Quinta do Vale Meao Tinto 2022

Henrik Larsen — Serious wine, seriously good

8/10

My local wine shop guy recommended this when I said I wanted something from the Douro that wasn't port. He was right, it's excellent — dark fruit, savoury edge, and the tannins are really smooth for how structured it is. Knocked off a point because at this price I'd want to cellar a few and that's a big commitment.

Wei Zhang — Great but bit steep

8/10

Really nice wine, no question. Lovely savoury thing going on alongside the fruit, and it opened up loads over the evening. My only gripe is the price — £157 is a lot and I've had Portuguese reds at half that which got close. Would I buy it again? Probably not regularly, but glad I tried it.

Mei-Lin Wu — Worth every penny for a special night

9/10

Bought this for our anniversary dinner and wow, it delivered. Really rich dark fruit but not heavy or jammy — it stayed interesting the whole way through. The finish just kept going and going. At £157 it's not an everyday bottle but for a celebration it's hard to beat.