1997 Luis Pato Bairrada Quinta do Ribeirinho Pé Franco

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 94 points

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  1/13/2021 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  From a very low-yielding 2,5-hectare vineyard planted in 1988 to their own roots on sandy soil. A single vine produces just one bunch of grapes, so the yield per hectare is extremely small. 13% alcohol.
  
  Quite opaque, slightly hazy mahogany color with a reddish hue. Smoky and somewhat oxidative nose with a ridiculously meaty nose of speck and kabanos sausage, followed by notes of wizened figs, a little bit of horse sweat, light smoked herring tones and a sweet hint of dried dates. Feels rather old. The wine is full-bodied, tertiary and quite extracted on the palate with concentrated, oxidative flavors of nuttiness, soy sauce, some salami, a little bit of raisiny fruit, light bitter notes of chokeberries, a sweeter hint of prunes and a touch of smoked fish. The overall feel is very tightly-knit and structured, thanks to the high acidity and intensely grippy, ample tannins. The finish is long, very tannic and quite flat with oxidative flavors of soy sauce, some meaty notes beef jerky, speck and salami, light smoky tones, a little bit of chokeberry bitterness and a hint of tar.
  
  The wine is either past its peak or poorly cellared. The structure has budged very little if at all, but the fruit department feels quite flat and the overall taste is pretty oxidative, lending the wine at times even ridiculously weird flavors of smoked herring and salame. Seeing how ridiculously structured the wine is, it would've been nice to taste some fruit around the tough, tannic core. I really hope we had just a poor bottle with compromised cork - it would be odd if a wine this structured and so obviously ageworthy would fade out this quickly. Although still barely drinkable, I wouldn't say this was worth the 60€. But as the saying goes, there are no great old wines, just great old bottles of wine. We didn't get one this time.

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  2/2/2007 - Vinho wrote: 94 Points

  Rubi fechado, sem sinais de evolução, sedimentos finos na última taça. Ainda bastante fechado, com aromas delicados, sutis, notas de cereja cozida, liquirizia, café e fruta vermelha em licor. Na boca, grande estrutura, textura sedosa, ótima acidez, amargor médio, boa fruta, com características que às vezes lembram sangiovese. Final muito longo. Jovem e com ótimo potencial de evolução. 94+pts. Excepcional.

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