RED WINES
BEIRA INTERIOR
93 Rui Roboredo Madeira 2019 Beyra Grande Reserva (Beira Interior). This is a grand, wood-aged wine. It is still rich in tannins and black fruits, concentrated with a firm core. Still young, it shows vibrant acidity as well as layers of dark chocolate and spice. Drink from 2024. Sadly, the heavy bottle brigade strikes again. MS Walker. Cellar Selection. —R.V.
abv: 14.5% Price: $39
92 Rui Roboredo Madeira 2018 Beyra Vinha da Santa Maria Tinta Roriz (Beira Interior). From the far-eastern mountains of Portugal, the wine shows a strong minerality from the granite soil. This is allied with the wine’s concentrated black-plum flavors and spice from wood aging. Drink this single-vineyard wine from 2023. MS Walker. —R.V.
abv: 14% Price: $44
From Portugal’s inland mountains, this wine shows a cool edge to a full structure. It is a ripe wine, full of blueberry and spice flavors and really needing a few more
