Community Tasting Notes 23

• shafer1994 Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 4, 2023 - Still very young. Dark color, fruit driven nose. Bouquet of red fruit, leather, some hint of espresso. Powerful wine. Strong tannins are present in the medium finish as well. I think we should give some 2-3 more years to the wine and expect a drinking window of nearly 10 years given the power.

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• dougsmith Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 5, 2023 - Black with a deep ruby rim. Blackberries and floral notes on the nose with a hint of coffee. Medium to full bodied on the palate.

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• mwagner7700 wrote:

  January 15, 2023 - Purchased for $40. Now this is something special. This remarkable wine is a field blend of approximately 30 different varietals who's vines have an average age of 70 years. While there may by 30 different grapes, I easily detect the delicious Touriga Nacional in here. Tons of fragrant and perfumey floral notes and spice. Lots of juicy dark berries, leather, cedar and stone. There's a neat chalky note here and some tartness, like cranberry. Still has grippy tannins. With all this fruit and complexity, this can age for years to let those tannins soften. But this is a real treat to drink!!!! Bravo.
  
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  *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*

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• Mark4w Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 29, 2022 - Smooth Touriga National based wine. Slight alcohol and tobacco aroma. Smooth initial with mostly red fruit. Some menthol and cedar and slight cranberry overtones. smooth tannins. Slight burn on end ona good finish. First had in Lisbon at Sanchos restaurant in 2022

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• lomartin@protonmail.com Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 26, 2022 - Minerality , leather, dark berry and oak on the nose. This wine benefited from airing about 20-30 minutes in Late July 2022. Firm structure, balanced but still with medium high tannins. Some slight acidity. Will benefit from additional aging, as it still presents young, and I believe it can go at least another 5 years before hitting its peak. Disclaimer: I like/prefer aged wine characteristics.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Quinta do Crasto
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation Reserva Old Vines
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Douro
• UPC Codes 5604123004041, 5604123004843, 5604123005543, 5604123006649, 877397005358

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• Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
• In Cellars 541 (58%)
• Consumed 383 (41%)

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