1975 Vinhos Sogrape Dão Grão Vasco Garrafeira

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  1/13/2021 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  Dark and moderately translucent brick-red color. Aged, somewhat dusty and slightly earthy nose with rather tertiary aromas of licorice root, decomposing wood, some ripe red cherry tones, light wizened red plummy notes, a little bit of wild strawberry, a slightly buttery hint of diacetyl and a fragrant touch of dried flowers. The wine feels dry, medium-bodied and somewhat rustic on the palate with evolved and slightly thin fruit, some earthy tones, fruity flavors of crunchy cranberries, some wizened red cherries, a little bit of tart red plums, light leathery tones, a hint of burnt hair and a touch of sour cherry bitterness. The overall feel is textural, somewhat grainy and quite structured with the high acidity and rather tough and grippy tannins. The finish is dry, crunchy and quite grippy with rather persistent flavors of cranberries, sour cherry bitterness, some leathery funk, a little bit of earth, light licorice root, tones, an oxidative hint of salt-cured beef and a touch of gravelly minerality.
  
  A nice, surprisingly drinkable and still surprisingly vibrant old Portuguese red that is holding up relatively nicely - the oxidation hasn't crept in and the fruit hasn't thinned out entirely. However, the wine has seen some better days, as it feels the fruit isn't going to hold up much longer even though it hasn't fallen apart yet. Overall the wine feels like a straightforward, rustic old wine - you can taste that it has been built to be a vin de garde yet it has never been a grand vin. This is good, but when you look at the wines produced now, Dão can do so much better. A pleasant old fella this is, but nothing much beyond that. Drink up - won't benefit from any further aging.

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