Quinta de Saes - Dão 2021
Price: $24.99
Sale Price: $19.99
| Producer | Quinta de Saes |
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| Country | Portugal |
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| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 05890 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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When I first tasted this wine I thought it must be mislabeled. The Tinto, the “entry level red” – are you kidding me? This wine is incredible! I didn’t just sample it, my wife and I drank the whole bottle! A true Dao field blend, all estate vines, all sustainably farmed and naturally fermented with indigenous yeasts. The approximate blend is 25% Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), 25% Touriga Nacional (Portugal’s most precious grape), 25% Alfrocheiro (fast becoming my favourite grape from anywhere), and 25% Jaen (Mencia). Explosive aromatics of fresh red fruits and flowers leap from the glass, you know from the offset you’re in for a treat. Pure red berry flavours follow, laced with bright minerals from the granite-based soils. Medium-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins, delicate acidity and a slightly spicy finish. This wine reminds me of the wild aromatics and minerality you get in an Alto-Piemonte Nebbiolo, combined with the bright juiciness you might find in an Oregon Pinot, or perhaps a top level Bierzo Mencia. Except you can expect to pay $40-$50 for wines like that!
Wine Advocate
"The 2020 Quinta de Saes Tinto has a very expressive nose. It was a powerful year—for them, a little in the style of 2015 (perhaps better!). It's, juicy and tasty, with good ripeness and a very tasty palate. It was produced with a blend of 30% each Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro, 25% Jaen and 15% Tinta Roriz and was bottled after 18 months in used 225-liter oak barrels. It has lots of freshness. A bargain." - 91 pts for 2020
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