Thursday, October 27, 2011

Àlvaro Castro Dão Pelada 2003

Variety: Touriga Nacional
Country of origin: Portugal
Wine appellation: Dao
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13,0%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: expressive, fantastic, complex, a bit of aged and oxidative style, canned fruit figs 
Taste: medium body, aged and excellent complex taste of canned and preserved strawberries with spices. delicate tannins and gentle touch in the palate,  medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pepper fuet
Overall score: 90
Price: CZK 990
Stopper: cork
This wine is absolute shocker in positive meaning of the word. It is from local varieties and  well structured with properly aged and sophisticated mouth feel. It has everything in it, good fruit, oak, aging, complexity, not dull, still gentle tannins.

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