Quinta de la Rosa 2012 – Vintage Porto

Quinta de la Rosa 2012 – Vintage Porto

(bottled in 2014) The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of black cherry, fresh cassis associated with slight notes of strawberry, plum, licorice, spices, a subtle hint of Sichuan pepper as well as an imperceptible hint of olive tree and saffron flower. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a beautiful roundness, a beautiful…

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Quinta da Gaivosa – Vintage 2013 – Porto

Quinta da Gaivosa – Vintage 2013 – Porto

(bottled in 2015) The nose is fruity, powerful, slightly concentrated and offers gourmandise. It reveals notes of griotte and crushed raspberry associated with slight hints of blackberry jelly as well as a discreet hint of licorice and sherry. The palate is fruity, gourmand, elegant, well-balanced and offers a slight minerality, a slight acid frame, richness,…

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Ramos Pinto – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto

Ramos Pinto – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto

The nose is fresh, fruity, slightly powerful and offers a slight gourmandise as well as a slight richness. It reveals notes of crème de cassis, crushed strawberry and crushed/ripe boysenberry associated with touches of griotte as well as slight hints of chocolate. The palate is fruity, elegant, well-balanced, well-built and offers gourmandise, suavity, a slight…

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Andreza – Reserva 2014 – Douro

Andreza – Reserva 2014 – Douro

The nose is fruity, elegant and gourmand. It reveals notes of cassis jam, crushed blackberry and hints of Quetsche plum associated with hints of olive tree, zan as well as a discreet hint of tobacco, cardamom and slight touches of oak. The palate is fruity, slight, mineral, elegant, juicy, aerial and offers a beautiful acid…

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Quinta do Noval 2008 – Douro

Quinta do Noval 2008 – Douro

The nose is aromatic and elegant. It reveals notes of blackberry, grilled oak and slight notes of wild fruits associated with hints of mocha, tobacco as well as a discreet hint of grey pepper. The palate is fruity, mineral, fresh, well-built and offers a mineral frame, a beautiful finesse, powerful, generosity, a nice fat, a…

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Inquieto – Reserva 2011 – Douro

Inquieto – Reserva 2011 – Douro

The nose is fruity and offers intensity. It reveals notes of blackberry cream and slight notes of crushed plum associated with a hint of crushed strawberry as well as slight notes of flowers and a discreet hint of garrigue. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, mineral and offers a good definition/precision. In the mouth this…

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Van Zellers 2014 – Douro

Van Zellers 2014 – Douro

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of flowers (iris, lilac), blackberry and slight notes of small wild red fruits associated with hints of liquorice, spices as well as a discreet hint of Cuben pepper. The palate is fruity, mineral, silky, fresh and offers an acid frame, freshness, tension, a good definition as well as…

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Terrus – Grande Reserva 2010 – Douro

Terrus – Grande Reserva 2010 – Douro

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of cassis cream and oak associated with slight notes of plum, strawberry, leather, chocolate, zan as well as a discreet hint of tobacco. The palate is fruity, mineral, silky and offers a slight mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of cassis jam associated with slight…

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Vallegre – Reserva 2013 – Douro

Vallegre – Reserva 2013 – Douro

The nose is aromatic and relatively intense. It reveals notes of mocha, coffee and toasted oak associated with small hints of blackberry, plum as well as discreet hints of blueberry and liquorice. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced and offers a beautiful volume, a slight freshness, an acid frame, a beautiful smooth matter as well…

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Feuerheerd’s 2014 – Douro

Feuerheerd’s 2014 – Douro

The nose reveals notes of boysenberry, small wild berries associated with hints of grove, a hint of olive tree as well as slight notes of red fruits and spices. The palate is fruity, fine, mineral, sleek, slightly gourmand and offers a slight freshness as well as a mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses…

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