This wine was rich, smooth, balanced. The only thing it was really missing was the second bottle in my cellar so we could have had more! Dark fruits on the nose, rich plum earth and a hint of spice. Long palate and finish. Really nice. Worth the keep.
And cheap. Under $16. Nice. That's how I use to remember Portuguese wines.....
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3 hour decant. 14.5%. Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira. A fair wine, but nothing particularly special - soft and supple - interesting flavours around red and dark fruits - a bit sour in the finish - nice for the price.
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2 hour decant. Well - it's a year on - to be honest I have no recollection of what this tasted like last year! But today this is purple, not much in the nose - nicely winey in the mouth - nothing much special here, but it's a reasonable drop of vinho for the price.
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9/19/2017 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 Points
This wine was rich, smooth, balanced. The only thing it was really missing was the second bottle in my cellar so we could have had more! Dark fruits on the nose, rich plum earth and a hint of spice. Long palate and finish. Really nice. Worth the keep.
And cheap. Under $16. Nice. That's how I use to remember Portuguese wines.....
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12/5/2016 - Claw Dee Puss wrote: 87 Points
3 hour decant. 14.5%. Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira.
A fair wine, but nothing particularly special - soft and supple - interesting flavours around red and dark fruits - a bit sour in the finish - nice for the price.
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7/7/2015 - Claw Dee Puss Likes this wine: 87 Points
2 hour decant.
Well - it's a year on - to be honest I have no recollection of what this tasted like last year!
But today this is purple, not much in the nose - nicely winey in the mouth - nothing much special here, but it's a reasonable drop of vinho for the price.
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7/22/2014 - Claw Dee Puss Likes this wine: 86 Points
This is my third vintage of this (2002, 2008) and this shows potential, but I think it really needs a few more years to round out.
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