Deep garnet. Prune, sultana, black fruit nose. Medium+ body, beautifully balanced, long finish. Lots of black fruits still on the palate with some spice and savoury flavours. I think this is better now than when tasted in 2020. Good for 5-10 years.
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Deep seated fruit still available, revealed on the finish which is long and structured. Lots of "stuffing" still. Future depends whether fruit holds on.
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Purple color with little sign of age. Camphor and dark very ripe berries on the nose, cigarbox - heavy but fresh. High acidity, tannins and alcohol. A very structured wine. My immediate impression was high quality, European in a ripe style, but way too young. Makes sense that we are somewhere on the Duoro river, but 2008? Really impressive how this is holding up, would have guessed 5 years old rather than +10. Will keep my last bottle for +5 years and see what happens.
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3/18/2023 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep garnet.
Prune, sultana, black fruit nose.
Medium+ body, beautifully balanced, long finish.
Lots of black fruits still on the palate with some spice and savoury flavours.
I think this is better now than when tasted in 2020.
Good for 5-10 years.
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3/9/2021 - nigelb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Blossomed after a few hours opened in the decanter.it Still has the fruit and backbone to age further.Still looks young. Try again in 2022
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12/25/2020 - foyfrcs wrote: 90 Points
Dark ruby.
Nose a bit difficult to define, maybe dried cranberries &figs.
Blackberry jam on burnt toast palate.
Enjoyable.
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2/14/2020 - nigelb Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep seated fruit still available, revealed on the finish which is long and structured. Lots of "stuffing" still. Future depends whether fruit holds on.
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5/11/2019 - casoe Likes this wine: 90 Points
Purple color with little sign of age. Camphor and dark very ripe berries on the nose, cigarbox - heavy but fresh. High acidity, tannins and alcohol. A very structured wine. My immediate impression was high quality, European in a ripe style, but way too young. Makes sense that we are somewhere on the Duoro river, but 2008? Really impressive how this is holding up, would have guessed 5 years old rather than +10. Will keep my last bottle for +5 years and see what happens.
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