Quinta dos Pesos - Carcavelos 500 mL 1997

Carcavelos is the smallest wine appellation in Portugal, one of the country's great Vinhos Generosos and perhaps its rarest wine. Lying west of Lisbon and stretching along the Targus estuary towards the Atlantic, its vineyards were nearly consumed by suburban development during the late 20th century. Today, only 25 protected hectares remain. Carcavelos was considered one of Portugal's most famous fortified wines — on par with Porto, Madeira and Moscatel de Setúball.