TN: 2000 Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva

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Frederick Blais
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TN: 2000 Quinta do Portal Grande Reserva

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After a faulty bottle this past summer, it was probably oxydise. I decided to revisit this wine as I didn't think it could age gracefuly. Well, what a surprise, this wine is very good right now and has some years to go.

From their web site :
It is produced from a blend of Touriga Nacional (50%), Tinta Roriz (30%) and Touriga Franca (20%) that were hand-picked between the 25th September and the 8th October.
The wine was then aged in new French oak barriques for 14 months.
Dark ruby with little bit of orange starting to show on the edge. Nose is quite expressive with cassis, mocha coffee, dark chocolate intermix over time. The mouth is velvety, still some nice tannins are showing through layers of dark chocolate, ripe plums and cassis. Good acidity, nice balance, maybe missing a touch of freshness for my palate. The finish is on plum and toasty oak. Drinking beautifuly right now and give it 2-3 years to gain some more complexity. 16.5/20 Selling for 50$ at the LCBO. The price is OK, its not a great QPR but it can show you how much douro red wine are good when they are well made.
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