Last bottle (sniff). A great vintage for this wine still with upside despite the pleasure we all had with it in the present. Decant 30m (it needs). Dark, broad and austere.....balsamic edge, more bushy than earthy, cassis and ripe plums. Complex but not really exuberant. A serious nose. Full bodied, full of energy with basically the same complexities of the nose very much present in the mouth. You can chew this one though nothing is out of place. Very long with tannins buried in the body and mouth watering acidity. At the same level of the 2001 and 2002. Still going strong....my favourite Alentejo producer together with Mouchão.
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Coisa séria! Precisou ficar um bom tempo no decanter. Um vinho para ser bebido com calma e atenção. Revelou uma cor granada bastante concentrada com reflexos alaranjados. Nariz não muito intenso, sendo sóbrio, elegante e complexo; evocou castanhas, folhas secas, figos secos, morangos, madeira velha e ervas amargas. Em boca é ainda melhor! Encorpado, estruturado, com belos sabores um pouco mais intensos que ao nariz, boa acidez, uma textura aveludada impressionante, e, final de 30s! Que me arrebatou de vez!
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drinking very well now - decanted for one hour but still with firm tannic structure in the glass = lovely background of earthen fruit - the tannins softened after a further 30 minutes but the finish remained long - excellent wine
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3/9/2023 - Ellon wrote:
Last bottle (sniff). A great vintage for this wine still with upside despite the pleasure we all had with it in the present. Decant 30m (it needs). Dark, broad and austere.....balsamic edge, more bushy than earthy, cassis and ripe plums. Complex but not really exuberant. A serious nose.
Full bodied, full of energy with basically the same complexities of the nose very much present in the mouth. You can chew this one though nothing is out of place. Very long with tannins buried in the body and mouth watering acidity. At the same level of the 2001 and 2002. Still going strong....my favourite Alentejo producer together with Mouchão.
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2/11/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 88 Points
Tasting of the Utrecht Wine Society (Utrecht, NL): Tasted blind. Sweet fruit, modern style, fresh and upbeat, spicy, not really distinctive.
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12/23/2015 - mschede Likes this wine: 92 Points
Coisa séria! Precisou ficar um bom tempo no decanter. Um vinho para ser bebido com calma e atenção. Revelou uma cor granada bastante concentrada com reflexos alaranjados. Nariz não muito intenso, sendo sóbrio, elegante e complexo; evocou castanhas, folhas secas, figos secos, morangos, madeira velha e ervas amargas. Em boca é ainda melhor! Encorpado, estruturado, com belos sabores um pouco mais intensos que ao nariz, boa acidez, uma textura aveludada impressionante, e, final de 30s! Que me arrebatou de vez!
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11/20/2012 - Daniel R. wrote:
impecavel, ainda fruta vermelha mas muito polido e calom; elegante, uma delícia
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6/11/2012 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
drinking very well now - decanted for one hour but still with firm tannic structure in the glass = lovely background of earthen fruit - the tannins softened after a further 30 minutes but the finish remained long - excellent wine
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