Fantastic opulent wine, great structure, clay cedar nose with nice perfume, medium mouthfeel and a lengthy finish. If you can get your hands on this bottle, grab it! Not sure if they are available in the US; purchased in Portugal.
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Wet leaves and cherry on the nose, as well as some heat. Even less fruit and complexity than I remember from the prior bottle, but what was there was nice -- no off notes. The chalky finish, while nice, just evaporated -- after fifteen seconds, nothing. At this price point, a disappointment.
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Dry, restrained, chalk on the finish. Less fruit than I expected, but wonderfully refined and balanced. Paired wonderfully with octopus, less so with head cheese.
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5/15/2010 - le dervin wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic opulent wine, great structure, clay cedar nose with nice perfume, medium mouthfeel and a lengthy finish. If you can get your hands on this bottle, grab it! Not sure if they are available in the US; purchased in Portugal.
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6/3/2009 - pfc wrote: 86 Points
Wet leaves and cherry on the nose, as well as some heat. Even less fruit and complexity than I remember from the prior bottle, but what was there was nice -- no off notes. The chalky finish, while nice, just evaporated -- after fifteen seconds, nothing. At this price point, a disappointment.
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3/18/2009 - pfc wrote: 90 Points
Dry, restrained, chalk on the finish. Less fruit than I expected, but wonderfully refined and balanced. Paired wonderfully with octopus, less so with head cheese.
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