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Delicious: inky, opaque w/generous black & blue fruit compote, medicinal & bit herbaceous, dried herbs, mineraly - evolved nicely, med + bodied mid palate, lots of tangy black & blue berried fruit, bit dusty & rustic but charming. Well structured & approachable at this age.
Delicious: inky, opaque w/generous black & blue fruit compote, medicinal & bit herbaceous, dried herbs, mineraly - evolved nicely, med + bodied mid palate, lots of tangy black & blue berried fruit, bit dusty & rustic but charming. Well structured & approachable at this age.
* appearance: moderately opaque violet * aromas: plummy fruit, slight medicinal tang * palate: ripe dark fruit * structure: full bodied, tannic, medium acidity, 14% alcohol * finish: long * winemaking: field blend of 45 year-old vine fruit including Touriga Franca, Tina Roriz, and Touriga Nacional foot-trodden, fermented in traditional granite lagares, then aged 18 months in 50% new and 50% second-passage French oak bariques * pairing: meatloaf * price: $40
* appearance: moderately opaque violet * aromas: plummy fruit, slight medicinal tang * palate: ripe dark fruit * structure: full bodied, tannic, medium acidity, 14% alcohol * finish: long * winemaking: field blend of 45 year-old vine fruit including Touriga Franca, Tina Roriz, and Touriga Nacional foot-trodden, fermented in traditional granite lagares, then aged 18 months in 50% new and 50% second-passage French oak bariques * pairing: meatloaf * price: $40
Douro, Portugal
