93 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The bright golden-colored 2024 Arinto dos Açores is a little riper than the 2023 and has more depth. There's more Arinto in Pico than Verdelho, with more older vines. It was a low-yielding year with good acidity, and the wine has gained in texture and depth, with notes of yellow fruit. It comes in at 12% alcohol with 7.2 grams of acidity, which give it a vibrant mouthfeel. 9,400 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2025.

94 Wine Spectator

Reminiscent of a coconut cake with a caramel drizzle up front. Offers notes of dried apricot and peach preserves, with a slice of perfectly ripe and lightly salted melon. Butterscotch and moist dates, plus a touch of chestnut paste, round out the exquisite flavors, while fresh acidity leaves an impression of polish and elegance. Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2038. 2,000 cases made.

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Sit back and enjoy this Unico if you are going to open it now. Exotic spices and touches of balsam and cumin come up after the unleashing of blackberries, chocolate, iron, incense and violets. So fine-grained and polished, with a mouthful of velvety tannins that are so cohesive, close-knit and still reactive. Impeccably structured, it’s vertical before going extremely long and linear. A consistent Unico that seduces with a hint of iron-like minerality and rusticity. Drink on release or hold.

98 Ines Salpico - Decanter Magazine

Very whole and round with a generous width on the mid-palate offset by an assertive energy, supported by vivid acid and a well-presented tannic framework. An interesting counterpoint to the more chiseled linearity of the 2014 iteration. With all elements very much in their right place, but fruit still unapologetically punchy, it'll be interesting to see how this evolves as tertiary complexity softens the primary and secondary vividness. Cocoa powder, dry tobacco leaves and seaweed hover over juicy plum, dark cherry and black olive. Very long, spicy finish with lingering tapenade and salty liquorice.

97 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2015 Único comes from a year with a fast ripening, and they had to harvest early to keep the crunchiness of the fruit. This was the first harvest produced 100% by winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga. The aging was five years in oak, one and a half years in barrels and three and a half years in oak vats. It's a big year, produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's ripe, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.8 grams of acidity. The grapes are cooled down for one day, the bunches are selected and then fermented with a pied de cuve in vats. It's a ripe and concentrated vintage, classical modern Vega Sicilia nose, expressive, aromatic and open, with notes of dark cherries, spice, cigar box and a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins, with good balance and the rustic elegance of the best Ribera del Duero. In 2015, they produced 84,184 bottles, 3,645 magnums and some larger formats, less than 2014, which was the largest production of Único ever. It was bottled in May 2021.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Really fresh yet deep nose of fine spices, violets, dark cherries, mulberries and fresh blue plums. Juicy and almost bright, with an evenly packed, medium-bodied palate. Tannins are very fine and silky but still quite fresh. Pristine and long, with no hard edges. Lots of drinkability. Drink or hold.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A nicely structured Gruner Veltliner showing notes of lemon and mandarin peel, crushed stones, coriander and white pepper spice. Excellent focus, balanced and medium-bodied, with a creamy and mineral finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A fantastic balance of very zesty acidity and juicy fruit. I love the interplay of citrusy freshness and apples on the light-bodied palate. Elegant finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A fragrant, captivating nose of lavender, rosemary and blueberries. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with supple, polished tannins and very delicate, elegant fruit throughout. This cuvee only sees used oak. Drink now.

93 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2023 Post Scriptum de Chryseia was born as the second wine of Chryseia in a Bordeaux sense and was produced with grapes from the same vineyards that produce Chryseia. It is 50% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 5% Tinta Roriz, 5% Tinta Barroca and 15% other varieties. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in second- and third-year 400-liter French oak barrels for 12 months. It was a good year for Touriga Nacional, which ripened to perfection and achieved very good balance. The early-picked Touriga Franca was also very good—the grapes picked after the rain suffered a little more. The wine is very nicely crafted, a signature they have developed with Bruno Prats. It comes in at 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.7. This is now the style everybody is after—elegance with Douro character—but they started this style before most.

91 Wine Spectator

A stylish red, fresh and harmonious, with light, supple tannins and bright acidity creating a well-defined frame for flavors of ripe black plum and currant, mineral, herbed black olive, and minerally iron and stone. Lightly floral and lingering on the finish. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca. Drink now through 2036.

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A bit more dark fruit and depth compared with the more expressive La Sonsierra. Black cherries, black pepper, dried herbs, ink and dark minerals. Vertical and bright, with a full body and lots of chalky tannins. Deep and structured. 85% tempranillo, 10% garnacha and 5% white varieties. Around 25% whole clusters. Drink or hold.

92 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

I also tasted the 2022 Viñedos en Labastida. The wines are produced in a similar way to highlight the differences of the places and vintages. In 2022, it's a similar blend of different plots with some 85% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha and 5% white grapes, and it had a similar vinification and élevage in 500- and 600-liter oak foudres in their cave. It's very primary and fruit-driven, with a nose of ripe berries and herbs, a lactic twist and a fine thread in the palate, with surprisingly fine tannins for a 2022. 3,600 bottles were filled in September 2023.

90 Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

"Chocolate, plums, and cherries, along with licorice and smoky flavors, are prominent here, both in the perfume and on the medium-bodied, round, soft-textured palate. Produced from 95% Merlot, with the remainder coming from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, this succulent, flavorful wine is ready to enjoy as soon as it hits your store. One of the best-priced wines from Bordeaux, it retails for under $20! Drink from 2025-2029."

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A lovely, bright red, offering red cherries, redcurrants and dried peppercorns on the nose. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Plenty of energy here, with a precise, vibrant finish. Syrah, grenache, mourvedre and marselan. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.

85 Gilbert & Gaillard

« Delightful pale gold colour. Clean, fruity nose with hints of grape. Fruity and tangy on the palate, with an appreciable ripeness and freshness. Lively, refreshing profile. »