The prestigious North American publication Wine Enthusiast recognized 4 wines produced by Herdade do Esporão: Esporão Private Selection Red 2016, Esporão Private Selection White 2019, Esporão Reserva Red 2018 and Esporão Reserva White 2020.
The main highlights were Esporão Reserva White 2020, the second vintage of this wine that is certified organic, featured in the Top 100 with 92 points, a list that includes the best wines of the year. According to Roger Voss, “this wood-aged wine is spicy and ripe in toast and yellow-fruit flavours”. Esporão Private Selection Red 2016, which obtained 94 points, is described as “big, rich and dense, this is a powerful wine”.
Given 93 points, Esporão Private Selection White 2019 is the first certified organic vintage of this wine, considered an Editor’s Choice, a classification attributed to wines with excellent tasting qualities. Wine Enthusiast underlines the “wood-aged creaminess, allied with white fruits and touched by acidity”.
Esporão Reserva Red 2018 receives 91 points and the editors highlight that “this blend of six grapes is softly textured and rich. Black fruits and spice from wood ageing are given a boost by layers of tannin and acidity that support the generosity”. This is the fourth consecutive vintage awarded 91 points, showing Esporão’s capacity to produce consistently great wines year after year.