Winery - Dao Sul
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The local Alfrocheiro grape, when ripe like this, yields broad sweeps of ripe black, tarry fruit. This wine is big, fat and stately. It will offer a great time if you drink it now, but it will certainly age well over the next 5–10 years. —R.V.
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Dao Sul Red Blend - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Gently ripe red fruits envelop the firmer tannins with this velvet-textured wine. There is generosity, an open feel to it, emphasized by the ripe berry fruits and delicious final acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dão Sul’s showpiece quinta in Santar has produced this mellifluous, rich wine, with wood flavors that are married to yellow fruits, cantaloupe melon and a hint of acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This second wine from Dão Sul’s Douro quinta shows the bright fruity side of the region. It’s a lively, fresh, red fruit flavored wine, with soft tannins and a ready to drink feel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A soft, clean, fruity wine, with spice and a fresh, aromatic character. The lemon and white fruit flavors are in an easy, apéritif style, with a lightly sweet aftertaste.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There is an austere initial feel to this impressive wine, driven by its firm tannins and tight texture. It is dense and concentrated while also having black currant fruits that underly this intense structure. It certainly needs aging for several years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A ripe, full-bodied wine, the yellow peach and apricot flavors balanced with grapefruit, spice and a pear skin structure. There is a hint of vanilla from the wood, with a final, enticing floral character.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Wood-aged, sophisticated wine in homage to the present Countess of Santar. This is beautifully smooth with just a hint of oily texture, lime juice and sweet melon flavors. Worth aging another year to bring its great flavors together.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wine that combines extreme fruitiness with more complex layers of wood, licorice, ripe spice, blackberries and a firm core of tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One of a pair of wines under the Grilos name, this Alentejo blend is soft and generous, its ripe berry fruits laced with licorice. Juicy and ready to drink.
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