Being unburdened by comparisons to ancient bottles of colares, I thought this was a beautiful wine: saline, mineral, nutty, and fresh, with a never-ending finish. Damn short cork, though.
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1996 Jadot Horizontal (Chicago, IL): From half-litre. I don't think I've ever had a Colares this young. The nose is super aldehydic and high-toned, with an intense lime sorbet thing going on. Plenty of green herbs as well. The palate is quite nice as well, showing a moderate amount of salinity, but this is not at the same level as some of the older vintages of this wine that I've had. I'm chalking this up to this wine's youth.
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2/9/2020 - JHSP wrote: 88 Points
Off the beaten track white from portugal - ok nose but very dry and salty on the palate. Interesting but not quite sure where to put this.
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6/6/2019 - diggydan wrote: 94 Points
Being unburdened by comparisons to ancient bottles of colares, I thought this was a beautiful wine: saline, mineral, nutty, and fresh, with a never-ending finish. Damn short cork, though.
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4/26/2019 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 92 Points
Here’s a Malvasia from the very interesting region of Colares. Fresh tree fruit and chalk. Mineral driven with medium + body. Great with seafood.
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9/17/2018 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
1996 Jadot Horizontal (Chicago, IL): From half-litre. I don't think I've ever had a Colares this young. The nose is super aldehydic and high-toned, with an intense lime sorbet thing going on. Plenty of green herbs as well. The palate is quite nice as well, showing a moderate amount of salinity, but this is not at the same level as some of the older vintages of this wine that I've had. I'm chalking this up to this wine's youth.
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