Vale Do Bomfim 2013, Doc Douro
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Critic Reviews (6)
Plum, anise/black licorice, black cherry, iron, raspberry and peppery notes on the nose are charming on the nose of...
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Give this a bit of air to evolve out of the glass; it's a fine and representative red from the Douro, on the softer...
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Once again the power of a tidy little Douro but here taken up a notch, into power squared territory. Very ripe and...
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This is a quite substantial, elegant yet still firm Douro red with ripe plum fruit nicely integrated with violet, oak...
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More agile and flowing tasted that the 2012 earlier this year. A good red table wine that combines the complementary...
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Purple plum dominates the nose of this very port-like but dry, Douro blend. Flavours and dark fruit and spice are...
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Community Reviews (4)
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Yet another astonishingly good value from Portugal, this Port-varietal blend has a sexy nose of ripe dark berries, sugared plums, new leather, rocky minerality, and bitter herbs, with berry tartness on the palate cutting through the richness. The nose is actually quite impressive, with the various savoury elements adding complexity, but the flavours don't match the aromas and thin out into a flat, somewhat bitter stream, and while overall it's nicely structured, pillowy but with muscular fortitude, the texture does turn rough and chalky. But for this price and with that nose? Impressive.
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Not much for me to add to the notes already posted here. A very solid, authentic Portuguese red, and a very good value indeed. Fine intro to the dry red wines coming from the Douro for those who have not discovered these gems. tasted Feb 2016.
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