 1996 Calamares ). Any word on Douro region Portugueses ?

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[Thomas]

I've lately tried a number of Portuguese wines--Dao, Douro and beyond; have been impressed mainly both with quality and price.

[Innkeeper]

We are down in Bristol, RI and visited our favorite wine shop in Fall River. There was the Caves Velhas Dao for $5.25 per bottle. Our friend is having a birthday party with Mexican food tomorrow night, so we bought her an ample supply of the Dao to go with it.

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[chittychattykathy]

Real Compania Velha has some fantastic Douro wines. The Quinta do Cidro Roriz comes to mind right away. About $16. JP Vinhos Herdade de Santa Marta Alentejo at around $10 a bottle is another favorite Portuguese wine of mine. It's a Terras da Sado.

[winoweenie]

IK, It`s perfectly O.K. We understand that the memory is the 2nd thing to go . Winoweenie

[Innkeeper]

The Dao was a huge hit at our friend's 60th Birthday party with upscale Mexican food, right on Mount Hope Bay in RI. Received kudos from host and fellow guests alike. Now that's getting a lot of pop out of a $5.25 wine. If EVER in Fall River, MA a stop at Tanza Southway Liquors is a must. Many thanks for the suggestion WC.

[winecollector]

Innkeeper- Always glad to share my favorites. At $5.25 a bottle, I take it you probably found the blue label Velhas, their every day drinker. Try to find the Reserva (yellowish /brown label) if you can. I still have more 85's & 94's in my cellar. Don't know off hand what other vintages were great, but for only a couple dollars more for the Reserva, how can you go wrong?