Colares @ Aldea

NYC
Tasted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 by mdefreitas with 797 views

Introduction

A tasting of rare Colares direct from the winery. Put together by Vintry Fine Wines in NYC.

Flight 1 - FLIGHT 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 - FLIGHT 2 (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - FLIGHT 3 (3 Notes)

Flight 4 - FLIGHT 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1931 Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos Colares Reserva Tinto 93 Points

    Portugal, Lisboa, Colares

    Are you kidding me? The color here is dark red with a slight rust edge. Doesn't Romisco ever lose it's color? A bit more development here, with some mushroom, mint, forest floor and quinine notes, but the red fruit is still there. An odd rubber note detracted a bit, but this was very enjoyable, especially given its age.

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  • 1934 Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos Colares Reserva Velho 97 Points

    Portugal, Lisboa, Colares

    Just like the 1931, this was deep red in color with a slight rust rim. A bit more pure than the 1931 (no rubber note). Dried, tart red fruits, but lots of secondary notes of chestnut, iodine, antique wood and spice. Layered, complex and very lengthy. The tannins were fine and filigree. So much going on in this wine. It almost sounds crazy, but this could probably age more, given the deep color, quantity of fruit and still-clinging structure. My wine of the night.

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  • 2005 Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos Colares Reserva Tinto 92 Points

    Portugal, Lisboa, Colares

    Similar to my previous note, except with the luxury of tasting this with bottlings over 80 years old, it had some citrus, orange zest character to it. A wine for rock-heads, with a high-toned, gravelly palate. So much freshness and lift here. Needs time; based on the older wines tasted this night.... LOTS of time.

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Closing

These wines seem immortal.

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