Quinta do Vale Meao - Tinto Douro 2020 (750ml)
Price: $119.99
Sale Price: $109.98
| Producer | Quinta do Vale Meao |
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| Country | Portugal |
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| Varietal | other red varietal |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
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| Sku | 70486 |
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Wine Enthusiast: 100 Points
This is another fabulous vintage of this iconic wine, aged for 16 months in wood. It comes from the spectacular Olazabal family vineyard in the Douro Superior. It shows powerful structure and dark, dense black fruits. The tannins and the wine’s concentration point to considerable aging potential.
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
The 2020 Tinto is a blend of 35% Touriga Franca, 60% Touriga Nacional and dollops of Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca filling out the blend, all aged for 16 months in 40% new French oak. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. This is more the typical Touriga Nacional-dominant blend, as opposed to last year. This combines concentration and freshness, but with the Touriga Nacional ascendant again, it is also fruitier, lacing the palate with blue fruits. It remains elegant and polished, as well as delicious. Xito Olazabal said he liked this better than the 2019, and I'd tend to agree, if only for the flavor profile. They are both pretty fine, to be sure. Reasonable minds might differ.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A generous red in a graceful package, this seamlessly knits supple tannins and a rich loamy underpinning with flavors of blackberry confit, soft fig, dried thyme, lavender and violet. This has a balsamico tang to the expressive flavor range, with dark hints of espresso and smoke lingering on the long finish. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Alicante Bouschet. Drink now through 2035. 1,800 cases made, 150 cases imported.
