Dinner at La Villa Joya, Algarve

For everyone that is going even close to Algarve, Portugal, this restaurant is a must to stop by. Absolutelly fantastic food, location and service, what a treat.

1988 Krug Vintage;
Pale golden, very elegant bubbles. Very fresh and youthfull, some plaster, apples, brioch, toast. Such elegance, soperb balance, can't even tell the age, great acidity, some oxidized apples, minerals, great mousse, very fresh acidity, probably the youngest 88 bottle I have tasted, maybe of any wine. 95

1990 Nicolaihof Riesling Smaragd;
Deep straw yellow, fresh, mature riesling, minerals, apples, petroleum, citrus, some oxidized apples. Great and fresh acidity, great complexity, well balanced, beautifull now, and will develop further, very long finish. 90

1985 Nicolas Potel, Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes;
Pale golden yellow, smoke, flint, intence of minerals, butter and nuts. Elegant and complex, fresh acidity, very livelly with the minerality, very long finish. Decanted for 30 minutes. 90

1982 Nicolas Potel, Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes;
Lemon yellow, more mature than the 85, a bit less intencity, especially on the mineral side, needs a lot of time to open, this bottle also decanted for 30 minutes, takes 40 minutes to start to open, more fragile and tender than the 85, but very much the same flavours and aromas, more elegant, very long finish. 89

2004 Torre do Esporao;
Only about 1000 bottles made per year. Deep ruby, thin pink rim. Vanilla, eukalyptus, extremelly complex, lots of concentration, violets, roses, liquorice and Mediteranian spices. Great balance, 14,5 % alcohol, you don't even notice it, very long finish. 90

1964 Chateau Haut-Brion;
Ruby with thin garnet rim. Cedar, cigars, blackcurrants, extremelly elegant, a bit tender and fragile, great mature Bordeaux. Some prunes and figs, leather and medicinal. Very elegant, sweet morellos and red plums, great ballance, complex, exceptional length. Not decanted. 91

1834 Barbeito Malvazia;
Amber with redish hue and yellow rim. Mature fruits, orange peal, apple stones, pear, herbes, spices, apricots, citrus, fantastic acidity, perfect balance, extremelly complex, perfect balance, extremelly long finish. 96