Community Tasting Notes 15

• henrygjeffreys wrote:

  December 4, 2022 - Lovely spicy nose, wild herbs, dark fruit, ripe and full - almost like a young vintage port.
  Not quite so much fun on the palate, rustic tannin, high acidity, lacking in fruit. Basic.
  
  Coming back to this a couple of days later this is much much nicer. Cherry fruit, texture, fragrance. I think I tasted this previously towards the end of a cold. Anyway, this is good. Give it time to warm up. Don’t drink with a cold.

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• goodvitis.com Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 16, 2022 - For a straightforward wine, this is delicate and pretty. Lots of floral, tomato leaf, and red and blue fruits dominate the notes, while the restrained tannins and modest acid combine for a fairly supple structure. This reminds me of Palacios Petalos. Drink now.

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• Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 15, 2021 - 13.5% alcohol; Now Wine Imports, Livingston, New Jersey, which has affixed, or been responsible for, the wine's artistic two-language label that keeps the decimal comma in 13,5 and links the label's design to this Alentejo region's intriguing rugs and blankets; a red blend of 40% Aragonez, 35% Trincadeira, 20% Touriga Nacional and 5% Syrah; composite cork with a maximum of 2 mm wine penetration, cork aroma of 'wuerzig' (penetrating) mangos and peaches; foil is about the least expensive possible -- 'metallized' paper; medium legs, dark ruby red; the nose strengthens the fruit-forward impression I got from the cork -- stone fruit and berries with an over-arching fruit essence not limited to any one fruit, maybe a little citrus in it; the wine was opened today mid-morning as an ingredient for a Greek pastitsio recipe, kept uncorked at room temperature (25 degrees C) and tasted about 16:30; a straightforward medium to full bodied wine, powerful tannins (if you have the wine in your cellar try aging it another couple of years), fruit forward, not much of a mineral or forest floor background, and little evidence of oak or vanilla; the rather short finish ends up unchanged from the initial rush on the tongue; a food-friendly wine, might be especially good with fresh, home-made pasta or home-made pizza

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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 points

  May 11, 2021 - Retail $15. 40% Aragonez, 35% Trincadeira, 20% Touriga Nacional, 5% Syrah. Esporão has always been one of my favorite producers from Alentejo--sure, they are a big producer, but they seem to do everything the right way. This Monte Velho is likely not going to cause an epiphany, but it will be a welcome addition to the dinner table on pizza night. Fruity, fresh, with good red fruit, loaded with plenty of acidity, and goes down quickly. Better with a slight chill, but holy cow how does Esporão do it?
  
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• knothoef wrote: 86 points

  April 28, 2021 - Uncomplicated

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Herdade do Esporão
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation Monte Velho
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Alentejano
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Vinho Regional Alentejano
• UPC Code 110122998700

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• In Cellars 68 (29%)
• Consumed 166 (71%)

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