January 12, 2024 - BYO at Ariana II (Ariana II, Kilburn): Deep and rich with meaty notes, coffee, dark chocolate, molasses and spicy floral Sichuan pepper. A good lick of quality oak and ripe black cherry, blackberry. A sense of freshness despite all that: quite a complete wine and one that encourages another sip.
August 2, 2023 - Nose: Bluefruits (blackberries) sour cherries, dry fennel and thyme and complex tones of integrated flavors. Some light sweet character at the end. This wine has aged very well!
Palette: the acidity hits directly with a light tickeling on the tongue. The tannins resonate well with the acidity and give good structure to the taste. Medium to long multilayered taste. Bluefruits, fresh and dry herbs in combination.
Really good wine
December 11, 2021 - Dark and inky in the glass with aromas of blueberry, thyme and fig. Bright acidity then ripe fruits (blackberry, cherry, damson) into light oak and clove. Medium tannins, good tension, not too chewy. A weighty wine - serious and satisfying. Definitely has the structure to age further.
April 6, 2021 - PnP, black purple color. On the nose Blackberries and Black Forest cherries. Soft mouthfeel, very good balance, good acidity, good flow, black berries, marzipan, complex aromatic, beautiful fullness, density, depth and length, nevertheless feels a 'little' bit heavy and mature.
My last bottle a year ago had more freshness, was more Pomerol. This one already goes into the aromatic of CH9dP, but it is still a complex refreshing experience and not tiring to drink.
Poeira offers a lot of wine enjoyment for the money, will buy it again in 2016.
April 2, 2021 - Perfect!
May 24, 2019 - Very ripe fruit, blackberries and the like, but with excellently high acidity and a general cool-climate feeling. Harmonious to drink now, but there's plenty of fruit and structure for aging. Some added complexity would put some icing on the cake.
July 29, 2017 - Wow! The first what came to my mind after trying it. So fresh, so vibrant and the fruit explosion or blackberries, black currant with spicies on the top of it. Deep, dark and robust - beautiful!
January 20, 2017 - Pop and pour. Dark red. The nose is a bit tight at first, but then reveals blackcurrant, blueberry, BlackBerry , herbs, and later on chocolate, liquorice. The attack is dense, the wine is layered, with black fruits on the palate, and tannins showing its youth. Despite the 14%alc, the acidity lifts the freshness and supports a satisfying finish. Already very good but will benefit cellaring. Next bottle in 3y time. 91+
December 5, 2015 - Inky black/purply color. Dark, ripe berries (blackcurrant, bilberry), complex but a tad closed. The palate brings along some citrus (lemon and blood orange?), raw beef, juniper wood, some slight spiciness (allspice) and discreet hints of oak by means of butterscotch and tulip stalks. Good length. Structurally, tannins are somewhere around M/M+ and playing second fiddle to the very prominent acidity. Very concentrated, fresh and elegant; rather young but amazingly well balanced and quite enjoyable for those of us who like good acidity in our reds.
Half the bottle was saved and consumed 5 days later, still in excellent condition even if the fruit perhaps was a bit muted; I also had a sniff at the bottle (but didn't taste) two or three days after opening - perhaps I should have had it then because the fruit seemed in perfect condition there.
August 24, 2015 - Dense Douro blend. Good Touriga Nacional notes, black fruits, plum, cherry spice, tar, vanilla, oak, cinnamon and clove