Winery - Quinta do Boição
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Escolha in Portuguese indicates an aged wine, and this solid, chunky red has obviously softened by wood and bottle aging. It has a velvet, warming texture, its black plum and berry fruits smoothing out the tannins. There is a great burst of juicy acidity to finish. Delicious to drink now, but worth aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine, elegant wood-aged wine. It has ripe fruits, sweet peach, apricot, mango, while the vanilla of toast lifts all the flavors, adding spicy smoothness. Acidity comes from fresh lime. It could do with some aging, maybe 2–3 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
You want big, bold flavors, plenty of spicy wood? It’s all here inside the heavyweight bottle. In fact, the spice is the most dominant character, flavors of grated nutmeg going right over the dark, closed tannins and big, brooding fruit. Give it 2–3 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An impressive white wine, made from the classy Arinto grape. The wine has been aged in wood, but the creamy toast blends easily with the rich white fruits. There is a Chardonnay-like richness here, a wine that is round, smooth, with just a final lift of acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The freshness of Arinto certainly gives this wine an attractive lift. But there is also something concocted here, a taste of candies and fruit drops that jars. This may be something to do with the final sweet aftertaste. Perhaps a curiosity.
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