“The 2008 Arinto has been seen before but this checkup, after a recent tasting in Porto, proves that it can age. It does show some maturity now, some complexity, a bit of pear and other drier flavors, but it is fresh, tight and lively. This vintage, to be sure, is one that has aged well for most whites in Portugal and Arinto ages well. Just gorgeous now, this is fresh enough to still be called prime time but complex enough to be better and more interesting. It may even last a few years more. Sandra Tavares got excited by how well it showed and declared it could go 20 years. She might be right but I'm going to go a little slower than that. Let's take it in stages. This is, of course, a library wine.”
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2017