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Roberto

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Posts:166

10/30/2004 2:20 AM
'97 Quinta Do Mouro (Estremoz) Alentejano - Portugal Intensely dark in color. The nose of semi-mature Bordeaux yielding underbrush, blackberries, currant, Asian spice and barnyard. The flavors in the mouth did not follow the Bordeaux theme as one would expect and diverged in the direction of an Amarone. The wine had almost no tannin and was held together by acidity. It had the thick and pruney taste of Amarone which is really what I can compare it to. I did detect cedar. This is an interesting wine to me as I've had very little from Portugal outside of Port. I liked it a lot and felt it showed well with dinner. I don't think it will improve much with age, however.

Joseph Bembry User is Offline

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10/31/2004 1:17 PM
I like this wine a lot, Roberto. Thanks for the TN. Probably the best dry red I've had from Portugal. Not cheap however, but good stuff nonetheless. jb

Roberto

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11/01/2004 12:37 AM
JB, This is a quality bottle of wine and I'm sure blind would surprise a lot of people. It is a shame that more wines like this don't come out of (or get imported) Portugal because I'm sure they'd find a market here. I think it cost about $40 which I agree is a tad high but at least it was well-made.

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