| 16.5 / 20 |
Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal
Top brand for João Portugal Ramos, a great winemaker from near Estremoz, this 9 year old is in a great tasting moment, as his older brothers (97 and 00) seem to be, from what I've been hearing.
Garnet with a slight brownish tinge, the bouquet starts with some tertiary notes, balsamic, some old cupboards, toast, maybe a little leather on the background. Later on, raisins and dried plums start to show up, then some jam and finally a good deal of ripe red fruit mingled with cocoa/chocolate. Very interesting and lively nose, once we let it breathe for a while.
Some sense of evolution on first impact on the mouth, it quickly opens up to a well rounded, elegant and mature wine, showing a great balance between some very noticeable red fruits, good quality oak notes and an added complexity granted by age. Good, long finish that keeps going for a while, a reminder of the great structure behind this wine.
Will probably keep being interesting for some more years, but right now is a delightful wine.
Tasted on 2012-06-13
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