1992 Antonio Bernardino Paulo da Silva Colares Chitas Reserva Velho

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  7/3/2020 - hsbotelho Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Allways good. A very fine wine. Perfect now but still with a long life ahead

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  4/6/2019 - aagrawal wrote: 89 Points

  My first Colares, an own-rooted wine. Stood up for months with fine sediment at the bottom. Medium-ruby, clear, moderate bricking appropriate for its age; restrained aromatics, slight soy and balsamic, not much fruit; palate is medium bodied, medium-plus acidity with good freshness, again a bit of soy, a hint of fruit but not much, low alcohol (12%); medium length finish. I do understand the comparison to Musar, but doesn't have the complexity right now. Let's see if it opens up with some air. 88
  Hasn't changed much over 2 hours, but pairs very well with food. The relatively low alcohol and medium-high acidity gives it freshness and lift, and it has plenty of savory character. It's priced well at under $40 with a good amount of age. 88-89

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  8/16/2018 - tenorselbow wrote: 89 Points

  We drink this as the great Aretha Franklin has just passed and like her famous Obama inauguration performance, this wine has delectable traces of former glory which rapidly fade into the ether.
  It definitely is still worth imbibing - even though the fruit has long since evaporated, some meat broth tones are stubbornly hanging on.
  Figs, aged cured meats on the nose. On the mouth is all height - rhubarb and bonox - with no body. Interestingly some saltiness, that someone else mentioned. Long lacquered finish. Still a good food wine but I would like to have tried this 10 years ago.

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  9/16/2017 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  12% alcohol.
  
  Translucent, slightly developed dark cherry color with a mahogany hue. Somewhat developed nose with aromas of tar and some smoke, even some tar-flavored soft candies (this is a Finnish thing), a bit of aged Nebbiolo character (sour cherries, tar, dried roses and all that jazz), a hint of wizened dark cherries and a touch of syrupy sweetness. The wine is smooth, medium-bodied and somewhat developed on the palate with flavors of ripe and slightly dried sour cherries, some blood, a little bit of tar, a hint of developed, earthy spice character and a touch of savory beef jerky. Overall the wine feels high in acidity with tannins that feel rather mellow at first, but pile up slowly and turn out to be rather ample and grippy. There is some sense of ripeness and weight to the wine, even though it is practically bone-dry and rather tangy. The finish is long, grippy and complex with flavors of blood, meaty umami, some savory beef jerky character and even a developed touch of soy sauce along with tart fruit flavors of lingonberries, cranberries and a bit of sour cherry bitterness, hints of tar and a touch of dry, sandy soil. Although the wine feels somewhat developed, it still feels unresolved and tight like a violin string.
  
  A very lovely, slightly aged Colares that is in a beautiful phase right now: the wine has started to exhibit some developed character already, but it still retains some remnants of the primary fruit, giving it a lovely interplay of sweeter fruit flavors and more tart and savory notes. True to the austere style of Colares reds, this wine is very acid-driven and pretty tannic, making me think of cool-climate Nebbiolos like Carema or Boca. The fruit flavors will probably keep for another 5-10 years or so, but the wine will still keep good for decades. A unique and thoroughly enjoyable experience, spectacular value at only 22,95€.

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  4/2/2015 - mychurch wrote: 88 Points

  Wierd Grapes 2nd Get Together (Leiden): Starts of a bit faulty, with some cider on the nose, but it blows off. Darker than the 84, this still has black fruit, power and has yet to show all the secondary flavours of the 84. Went well with the stew and it opened up rather nicely. Best red of the night and this wine will keep for a while yet

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