2003 Abreu Thorevilos

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 95.4 points

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  4/1/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Bought this years ago for my daughter’s birth year and finally finally was able to share it on her 21st. Notes are remarkably similar to April 2021, her 18th bday bottle so I won’t repeat.
  This bottle still has plenty of life. Abreu is clearly a great choice for birth year wines that can go the distance. This still had plenty of ripe but not over ripe fruit. Tannins were present and noticeable, perhaps not as smooth as you would expect but they add character. Overall a lovely wine.

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  4/3/2021 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Opened for my daughter’s 18th bday. Very lively fruit, big berries, a bit of spice and zing, tannins are still alive and kicking but pleasant (although not necessarily smooth), great acid. The best thing about this wine was the finish. After taking a sip the finish lasts and then fades normally, but suddenly the flavor reappears and seems to keep going for a long time.
  Decanted for one hour and drank over the next two. Best at about 60-90 min.
  We all enjoyed it and look forward to the last bottle of this at 21 years.

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  9/6/2020 - bonedoc wrote: 94 Points

  Terrific fruit, ripe, concentrated, rich... a touch of heat.

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  4/6/2020 - LiteItOnFire wrote: flawed

  Ugh what a bummer- a truly magically wine but flawed tonight. Thinner than the previous three bottles over the last six months displaying a more pronounced acid profile. Oh well ran a good streak for a 17 year old wine.

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  3/10/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points

  not blind
  very accessible in this stage. Powerful but balanced. refreshing acidity. some etherical notes. mint, Cassis. 96

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