| 14.0 / 20 |
Region: Dão
Country: Portugal
An 100% Jaen from the Dão, which is the only place in Portugal - as far as I know - where this grape type is used. It is also used in some spanish wines, where it goes by the name of Mencia.
It has a light ruby color, showing some notes of chocolate in the nose, later backed by some red fruits, coffee/toast notes and a hint of rockroses. Simple, but pleasurable.
In the mouth, the notes of chocolate and rockroses continue in a light body, still showing a relatively high acidity for its structure. The finish shows still some hard tannins, making it a bit astrigent, and is relatively short, although it still has time to leave some lingering flowers around.
This will probably benefit from a longer time in the bottle, so it can tame the tannins and lose some of its acidity.
Tasted on 2011-08-21
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