Importer tasting (@ PA): Dark fruits and a firm dose of ok oak. Firm amount of bitterness and tannin. Lacks finesse at this moment. Give it another 3 - 5 years to soften a bit. 87+?
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Dark ruby with a pungent nose of redcurrant and raspberry with some spice and cedar and hints of oak. To taste it's fresh red fruits, hints of strawberries and cream with bright acidity and integrated tannins. Very pleasant!
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A blend of Touriga National and Syrah. The syrah dominates in the taste. There is a lot of sweet ripe cherry fruit on the nose as well as the palate. Soft bitterness. Not a bad wine, but with so much sweetness the acidity was a bit lacking. Still very young, but I think this wine is meant to drink young. The full body will guarantee several more years, but I wonder if there is enough acidity so it will improve.
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1/16/2011 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
Importer tasting (@ PA): Dark fruits and a firm dose of ok oak. Firm amount of bitterness and tannin. Lacks finesse at this moment. Give it another 3 - 5 years to soften a bit. 87+?
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3/18/2010 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 85 Points
Dark ruby with a pungent nose of redcurrant and raspberry with some spice and cedar and hints of oak. To taste it's fresh red fruits, hints of strawberries and cream with bright acidity and integrated tannins. Very pleasant!
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11/4/2009 - Zweder wrote: 85 Points
A blend of Touriga National and Syrah. The syrah dominates in the taste. There is a lot of sweet ripe cherry fruit on the nose as well as the palate. Soft bitterness. Not a bad wine, but with so much sweetness the acidity was a bit lacking. Still very young, but I think this wine is meant to drink young. The full body will guarantee several more years, but I wonder if there is enough acidity so it will improve.
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4/30/2009 - hutch wrote: 87 Points
Nice fruit. Good juicy acidity. Tannic. Interesting. 87-88
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