Winery - Quinta de Covela
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A great creamy wine, with a lift of acidity. This blend of Chardonnay and Avesso, aged in French wood, has tropical fruits, vanilla and richness. Smooth and ripe.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A hugely toasty, woody wine at this stage, but there is also ripe fruit with flavors of ripe quince, lychees and spice. Made from a selection of wines, this is the Reserve wine from Quinta de Covela.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This floral wine is a successful blend of Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay and the local Avesso. It is perfumed, but also full-bodied with a great layer of acidity. Drink by 2006. Imported by European Cellars.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is more or less a Douro Valley white made of Avessa and Chardonnay. It features some tangy fruit and a pleasant sweet almond core, but it seems to be losing its edge. At one moment it’s fairly harmonious, but in the next moment it seems tired.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This oak-aged wine, a blend of Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is a successful balancing act between ripe acidity and cool-climate fruit. It has red fruits, lively flavors and just a touch of wood, which certainly doesn’t detract from the fruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A great white wine, a blend of Avesso and Chardonnay, aged for 6 months in new French wood. It has richness, fine acidity, a creamy character and flavors of ripe pears. It shows how northern Portugal, with its tradition of crisp Vinho Verde, is also able to produce top white wines.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This unoaked wine follows the same blend of Avesso and Chardonnay as Covela’s oaked Colheita Seleccionada. Lighter in style and fresh, it is an equal success with its ripe apple flavors and full richness, a reflection of the warm 2003 vintage.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fresh, fruity red wine, which is light and vibrant. A blend of Touriga Nacional, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc, it is lively, full of red currants and would be great with oily foods. Produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal, this cool-climate wine has strong affinities with red Vinho Verde.
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