Bottom Line ... This is a nice wine for about the first hour, after that it starts to fall apart. At the 2-hour mark. I was less interested in it, and moved on to water. Could I have continued to drink it? Sure. But it had lost it's enjoyability and appeal.
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This was a gorgeous bottle right from the get go: anise, leather and dark fruit get the ball rolling, the tannins are punchy, but with good backing acidity. As it sits open and in the glass there's cassis and black pepper that shows up - a little longer and we have a change in the fruit from pseudo-fresh dark fruit to a more baked and stewed plum, but there is also a hint of dark-chocolate-covered coffee bean ... by the time the bottle is finished there's mocha and sour raspberry lingering on the back palate. I think I caught this wine before it fell off the cliff of "too old" because this Goldilocks bottle was 'just right'.
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The dinner wine was not classic Thanksgiving fare either, and definitely not an apparent match for turkey, but it was another delicious wine: Duorum 2010 from the Douro Valley in Portugal. I visited this winery a couple of years ago and was impressed with the terrain and what they were trying to accomplish at this new winery in a very old region. But I found the alcohol a little high and the wines slightly out of balance, they were good but just needed tweaking so they did not taste so ... Australian (for lack of a better comparison). Well it seems in the interim Duorum has found that precious balance. This is a beauty and at only 13.5% if has struck the right balance of fruit and finesse: raspberry, black cherry, great acidity (for balance) and a long finish.
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This is the same wine as the "Tons" yet with different aging. So some barrels (second) and more concentration. And I can tell its got some technique yet lacks in personality. Might as well do the Duorum.
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8/21/2023 - owr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bottom Line ... This is a nice wine for about the first hour, after that it starts to fall apart. At the 2-hour mark. I was less interested in it, and moved on to water. Could I have continued to drink it? Sure. But it had lost it's enjoyability and appeal.
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6/21/2020 - owr Likes this wine: 88 Points
This was a gorgeous bottle right from the get go: anise, leather and dark fruit get the ball rolling, the tannins are punchy, but with good backing acidity. As it sits open and in the glass there's cassis and black pepper that shows up - a little longer and we have a change in the fruit from pseudo-fresh dark fruit to a more baked and stewed plum, but there is also a hint of dark-chocolate-covered coffee bean ... by the time the bottle is finished there's mocha and sour raspberry lingering on the back palate. I think I caught this wine before it fell off the cliff of "too old" because this Goldilocks bottle was 'just right'.
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11/13/2016 - Ottawa Eric Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent value, buy again when available
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7/14/2014 - pgb67 wrote: 91 Points
A well-spiced wine that represents great QPR as well at circa $16. Cassis, mint, roasted plum.
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11/9/2013 - owr Likes this wine: 89 Points
The dinner wine was not classic Thanksgiving fare either, and definitely not an apparent match for turkey, but it was another delicious wine: Duorum 2010 from the Douro Valley in Portugal. I visited this winery a couple of years ago and was impressed with the terrain and what they were trying to accomplish at this new winery in a very old region. But I found the alcohol a little high and the wines slightly out of balance, they were good but just needed tweaking so they did not taste so ... Australian (for lack of a better comparison). Well it seems in the interim Duorum has found that precious balance. This is a beauty and at only 13.5% if has struck the right balance of fruit and finesse: raspberry, black cherry, great acidity (for balance) and a long finish.
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5/9/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This is the same wine as the "Tons" yet with different aging. So some barrels (second) and more concentration. And I can tell its got some technique yet lacks in personality. Might as well do the Duorum.
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5/17/2012 - Jona wrote: 80 Points
As expected, spicy and red Portuguese.
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2/24/2012 - hubas wrote: 84 Points
A hint of eucalyptus and some oak. A lot of fruit that was a bit towards jam.
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