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ACCOLADE RESULTS
96 points
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha Maria Teresa
Mark Squires, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, February 2019
“The 2015 Vinha Maria Teresa, a field blend from 100-year-old vines, was aged for 20 months in new oak (90% French, 10% American). It comes in at 14.6% alcohol. To my mind—reasonable minds may differ—this is usually Crasto's best bottling when it appears. When first seen a year ago, it was lovely, but it had some questions to answer. It hasn't evolved enough to cause me to change my mind much either way. The grip is subtle on the finish—Crasto always tries to tame tannins—but there is plenty of it, and the fruit lingers beautifully. It seems lush and gorgeous. To its typically delicious fruit, it adds a hint of earthiness.”
95 points
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha Maria Teresa
Gillian Sciaretta, Wine Spectator, July 2019
“A powerhouse wine, showing lots of concentration and elegance, offering raspberry reduction, boysenberry and ripe red plum notes, interwoven with spice, tea and mint details. Elements of graphite, floral and olive linger on the velvety finish. Best from 2020 through 2029. From Portugal.—”
95 points
2013 Quinta do Crasto Vinha Maria Teresa
Mark Squires, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, April 2016
“The 2013 Vinha Maria Teresa is Crasto's lone single vineyard wine this year--there will be no Ponte--and it is a beauty. Showing the big flavor that this bottling always produces, it is nonetheless a remarkably graceful wine, impeccably balanced, pointed and focused. Over the years, this bottling has become ever more graceful while always retaining its identity. Never bombastic these days, this bottling can be a good food wine, as well as a tasty treat. The bright fruit, laced with a bit of blueberry and vanilla in its youth, becomes more nuanced over time and continues to evolve in the glass. Some air and time does this a lot of good. Its tannins are well integrated, but they do make an appearance. Overall, this is very approachable, but it would be a waste to dive in now. It should hold together very well in cellar over the next couple of decades; let's start conservatively in that regard. It is a beauty overall.”
96 points
2016 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Mark Squires, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, February 2019
“The 2016 Vinha da Ponte, a field blend from very old vines (100 years), was aged in new French oak for 20 months. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. Elegant and carefully concentrated—meaning you can feel the concentrated fruit but without jam and sloppiness—this brooding Ponte has a big kick on the finish. Powerful, intense and stern, it doesn't show a lot of expressive fruit compared to the Maria Teresa (despite some six hours of double decanting)—it never does when young. It typically develops later and always lacks Maria Teresa's lively personality overall. Despite its brooding nature, this still seems exceptional, though. It is a very fine Ponte that has the potential for long aging (perhaps even better than indicated) and development in the cellar. As with the 2016 Maria Teresa, I'm a little wary of this wine (it was only in bottle for 90 days and recently shipped to boot), but I'm leaning up a bit here. As Ponte goes, this was more expressive than normal, while retaining all of its typical concentration and power. This will be released sometime in 2020, but it sure won't be ready then. Try it around 2025-2027 for better results. There were 4,200 bottles produced, plus some large-format bottles.”
95 points
2016 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Gillian Sciaretta, Wine Spectator, July 2021
“A bold, suave red, with a deep pool of flavors marked with blackberry tart, mocha, steeped currant and vivid mineral elements, all backed by svelte tannins, while hints of cedar, wild herb, tar and spice sail on through the finish. This is brooding, with lots of stuffing to evolve over time. Drink now through 2036. From Portugal.”
96 points
2016 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, December 2020
“Cellar Selection”
93 points
2016 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
James Suckling, James Suckling, November 2020
“Blueberry, milk-chocolate, shea-butter, lavender and praline aromas. Full-bodied with firm, ripe tannins. Smooth and polished. Wonderful now, but even better from 2021.”
95 points
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Gillian Sciaretta, Wine Spectator, March 2019
“Full-bodied, with lots of finesse to the cherry pie and ripe boysenberry notes, this red delivers baking spice, sandalwood and espresso accents that sail through the sinewy, mineral-infused finish. Powerful yet elegant. Drink now through 2030”
94+ points
2015 Quinta do Crasto Vinha da Ponte
Mark Squires, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, February 2019
“The 2015 Vinha da Ponte, a field blend from very old vines (100 years), was aged in new French oak for 20 months. When last seen (a year back), this was promising but fairly closed. A year has not been enough to fully change that conclusion. It has more concentration than wines like the Reserva or the Touriga, but it still shows too little personality and expression of fruit. True, Ponte (unlike Maria Teresa or the Touriga Nacional) is never the high-personality wine among the upper level reds, but even so. This remains a touch stolid and dense, at least now. It broods. It obviously has upside potential, as I last indicated, but it may take awhile to get there, so plan on having storage solutions. This needs some time to become more expressive. I certainly like this, but I'm not yet fully convinced. There were just 2,314 bottles produced, plus some large-format bottles”
95 points
2016 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional
Mark Squires, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, February 2019
“The 2016 Touriga Nacional was aged for 16 to 18 months, depending on plot, in 90% new, light-toast French oak. It is sourced from two different vineyards plots, one with southern exposure and the other north-facing, averaging 35 years in vine age. The two plots were fermented separately. It comes in at 13.5% alcohol, a decline from the 2015. Overall, this seems every bit its equal, probably its superior. Tight and aromatic, this throws off big blue-fruit aromas and flavors turning to a bit of blackberry on the end. Bright, silky and very focused, this precise Touriga has superb structure, a certain sexy demeanor despite its elegance and plenty of finesse. When all is said and done, this is likely to be one of Crasto's finest Tourigas. Maybe the 2015 will overtake it. Maybe not. I'm still a little wary—this 2016 was only in bottle about 90 days when seen and is very unevolved. I'm leaning up for the moment, though, as the combination of elegance and sex appeal makes this seem very special just now.”