John Szabo, MS

Though still a modern, richly oaky and chocolate-coffee bean flavoured red, the 2008 from Esporão seems a little...

Sara d'Amato

Rich, fleshy, ripe with plenty of charm and modern appeal. Well-integrated oaky spice with notes of plum, cherry,...

David Lawrason

This full, rich, savoury and soft red from the hot plains of southern Portugal offers all kinds of complexity. The...

Steve Thurlow

This is a full-bodied, rich, and well structured red with a some elegance lots of power and some complexity, Expect...

Edward Rasiulis

Deep purple to ruby in colour with a medium minus intensity on the nose.

Positives: Notes on the nose are mushrooms, light oak, raspberry, blueberry & cherry. The taste is smooth showing plums, blueberry, sandalwood & rosemary. The wine is medium body, medium tannins with medium+ acidity & length.

Negatives: None

Interesting Point: Nothing really wows me on this one.

Tasted: 21 Nov 11.

Score: 8.5/10, Value: 6/10, Total: 14.5/20

Esporão Tinto Reserva 2008