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Appellation - Dao

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Cardeal Touriga Nacional -2007 (WE-96650)

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Produced from Touriga Nacional, the main red variety in Dão, this wine is lean, mineral, with austere tannins that need time to soften. It has a core of dry black fruit skins that sit with the black berry flavors and a chalky texture. Definitely a food wine. 1 Note

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Cardeal Portuguese Red -2005 (WE-96651)

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A firm, tightly coiled and structured wine, which tastes of the granite soil of the Dão. At the moment it is dominated by tannins and dark fruits, a solid core around which there are glimpses of plum and black currants. Age for 2–3 years, or drink now with rich foods. 1 Note

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Cardoso de Menezes Touriga Nacional -2000 (WE-23476)

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This is a huge, powerful wine, from the almost black color to the aromas of tarry fruit, and the flavors of wood and sweet blackberries. It will certainly age well—10 years or more. —R.V. 1 Note

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Cardoso de Menezes Red Blend -1999 (WE-23488)

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A balanced wine, with dusty wood and herb aromas and firm tannins but also good, juicy fruit. At the end, there are reminders of old-style Dão in its dryness and toughness. —R.V. 1 Note

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Cardoso de Menezes Red Blend -1998 (WE-23490)

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Overripe fruit and sweetness yield a somewhat clumsy wine, but there are good deep flavors and tarry fruit. It would be great with hearty food, as long as you don’t think about it too much. —R.V. 1 Note

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Catedral Portuguese Red -2005 (WE-107064)

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A wine that is dominated by firm, mineral tannins, the black fruits showing a dry, firm face, just layered with a more juicy character. This is a wine that needs to develop for another year to lessen the youthful austerity, but the wait will be worth it. 1 Note

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Borges Portuguese White -2008 (WE-107073)

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A soft, light bodied wine that shows fresh pear and kiwi, along with a light hint of toast. It’s clean, but the flavors are muted. 1 Note

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Borges Portuguese Red -2007 (WE-107071)

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This is an austere wine, reveling in its tight mineral character, based on dry tannins and solid berry fruits. The balance is there with acidity and a bone dry, firm finish. 1 Note

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Alvaro Castro Portuguese White -2008 (WE-100947)

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A crisp citrus-flavored wine, with bright lime and lively acidity. This is a delicious, refreshing lime and grapefruit style of wine, with a tangy mineral edge. 1 Note

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Alvaro Castro Portuguese Red -2004 (WE-100948)

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A rich wine, spiced with wood, tannins and sweet, ripe, black plums. The tannins give a granite, mineral edge of dryness, a core of strength in this impressive, structured wine. Wait another year for the black fruits to show through even more strongly. 1 Note

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