| 17.0 / 20 |
Region: Douro
Country: Portugal
The 2008 vintage for the result of a Bordeaux-Douro joint venture, this keeps up the great work from previous vintages.
Dark purple in the glass, the nose is an outstanding Douro, pulpy wild berries, loads of flowers, spices in a background of oak and caramel. I was expecting this to be less intense than the 2007 but it's definitely on the same expressive, intense yet balanced level.
The palate follows suit, nicely structured and powerful yet elegant and balanced, with velvety tannins, the impressions of red fruits - raspberries - beautifully matched with the oak, a good level of acidity but all in an approachable, very drinkable package. Long imposing finale that leaves notes of those meaty raspberries lingering for a long time.
Great value for its price tag, and a very good Douro.
Tasted on 2012-07-05
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