2003 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  6/21/2018 - CarpeDiem! wrote: 96 Points

  Blindtested. Initially reminding me Norhtern Rhône, this "muscle wine" strikes you from the very first sniff to its endless finish. Exuberant nose of jammy red fruit, tobacco, chocolate, cedar, graphite, tea, portwine. Full bodied in the mouth, multilayered and extravagant show of supermature fruit, tobacco, caramel, licorice, garrigue, sous-bois, wrapped in noble cask, with a 2km phenolic port finish. Kudo!

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  1/3/2016 - rexmerlot wrote: 90 Points

  Dark purple in colour. Clean nose of licorice and black fruit. Dry, med acidity, med body, elegant and smooth tannins, licorce, dark chocolate, spice and black fruit on palate. Med finish. I have had this wine before, and I think I enjoyed it more younger. I would say this wine is past it prime. Cellared properly for its life, so would have expected it to age well. 12 years old, but feel it will not get any better. A great wine, was amazing with dinner or roast top sirloin, but if you have any in your cellar drink now.

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  2/21/2013 - jreis wrote:

  Very good. Dark berries, earth, a little eucalyptus, Asian exotic specs. Beautifully soft on the palate with nice structure and acidity. Really nice.

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  10/6/2012 - Soledade wrote: 95 Points

  Outstanding wine! Full of body, rich, complex. Red ripe fruit, black chocolate and a bit of mint. An endless end in the mouth. Almost decadent! Drink it now or in the next 10 years. Its structure can easilly support the time of bottle.

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  4/28/2012 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pure velvety. Very complex, layers of black and red fruit. A lot of pleasure. Fantastic wine. I drunk the whole bottle!

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