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Community Tasting Notes 9
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S&STreat Likes this wine:
August 13, 2022 - Easy drinking. Bright, spicy, deep color. Good for the price.
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kkreinicke Likes this wine: 88 points
November 13, 2021 - Dark violet color. Doesnt smell strong... stone fruit, leather and biscuit. Plum, current, cherry bright acid. Slight oak. Well balanced.
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The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 points
September 15, 2021 - Retail $12. Under cork. From the bottle: "50% Touriga Franca, 20% Touriga Nacional, 30% field blend." No indication what makes up the field blend. This is a great representation of what I see as a large segment of the Portuguese wine sphere: an inexpensive, tasty, uncomplicated easy sipper. Red and dark fruit with a little funk (I love the funk), a bit of spice, and plenty of tartness. All that for twelve bucks? Sign me up.
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Osvaldo Junior Likes this wine: 82 points
June 12, 2021 - Bom custo benefício
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bernardino.paula@gmail.com wrote: 91 points
April 4, 2021 - This was my Easter weekend wine pick: a fantastic red wine blend from the House of Dow in the Douro wine region in Portugal. The label mentions it’s 50% Touriga Franca, 20% Touriga Nacional and 30% field blend. Dark purple colour in the glass. I got aromas and flavours of wild berries. Paired well with Portuguese duck rice. Classy label. 14% alcohol.
This wine is produced by the Symington family from grapes grown in vineyards that traditionally support the House of Dow. It reflects the new style of wines from the Upper Douro Valley where the region’s wealth of grape varieties, mature vineyards and modern winemaking have been successfully combined. For over two centuries the name of DOW has been associated with the finest Port from the vineyards of the Upper Douro Valley.
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By Richard Jennings
3/27/2021 (link) 88 points(Dow Douro Vale do Bomfim) Dark red violet color; savory, red currant, berry, tart red berry nose; medium bodied, tart red currant, red berry palate with soft tannins and good balancing acidity; medium finish (good value food friendly red for under $10; blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and a field blend of indigenous varieties; 14% alcohol; natural cork)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Dow
- Varietal Red Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Vale do Bomfim
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Douro
- UPC Codes 5010867505261, 5608309001251
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 15 (22%)
- Consumed 52 (78%)
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- Wine2017 Dow Douro Vale do Bomfim (add)
- FamilyDow Douro Vale do Bomfim (add)
- ProducerDow
- VarietalRed Blend
- VineyardVale do Bomfim (add)
- CountryPortugal
- RegionDouro
- AppellationDouro