Winery - Casa Santos Lima
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Bitter chocolate and dried apricots vie with each other in this curious wine. It is certainly too big and rich for its own good, a blockbuster of a wine, but without the complexity that could compensate. What is here are very ripe plums, and a layer of dry, bitter tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An elegant, understated wine that shows balanced red fruits, vanilla and touches of chocolate. Its attractiveness lies in the balance, with structure and acidity keeping the exuberant fruit flavors in check. Worth aging for 1–2 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A delicious, ripe and creamy wine, tasting of white fruits. An esoteric blend of Arinto, Fernão Pires, Vital and Chardonnay. It has a good, mineral edge along with lifted, fresh acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Freshly aromatic, this is a Portuguese equivalent of a Gewürztraminer. It has all the lychees and spice as well as a thick, almost viscous texture. Good acidity helps the balance. Delicious, as an apéritif or with Asian food.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Touched by the ocean breezes, this vineyard has long ripening, cool-climate characteristics. And this blend of Castelão, Camarate, Tinta Miúda and Touriga Nacional is elegant, with soft, velvet tannins balancing well with the plum skin and the refreshing acidity. It all holds together very well.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
No prizes from Portuguese varietal experts for guessing that this is a blend with Touriga (Nacional and Franca) and Tinta Roriz. The wine itself is rounded, soft and sweet, with sweet black plums just touched by acidity, but more about open tannins and rich, dried fruits.
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