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Manage Subscriptions2008 Casa Santos Lima Alenquer Quinta das Setencostas
Red Blend
- Portugal
- Lisboa
- Alenquer
Community Tasting Notes 6
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Locki Does not like this wine: 68 points
January 5, 2013 - Almost bad enough to put me off fancy, schmancy foreign new age wines forever! Just bad. Light bodied red. Sour bouquet. Poor balance. Luxuriously, long aftertaste - unfortunately of lingering vinegar. Undrinkable. Going straight into my red wine beef recipe.
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chatters wrote:
August 7, 2012 - Portuguese Reds (Sydney): Colour: Ruby, clean, medium intensity, some tears
Nose: clean, medium minus intensity developing nose with aromas of dusty cherry, slight vanilla, alcohol heat, meat notes.
Mouth: medium everything but medium minus flavour intensity of cherry, a bit dull, neutral and short -
graemeg wrote:
July 10, 2012 - {screwcap, 13%} Impressively deep and ripe aromas of plum and blueberries, not especially oaky, and with an authentic old-world earthiness to them. But the palate lets the show down, being relatively loose-knit and coarse in its flavours. Still, it's $12, so you can't complain too much. But still, there's an earthiness that goes beyond the soil here, almost into the fungal realm. About medium-bodied weight, but with a predicatably short finish. So-so, I guess. Better spend more money than try to find better at this price.
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StewartWent wrote: 86 points
June 3, 2012 - Dirt cheap Portugal drinking here in Australia at under $10. But, only really drinks like a wine about this price, and perhaps a tad higher, but still hard to complain. Ripe fruits, generic and simple (but pleasant) and a nice layer of chocolate emerges over time. If I was to be critical, the grape mix here is from 4 local varieties but this doesn't really shine through. Rather, just a simple and coherent mix of ripe fruits. Of course no problems with this given the price.
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lator wrote: 84 points
January 29, 2012 - Decanted for one hour, served at room temperature. Color: Medium Red. Nose: Black Liquorice, Blueberry, Raisin. Palate: see nose. Finish: Short to Medium. Tannins: Low to Medium. Alcohol: 13 % showing. Medium bodied mouthfeel with initial dark fruit. Mid-palate adds black liquorice transitioning into a raisiny, alcoholic finish. Feels a bit watered down and missing character to get excited about. Overall a very average effort. 84-85 points.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Casa Santos Lima
- Varietal Red Blend
- Designation Quinta das Setencostas
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Lisboa
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Alenquer
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 5 (18%)
- Consumed 23 (82%)
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- CountryPortugal
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