Brulé ripe dark hedge fruits enveloped by smooth integrated tannins and with earth and dry spice nuances. Full and velvety. In my view in a perfect place. Excellent. For drinking over the next year or two while grip maintained.
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Dark toned nose with plums and hints of lilac, the palate is full, dense and youthful filled with ample and ripe dark fruit, salty licorice, ink and mocha, plummy flauvors typical of many Douro wines are there too. Warm year ripeness is evident but this feels still young, could be that the best years are still yet to come.
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Inky purple color; full bodied. Poured through venturi. Black fruit, licorice, and a bit of savory briar. Tannins well integrated, so smooth and silky. Lots of sediment. Paired well with spicy lamb burgers with hot tomato chutney.
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Nez de caoutchouc et d'allumette, de charbon, d'épices ainsi que des notes florales. Un vin complètement fondu avec des tannins soyeux...même gouleyant. Saveurs de fruits mûrs avec un soupçon d'épices sur une finale moyenne. Délicieux et à boire sans tarder. 93+
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Deep ruby-purple. Full bodied. Dark fruit and licorice and alcohol nose. Luscious palate. Still some drying tannins, which I didn’t notice with the lamb chops...
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I opened this by accident, and I really do regret not giving this 3-6 more years. But it's still fantastic, with bright acidity, well integrated oak, slightly rustic, briary red fruits. The tannins are almost integrated, but still need a bit of time to fully integrate, the alcohol as well. But boy it is tasty!
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Il est un peu dans sa phase ingrate mais il n'a pas à se cacher pour autant. Un peu plus crowd pleasure avec son gros fruits et son ti-bois en pleine bouche. Je crois que dans 5-7 ans il sera à son top niveau pour quelques années. 16/20 +
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Impressive length and finesse. Needed a bit of time in a decanter but opened up nicely. Strong black fruit and smooth tannin. Needs a few years in the bottle but can be enjoyed now. 91-92 pts.
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This wine is young, but already shows elegance and balance. At the moment, it is dominated by fruity aromas and flavors. Maybe in 5 years, be more complex.
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2/7/2023 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brulé ripe dark hedge fruits enveloped by smooth integrated tannins and with earth and dry spice nuances. Full and velvety. In my view in a perfect place. Excellent.
For drinking over the next year or two while grip maintained.
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2/27/2021 - Lype Likes this wine:
Dark toned nose with plums and hints of lilac, the palate is full, dense and youthful filled with ample and ripe dark fruit, salty licorice, ink and mocha, plummy flauvors typical of many Douro wines are there too. Warm year ripeness is evident but this feels still young, could be that the best years are still yet to come.
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2/21/2021 - hankj wrote: 92 Points
Peaking now
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1/20/2021 - M.Batard wrote: 92 Points
Inky purple color; full bodied. Poured through venturi. Black fruit, licorice, and a bit of savory briar. Tannins well integrated, so smooth and silky. Lots of sediment. Paired well with spicy lamb burgers with hot tomato chutney.
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12/14/2019 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nez de caoutchouc et d'allumette, de charbon, d'épices ainsi que des notes florales. Un vin complètement fondu avec des tannins soyeux...même gouleyant. Saveurs de fruits mûrs avec un soupçon d'épices sur une finale moyenne. Délicieux et à boire sans tarder. 93+
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12/24/2018 - Ralph_ wrote: 92 Points
will wait 2 years for the next bottle
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5/30/2018 - M.Batard wrote: 90 Points
Deep ruby-purple. Full bodied. Dark fruit and licorice and alcohol nose. Luscious palate. Still some drying tannins, which I didn’t notice with the lamb chops...
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12/1/2017 - Quarked wrote: 93 Points
I opened this by accident, and I really do regret not giving this 3-6 more years. But it's still fantastic, with bright acidity, well integrated oak, slightly rustic, briary red fruits. The tannins are almost integrated, but still need a bit of time to fully integrate, the alcohol as well. But boy it is tasty!
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3/10/2016 - Villon wrote: 91 Points
Trop jeune, bel avenir.
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2/19/2016 - phil the agony wrote: 90 Points
Il est un peu dans sa phase ingrate mais il n'a pas à se cacher pour autant.
Un peu plus crowd pleasure avec son gros fruits et son ti-bois en pleine bouche.
Je crois que dans 5-7 ans il sera à son top niveau pour quelques années.
16/20 +
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2/27/2015 - starrdesign Likes this wine: 93 Points
Yum! Rich and dark.
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8/3/2013 - bkay Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking very well now. Pretty smooth even after not decanting that much.
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7/27/2013 - thetong wrote: 91 Points
Impressive length and finesse. Needed a bit of time in a decanter but opened up nicely. Strong black fruit and smooth tannin. Needs a few years in the bottle but can be enjoyed now. 91-92 pts.
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3/19/2013 - LFCHALA wrote: 89 Points
This wine is young, but already shows elegance and balance. At the moment, it is dominated by fruity aromas and flavors. Maybe in 5 years, be more complex.
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