93+ John Gilman - View from the Cellar

"Given how long and gracefully Madeira is to unfold with age, it seems almost a crime to be drinking a bottle of this lovely 1977 Terrantez from d’Oliveira now, rather than thinking of it still in cask waiting for our grandchildren! However, this wine is an excellent drink, wafting from the glass in a bouquet of raisins, oranges, beautiful soil tones, hints of chocolate, plenty of smokiness and a gentle topnote of orange zest. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and quite complex, with a superb core of fruit, snappy acids and outstanding length and grip on the pure and quite vibrant finish. This wine delivers great pleasure, but I have little doubt that succeeding generations are going to find even more pleasure in this wine than we do today, if some remains still waiting in cask in the stocks of the d’Oliveira family. 2011-2150." (04/14)

91 Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Matured in wood for thirty years, the 1977 Terrantez was bottled in 2009. It has a lively bouquet that comes racing out of the blocks with dried honey, apricot, quince and marmalade aromas. The palate is very well-balanced with rapier-like acidity. It is harmonious and focused with resinous/oxidative elements neatly interwoven into the viscous, honeyed fruit, leaving the finish harmonious, long and satisfying. "