Requires a good decant, an hour we would say before serving. This is not a PnP wine and the second bottle we had of this on the day that was not decanted was clearly a lot more aggressive and sharp . So please decant. Post the decant the wine relaxed, smooths out and has a lovely round, fleshy texture. We actually tasted this blind and went for tempranillo from Ribera del Duero . We should have picked the Portuguese link however as this had this porty edge to the fruit, from the heat and ripeness that adds that porty edge. Good wine solid 92-93 but please decant.
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Un vin charmeur et harmonieux...! Arômes de fruits noirs, de vieille barrique, de cerises confits, de sucre d'orge et de notes florales sucrées. Ample et fondu avec des saveurs de fruits mûrs et d'épices-bois...vanille. Équilibré et très long. Délicieux ! Prêt à boire.
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One of the best wines in the style from one of the best vintages, but I felt like this wine will need another 10 years. It seemed like a teenage Bordeaux. Still fruit forward, and somewhat polished.
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Tasted on a per glass basis in Lisbon. Dark red. Nose smelled like Bordeaux, dark fruits. Taste extremely balanced. That's what came to mind. No extra tannins. No extra acidity, just a full and pleasant mouth feel that made me want to drink it forever.
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3/27/2024 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Requires a good decant, an hour we would say before serving. This is not a PnP wine and the second bottle we had of this on the day that was not decanted was clearly a lot more aggressive and sharp . So please decant.
Post the decant the wine relaxed, smooths out and has a lovely round, fleshy texture. We actually tasted this blind and went for tempranillo from Ribera del Duero . We should have picked the Portuguese link however as this had this porty edge to the fruit, from the heat and ripeness that adds that porty edge. Good wine solid 92-93 but please decant.
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7/20/2023 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 94 Points
Un vin charmeur et harmonieux...! Arômes de fruits noirs, de vieille barrique, de cerises confits, de sucre d'orge et de notes florales sucrées. Ample et fondu avec des saveurs de fruits mûrs et d'épices-bois...vanille. Équilibré et très long. Délicieux ! Prêt à boire.
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12/21/2022 - MatLot Likes this wine: 91 Points
bombe de fruit mais simple
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9/11/2022 - EvoPeteMTL Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the best wines in the style from one of the best vintages, but I felt like this wine will need another 10 years. It seemed like a teenage Bordeaux. Still fruit forward, and somewhat polished.
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8/30/2022 - Simoneats Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted on a per glass basis in Lisbon. Dark red. Nose smelled like Bordeaux, dark fruits. Taste extremely balanced. That's what came to mind. No extra tannins. No extra acidity, just a full and pleasant mouth feel that made me want to drink it forever.
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