2019 Quinta da Boavista Dão Torre de Tavares

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  11/11/2021 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  A blend of Bical (70%) and Sercial (30%). Fermented spontaneously in a 1250-liter chestnut cask, macerated with the skins for 7-8 days, until the wine is fermented dry. Pressed and left to age on the lees in the chestnut cask for 12 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 12% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Moderately deep, somewhat extracted and slightly hazy straw-yellow color. It's hard to assess whether the wine is aged or seen some skin contact. The nose feels sappy, herbal and slightly sauvage with aromas of honeydew melon, some crunchy red apple, light leesy notes, a little bit of beeswax, a hint of chopped aromatic herbs and a lifted touch of VA. The wine is ripe yet surprisingly light-bodied and tangy on the palate with somewhat wild flavors of waxy funk and ripe peach, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of bretty leather, light evolved notes of wizened red apples, a hint of unripe pineapple and a touch of sweet volatile lift. Rather high in acidity, but not perceptible tannins. The finish is funky, somewhat bretty and quite sauvage with a rather lengthy aftertaste of wizened apples, some waxy funk, a little bit of bretty leather, light unripe pineapple tones, a sappy hint of herbal spice and a touch of tangy salinity.
  
  An odd bird. Not a bad wine in any way - just something that was a bit hard to grasp. The appearance didn't really point to any clear direction and even on the palate it was hard to assess whether this was a white or an orange wine - with its more fruity than extracted flavors and complete lack of tannins, it sort of came across as a white (and I think the producer considers this to be their white wine, as their orange wine goes by the name Curtimenta), but it was still very hard to guess where it came from or if it even was a young wine or an older vintage. Distinctive and pretty enjoyable, but nevertheless somewhat sauvage. I actually think this wine might gain a bit of depth and get its game a bit better together, if left to age for a few years longer. Interesting, if anything.

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