My second btl of this and consistent with the last. Great wine for an atmospheric river (what we used to call rain). Lots of iron, dark fruit, cola, tobacco. Remains spot-on and a screaming bargain at <$20.
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Screw top, $19. seriously? seriously good juice here. black cherry fruit, tar, wet leather, forest floor. Great on a cold gray Friday afternoon sans food, but this would really well on the grill. Not a vin de meditation and perhaps a bit heavy handed but no denying this is tasty. Has aged flawlessly.
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Aromatic nose, a tone of green herbs, a smoky note, complexity. Dry, high(-) acidity, medium(+) tannins polished to velvet, medium(+) body, 13,5%, excellent length. Concentration, balance, a tight silhouette. Red-blue fruitiness, slone, oak, complexity. Again the herbs/green touch especially in the aftertaste. A velvety, concentration, tight elegance. Fabulous.
Field blend of Touriga nacional, Tinta roriz and Sousão. 14 month on new barrels; 50% Portuguese, 30% French, 20% American. (The Portuguese oak has contributed with the seductive notes of green herbs, said the wine maker at our visit to the quinta.)
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4 years later and up 3 points. This clearly improved with time. While I didn’t find anything particularly unique, this was an enjoyable 10 year old that went down easy.
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Pretty much as before, but all more integrated and smooth. Black cherry dominates, but with complexity of tobacco, earth. Time has been good thing here.
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3/9/2023 - Neurowine1 wrote:
My second btl of this and consistent with the last. Great wine for an atmospheric river (what we used to call rain). Lots of iron, dark fruit, cola, tobacco. Remains spot-on and a screaming bargain at <$20.
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12/10/2021 - Neurowine1 wrote:
Screw top, $19. seriously? seriously good juice here. black cherry fruit, tar, wet leather, forest floor. Great on a cold gray Friday afternoon sans food, but this would really well on the grill. Not a vin de meditation and perhaps a bit heavy handed but no denying this is tasty. Has aged flawlessly.
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8/2/2021 - Anna@WineCellar Likes this wine: 93 Points
Aromatic nose, a tone of green herbs, a smoky note, complexity. Dry, high(-) acidity, medium(+) tannins polished to velvet, medium(+) body, 13,5%, excellent length. Concentration, balance, a tight silhouette. Red-blue fruitiness, slone, oak, complexity. Again the herbs/green touch especially in the aftertaste. A velvety, concentration, tight elegance. Fabulous.
Field blend of Touriga nacional, Tinta roriz and Sousão. 14 month on new barrels; 50% Portuguese, 30% French, 20% American. (The Portuguese oak has contributed with the seductive notes of green herbs, said the wine maker at our visit to the quinta.)
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1/24/2021 - Aparritz Likes this wine: 90 Points
4 years later and up 3 points. This clearly improved with time. While I didn’t find anything particularly unique, this was an enjoyable 10 year old that went down easy.
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9/22/2020 - wayfarer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pretty much as before, but all more integrated and smooth. Black cherry dominates, but with complexity of tobacco, earth. Time has been good thing here.
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