I'm not sure the exact vintage where the name of this basic Douro wine changed to just "Crasto", but I think it was a year or two after this vintage. The nose is loaded with bacon fat and spicy fruit. While on the palate there is still fresh fruit, tar, and smoked meat. The finish is a little short, but did lengthen some after a couple hours and has nice spices, cherries, and the acidity to keep it clean. For a wine intended to be consumed young this is holding up very nicely and is a pure pleasure to drink. 88 points
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Spain and Portugal Tasting (Casa Roberts): light bodied. salty with soy sauce notes that I really enjoyed. darker fruit, plum, boysenberry, black cherry. some sweet spice also present. very pleasant medium finish.
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Very nice bottle. Very smooth, well-integrated tannins. As someone else noted, good combo of acidity and fruit. Others have complained of short finish. I didn't have the same experience as others.... Long aftertaste.
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Dark purple color with a blueish rim. Dark berries with hints of barnyard on the nose. Reminiscent of a Southern Rhone red. Medium body. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Straight forward, simple and with a short aftertaste. Drink 2005-07.
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Dinner with CS: After the Rhone monsters, this was kind of difficult to taste. Cool and lean with good acidity, should be a very nice food wine in two years. I liked it very much.
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3/19/2011 - cofidis2 wrote: 88 Points
I'm not sure the exact vintage where the name of this basic Douro wine changed to just "Crasto", but I think it was a year or two after this vintage. The nose is loaded with bacon fat and spicy fruit. While on the palate there is still fresh fruit, tar, and smoked meat. The finish is a little short, but did lengthen some after a couple hours and has nice spices, cherries, and the acidity to keep it clean. For a wine intended to be consumed young this is holding up very nicely and is a pure pleasure to drink.
88 points
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1/19/2010 - GEvans wrote: 90 Points
Excellent taste - rich and fruity.
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8/1/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 87 Points
Spain and Portugal (2033 Brandywine): Soy sauce. Very predominant. Some underlying berry fruit and plum. Good drinker. Some heat on the finish.
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8/1/2009 - ews3 wrote: 88 Points
Spain and Portugal Tasting (Casa Roberts): light bodied. salty with soy sauce notes that I really enjoyed. darker fruit, plum, boysenberry, black cherry. some sweet spice also present. very pleasant medium finish.
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3/17/2009 - DesMarteau wrote: 86 Points
good concentration, vibrancy, and tannins....but a few vegetal flavors here and there add a bit of funk.
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3/1/2008 - DrGibby wrote: 89 Points
Very nice bottle. Very smooth, well-integrated tannins. As someone else noted, good combo of acidity and fruit. Others have complained of short finish. I didn't have the same experience as others.... Long aftertaste.
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12/16/2007 - NickG wrote:
Nice berry, cassis, and spice flavors. Good acidity modest tannins, and a reasonable 12.5% alcohol. Very good, but short finish detracts.
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4/11/2007 - GlenD wrote:
Good acidity. Would buy again.
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3/23/2006 - Gulelin wrote: 85 Points
Dark red hue. Light, fruity aroma. Light body. Notes from journal.
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10/30/2005 - jakob.krummenacher@gmail.com wrote: 87 Points
Dark purple color with a blueish rim. Dark berries with hints of barnyard on the nose. Reminiscent of a Southern Rhone red. Medium body. Nice balance of acidity and fruit. Straight forward, simple and with a short aftertaste. Drink 2005-07.
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2/25/2005 - robs_r wrote:
Dinner with CS: After the Rhone monsters, this was kind of difficult to taste. Cool and lean with good acidity, should be a very nice food wine in two years. I liked it very much.
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