Oboé – Grande escolha 2011 – Douro

Oboé – Grande escolha 2011 – Douro

The nose is fruity, slight and quite rich. It reveals notes of cassis cream and blackberry cream associated with slight notes of blueberry, dark chocolate, tobacco, zan as well as a hint of toasted oak and gray pepper. The palate is fruity, mineral, nicely defined, dynamic, gourmand, well-balanced and offers minerality, an acid frame, a…

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Oboé – Superior 2014 – Douro

Oboé – Superior 2014 – Douro

The nose is fruity, relatively generous and offers a slight concentration. It reveals notes of blackberry jam, cassis and gray pepper associated with slight notes of spices as well as hints of toasted oak and zan. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built, gourmand and offers a beautiful fat, tension, a good volume, slightness, an acid…

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Proeza 2015 – Douro

Proeza 2015 – Douro

The nose is fruity and relatively generous. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, plum and small notes of Cuben pepper associated with a discreet hint of gray pepper as well as slight notes of liquorice. The palate is fruity, mineral, sleek and offers a mineral frame, a slight acidity (in the background), juiciness as well…

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M. Chapoutier – Pinteivera 2012 – Douro

M. Chapoutier – Pinteivera 2012 – Douro

The nose is fruity as well as relatively concentrated and powerful. It reveals notes of blackberry and cassis concentrated associated with slight notes of blueberry, liquorice, a hint of chocolate as well as slight notes of eucalyptus and cornflower. The palate is fruity, mineral, elegant, straight and offers tension, a beautiful fat, suavity as well…

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Encostas D la – Colheita 2014 – Douro

Encostas D la – Colheita 2014 – Douro

The nose is fruity and juicy. It reveals notes of plum, blueberry and slight notes of liquorice associated with a discreet hint of graphite, oak as well as a hint of olive and an imperceptible hint of eucalyptus. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, supple and offers a slight minerality and juiciness. In the mouth…

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Fagote – Reserva 2014 – Douro

Fagote – Reserva 2014 – Douro

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of blueberry, crushed cassis and slight notes of Quetsche plum, fleshy strawberry associated with hints of violet and liquorice. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, suave, fat, smooth, quite straight and offers a slight acid frame and a slight juiciness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of…

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Quinta das Avelleiras 2013 – Douro

Quinta das Avelleiras 2013 – Douro

The nose reveals notes of blackberry, cassis jam and slight notes of small berries, raspberry jam associated with hints of spices, nuts, Sichuan pepper as well as slight notes of spices, a hint of tea and a discreet hint of minerality. The palate is fruity, mineral, suave, well-defined and offers a beautiful gourmand matter, a…

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Zom – Colecçao 2012 – Douro

Zom – Colecçao 2012 – Douro

The nose is fine and a bit discreet. It reveals notes of blackberry jam, wild fruits and small berries associated with slight notes of oak as well as discreet notes of spices and gray pepper. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, well-balanced and offers fat as well as a slight mineral frame. In the mouth…

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Fagote – Vinhas Velhas – Grande Reserva 2013 – Douro

Fagote – Vinhas Velhas – Grande Reserva 2013 – Douro

The nose is fruity and a slightly rich. It reveals notes of cassis jam, blackberry, slight notes of chocolate and discreet notes of red berries (in the background) associated with small notes of liquorice, caramelized oak as well as an imperceptible hint of iodine minerality in the background. The palate is fruity, fat, slightly gourmand…

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Palato do Côa – Reserva 2012 – Douro

Palato do Côa – Reserva 2012 – Douro

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of menthol, cassis and more discreetly blackberry, olive associated with a hint of oak and chocolate. The wine needs to be decanted (carafe). The palate is fruity, slightly gourmand and offers a slight mineral frame, fat and a small suavity. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of…

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