| 17.0 / 20 |
Region: Douro
Country: Portugal
This wine is an old vines (the vines are over 80 years old) from the Douro region made by a small producer. It is an amazing example of the complexity, structure and finesse that the blends from the douro can offer. I had tasted this particular vintage a couple of years ago and was amazed by it. This time, tasting it two years older, I wasn't expecting very much. Happily, I was wrong.
The wine is very vibrant, the aromas still bring to mind red berries, but they start being secondary to more intense spices (vanilla) and a touch of mint. Very inviting and fragrant bouquet.
Tasting it, we find a very structured, multilayered wine. Everything is in its place, tannins still there but not overly agressive, the fruit perfectly balanced with spices and oak resulting in an impressively balanced taste with a great persistence.
Unfortunately - at least from the consumer perspective, I think the 04 was the last vintage to be sold for under 20€ (which made it an absolute steal). More recent vintages have seen a price increase that, nevertheless, should not detract you from tasting this old vine blend from the Douro
Tasted on 2011-01-17
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