APICIVS. We bottle time.

Apicivs.
A busca incansável
pelo melhor que o
Douro tem para oferecer.

COMPRAR APICIVS

Apicivs.
A busca incansável
pelo melhor que o
Douro tem para oferecer.

COMPRAR APICIVS

Inspirada no mais antigo livro de culinária do mundo, a APICIVS representa a busca incansável pelo melhor.

1971

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1971

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

A OBRA-PRIMA SILENCIOSA

1972

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1972

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

A RARIDADE RESGATADA

1975

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1975

PORTO COLHEITA

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

A RARIDADE SUPREMA

Uma ode à incomparável singularidade da Região Demarcada do Douro.

APICIVS nasce do tempo, define-se pela raridade e molda-se pela perfeição do blending.

Das encostas íngremes do Douro emerge mais do que vinho do Porto — silêncio, profundidade e carácter, depurados pelo tempo e esculpidos por APICIVS.

O que perdura em silêncio, APICIVS eterniza.
Cada criação é guiada, não pela tradição, mas pela precisão silenciosa do nosso Master Blender — cujo gesto é tão intencional quanto o tempo que o antecedeu.

O que o Douro dá, APICIVS eleva.
Através de décadas de envelhecimento e seleção intransigente, o tempo transforma-se em legado.

APICIVS — para além do tempo, para além da tradição.

O que a Robert Parker Wine Advocate diz sobre APICIVS

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1971

PORTO COLHEITA

The 1971 Apicivs Colheita Tawny Port is a field blend bottled September 29, 2021, with a long cork after about 50 years in barrel.

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1972

PORTO COLHEITA

The 1972 APICIVS Colheita Tawny Port is a field blend that was bottled with a long cork on July 22, 2022, after about 50 years in barrel.

COLEÇÃO APICIVS

Apicivs 1971 Douro Port

Apicivs 1972 Douro Port

Apicivs 1972 Douro Port

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1971

PORTO COLHEITA

DRINK DATE

2022 - 2060

What the Robert Parker Wine Advocate says about APICIVS 1971

“The 1971 APICIVS Colheita Tawny Port is a field blend bottled September 29, 2021, with a long cork after about 50 years in barrel. It comes in with 166 grams of residual sugar. Initially closed, indeed, in hibernation not long after bottling, this needed the extra couple of days I gave it to wake up. Then, it was a different beast. Rich, smooth and creamy, this is a succulent Tawny that is a bit sugary, but it also has compensating freshness and complexity. It’s concentrated in terms of unctuous texture but is otherwise quite elegant, even understated. There’s not a lot of energy, but it has gentle harmony. The fruit is certainly mature, but the brightness and the sugary decadence make it seem a lot younger. For those celebrating a birthday and even for those who are just looking for a good drink, this will be a pleasure. This release contains 500 bottles, which is all the producer has left. There will be no more. As of yet, there is no importer, but that may change, and there were plans for export. Check in at https://apicivs.com/ for subsequent updates there. It runs about 553 euros in Portugal.

Note: The brand here is actually “Apicius,” but the label looks like “APICIVS,” with the “u” looking like a “v,” as in olden days. It’s still meant to be “APICIUS” since the “v” is not really a “v”; that’s just a design issue. The company representative says: “The brand in use is APICIUS, but we recently also registered the brand APICIVS….We thought it would be interesting to have the spelling of the brand name in Latin, i.e., a “V” for a ”U,” on the label; the new logo of the brand is actually with a “V”. The landing page is apicivs.com but if you go to apicius.pt you’ll be redirected to the same domain ‘apicivs.com.'”

At this point, it’s a coin flip as to which makes more sense to use in a tasting note, but I’ve stuck with what the producer wants, which is also what is on the label. So, that probably makes the most sense in terms of avoiding consumer confusion.

DPWEA stands for Douro and Port Wine Export Agency, d.b.a. exPort. They started exporting lesser-known Port brands in 2013, then started buying and selling bulk Port wines, ‘but we focus on old and rare Port; we find and buy Port wines and prepare batches, some ready for bottling, some almost finished (just in need of fining), very old Port wines and rare vintages (Colheitas/Single Harvests). This year, we decided we should start bottling and selling some of these Ports under our own brand, which we redirected toward the premium and luxury markets….The 1971 vintage is more than a very rare vintage (harvest); these will be (most probably) the very last bottles of a 1971 Single Harvest Tawny Port to be put in the market.’“

Published in October 2021, Week 2 Issue on RobertParker.com

SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY

1971

PORTO COLHEITA

DRINK DATE

2022 - 2060

O que a Robert Parker Wine Advocate diz sobre APICIVS 1971

“The 1971 APICIVS Colheita Tawny Port is a field blend bottled September 29, 2021, with a long cork after about 50 years in barrel. It comes in with 166 grams of residual sugar. Initially closed, indeed, in hibernation not long after bottling, this needed the extra couple of days I gave it to wake up. Then, it was a different beast. Rich, smooth and creamy, this is a succulent Tawny that is a bit sugary, but it also has compensating freshness and complexity. It’s concentrated in terms of unctuous texture but is otherwise quite elegant, even understated. There’s not a lot of energy, but it has gentle harmony.

The fruit is certainly mature, but the brightness and the sugary decadence make it seem a lot younger. For those celebrating a birthday and even for those who are just looking for a good drink, this will be a pleasure. This release contains 500 bottles, which is all the producer has left. There will be no more. As of yet, there is no importer, but that may change, and there were plans for export. Check in at https://apicivs.com/ for subsequent updates there. It runs about 553 euros in Portugal. Note: The brand here is actually “Apicius,” but the label looks like “APICIVS,” with the “u” looking like a “v,” as in olden days. It’s still meant to be “APICIUS” since the “v” is not really a “v”; that’s just a design issue. The company representative says: “The brand in use is APICIUS, but we recently also registered the brand APICIVS….We thought it would be interesting to have the spelling of the brand name in Latin, i.e., a “V” for a ”U,” on the label; the new logo of the brand is actually with a “V”. The landing page is apicivs.com but if you go to apicius.pt you’ll be redirected to the same domain ‘apicivs.com.'”

At this point, it’s a coin flip as to which makes more sense to use in a tasting note, but I’ve stuck with what the producer wants, which is also what is on the label. So, that probably makes the most sense in terms of avoiding consumer confusion.

DPWEA stands for Douro and Port Wine Export Agency, d.b.a. exPort. They started exporting lesser-known Port brands in 2013, then started buying and selling bulk Port wines, ‘but we focus on old and rare Port; we find and buy Port wines and prepare batches, some ready for bottling, some almost finished (just in need of fining), very old Port wines and rare vintages (Colheitas/Single Harvests). This year, we decided we should start bottling and selling some of these Ports under our own brand, which we redirected toward the premium and luxury markets….The 1971 vintage is more than a very rare vintage (harvest); these will be (most probably) the very last bottles of a 1971 Single Harvest Tawny Port to be put in the market.’“

Published in October 2021, Week 2 Issue on RobertParker.com