Quinta do Vale Meão
Tinto Douro Touriga Nacional Blend
Douro, Portugal
Classic Meao that is intense but at the same time light on its feet. But that is what you get when you combine the great 3 main terroirs of the Meao property: schist, granite and riverside alluvial mounds. Power, grace and depth are achieved on the palate without trying hard. The wine delivers layer upon layer of flavor and complexity effortlessly. The wine is young, so the longer you can decant the better. A few hours is ideal, but open in the bottle for 1 day is better (how we had it). More black to dark red fruits, spice and the most intense depth and complexity of all the the Meao on the day.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, bottle open 24 hours.
#meao #dourovalley
Classic Meao that is intense but at the same time light on its feet. But that is what you get when you combine the great 3 main terroirs of the Meao property: schist, granite and riverside alluvial mounds. Power, grace and depth are achieved on the palate without trying hard. The wine delivers layer upon layer of flavor and complexity effortlessly. The wine is young, so the longer you can decant the better. A few hours is ideal, but open in the bottle for 1 day is better (how we had it). More black to dark red fruits, spice and the most intense depth and complexity of all the the Meao on the day.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, bottle open 24 hours.
#meao #dourovalley
Shy at the moment, with delicate yet ripe fruit aromas complemented by developed forest floor and dried fig additions. Ripe fruit on the palate but also complete dryness and evident, slatey minerality and still vivid tannins. Thru 2025.
Shy at the moment, with delicate yet ripe fruit aromas complemented by developed forest floor and dried fig additions. Ripe fruit on the palate but also complete dryness and evident, slatey minerality and still vivid tannins. Thru 2025.
Jul 12th, 2015
Dry overall, this wine displays some potpourri-like qualities that initially ally it with Italy, before giving itself away on the palate with rich, dark fruits like plum, cassis, and currant. These are joined not by the typical bevy of herbs or flowers in an Italian, nor the Spanish markers of vanilla and new oak. Rather, it swirls with warm spices, lightly granular with cinnamon and nutmeg on the tongue, perfect for fall. A bit of tobacco-rich soil joins - this is a dirty wine. The finish is a bit acidic and tannic, even stemmy - it could have used a bit of new oak after all, perhaps, to tame that acidity and add some richness to the proceedings. A touch of fennel. At the price I was hoping for more complexity.
Dry overall, this wine displays some potpourri-like qualities that initially ally it with Italy, before giving itself away on the palate with rich, dark fruits like plum, cassis, and currant. These are joined not by the typical bevy of herbs or flowers in an Italian, nor the Spanish markers of vanilla and new oak. Rather, it swirls with warm spices, lightly granular with cinnamon and nutmeg on the tongue, perfect for fall. A bit of tobacco-rich soil joins - this is a dirty wine. The finish is a bit acidic and tannic, even stemmy - it could have used a bit of new oak after all, perhaps, to tame that acidity and add some richness to the proceedings. A touch of fennel. At the price I was hoping for more complexity.
Nov 24th, 2015Alejandro had this 4 years ago
Alejandro had this 4 years ago
May 2nd, 2020
