• ronnieroots wrote: 89 points

    December 31, 2012 - Soft and silky, seductive even. Very enjoyable with soft dark fruit, sweet vanilla oak and some mineral character. Easy to love, and wants to be loved too. A true slutty wine. Nothing wrong with that, although it remains to be seen if she is still this attractive at old age.

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  • theeb wrote: 88 points

    March 18, 2011 - Sehr sauber und elegant. Schöne Frucht, ziemlich schwer und süss.

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  • Alexroy wrote: 92 points

    December 31, 2010 - Beautiful looking wine. Purple red, very clear. Big nose of dark black current. Very creamy flavours of blackcurrent raspberry with long length. Tannic finish but nicely balanced. Very good.

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  • ronnieroots Likes this wine: 92 points

    August 10, 2010 - Best showing to date. A wonderful bottle where everything seems to be beautifully integrated. Sweet, red fruit, with some vanilla and cedar tones, accompanied by a beautiful deep core. Fine grained tannins, nicely integrated oak. Drink now and in the coming 3-5 years.

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  • ronnieroots wrote: 90 points

    December 24, 2008 - Another fine bottle, but this seems very much ready to drink now. I may have been a bit optimistic about the ageing capability of this wine, as this was soft, somewhat developed and didn't show much of a tannic structure anymore. We'll see how the other bottles go.

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  • ronnieroots wrote: 91 points

    June 20, 2008 - Made in a pinot-like style, this wine is about elegance. It has lost some of its deep fruit that was noticeable just after release, and the oak is maybe a little too prominent at this stage, but that will blend in with time. Lovely raspberry and strawberry fruit, with a mineral undertone. Creamy, soft finish. Nice now, but will be better with more time in the cellar.

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  • wineamateur wrote: 88 points

    February 20, 2008 - Jeroboam Club Tasting: Wines of Portugal (130 Cheltenham Road, Bristol): Deep dark ruby. Cola bottle sweets aroma, with creamy raspberry. Very modern styled. Creamy, sweet, attractive fruit on the palate, but lacks a bit of grip and character. Nice enough in an international style.

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  • kampster wrote: 85 points

    February 6, 2008 - Nose of dark cherries, plums, tobacco and rubber notes.
    Silky soft mouthfeel, medium bodied, very soft tannins. Plums, tobacco, vanilla. Lacks acidity - bordering on flabby. Too oaky for me.
    After the fruit subsides, the oaky mouthfeel lingers for quite some time and I'm left thinking that this could actually have been quite an excellent wine if it weren't so wooded down.

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  • gorm wrote: 90 points

    June 9, 2007 - Dark colored. Sweet nose of dark cherries, rubber and pepper. VERY pinot like. Medium-bodied, intense, a bit chalky, very mineralistic and very interesting. Another positive Portuguise surprise.

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