the wines brings a smile and finishes with a satisfying minerally zing
yet while the vine is still feeding the berries with water and nutrients so before the fruit starts to dehydrate
fresh and well structured
like all their Côtes du Rhône wines
Great length of flavour with an enjoyable finish warmed by alcohol and an edge of sweetness
Frasqueiras Reservas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 91yo) 1968 Size::6 Bottle Case the wines brings a smileMusky, concentrated old jar preserves lead the nose of sweet plums layered with earth and bourbon wood, and freshened with olive brine and smoked tea. Balsam and old cupboard timbers give depth and relieve the sweetness. The palate has great complexity, mixing old hay, silk, tobacco, tea leaf, resin and fine choc nut. Full but nutty sweetness and concentration hit a peak just past mid palate and then slowly grade out and back. Has a leathery, haggard