2010 Quinta da Pellada Dão Carrocel

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  6/20/2018 - PT insurgent wrote:

  Really really rich. Nose of ripe black fruits, prune, raisin, ripe cherry, blackberry. Black tea, spices, cedar, earth, olive.
  The palate is rich but fresh, acid tingles on the tongue, tannins have softened a bit but I wish there was more structure. Note of ripe black fruits, blackberry cobbler, olive, earth.

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  10/19/2014 - PT insurgent wrote:

  First bottle was corked (4th corked bottle in 2 weeks (!!!)). Returned to shop, came home with new bottle.
  
  For what it's worth (not much), this wine and vintage was rated best one of the best Touriga Nacional wines in Portugal by one of the Portuguese wine magazines.
  
  Maybe they got it right this time? This is an excellent bottle of wine, that will probably be mind blowing in about 5 years time.
  Currently it is massively concentrated (as noted by previous taster here on the site).
  Pronounced nose and palate of ripe plum, vanilla, chocolate, tea, violets, ripe, jammy black fruits, blackberry, blueberry, dill, herbs. Huge finish.
  Despite the concentration and ripeness this wine is able to remain superbly delicate and fresh.
  
  Fantastic wine with amazing finesse.
  
  Very different from Touriga Nacional from the Douro and yet unmistakably the same grape. The Dão should really be staking its name on this grape, as it really is turning out the finest examples in Portugal.

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  6/14/2013 - LFCHALA Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  In its current stage, this wine is not cool. It is super concentrated and without a typical definition of terroir. Dissappoint. I have two more bottles of this wine and I will wait another 5 years to drink.

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