“You simply can't create complexity of this order in under a century or so...[There is] a cleanliness and a precision about the wine...a testament to 130 years of exemplary stewardship...a synopsis of life and time.”
Andrew Jefford MW, World of Fine Wine.
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“It's an incredible piece of history...I could smell it a foot away from the glass, curling, intense, like bitter orange peel and caramelised clementines...[the palate] is rich with dried fruit and toasted almonds...”
Victoria Moore, The Telegraph.
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“This virtually immortal 1882 has such enormous colour, depth, viscous concentration and intensity of flavour that it really has to be tasted to be believed.”
John Stimpfig, Financial Times
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“Bright orange tawny colour and very intensely aromatic. Once the little tasting bottles were opened at the launch in Christie's, London the whole room was perfumed. Impressively clean and pure. Drink: 1920-2030 18.5/20”
Jancis Robinson
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“I have to say it is exquisite. It left me speechless, with electrifying richness and brightness as well as fabulous pureness and clarity.” 100 points
James Suckling, July 2014
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“Ne Oublie: a wine not easly forgotten; it is a manifesto of the preservation of family memory and it is also an anthem to the Douro…words are inadequate to describe it; best to simply taste it and thank those whose made it and those who have preserved it for such a long time.”
Pedro Garcias, Público, 2014
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“Ne Oublie: a wine that is out of this world. Hard to believe how so much complexity can coexist with such concentration, smoothness, freshness and, above all, precision in a wine that brings together effortlessly and magically multiple sensations of aromas and textures. A veritable Douro masterpiece.” 20/20 points
Revista de Vinhos, 2014