Esporão, Quatro Castas, Alentejano, Portugal, 2014

95
Tasted by: Stephen Brook, Margaret Rand, Steven Spurrier
Drinking Window: 2016 - 2022
Judicious use of Cabernet brings blackcurrant and line to this blend, lovely length, intensity of fruit, balance. Some dusty tannins, mineral notes and red fruits, combined with elegant oak and a dry finish. A versatile and sophisticated wine; good with food or alone. Heady black fruits on the nose, spicy, velvety and chocolatey on the palate, with good length and freshness for all its concentration.
Producer
Esporão
Brand
Quatro Castas
Vintage
2014
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Portugal
Appellation
Alentejano
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
14.50%
Grapes
25% Syrah / Shiraz
25% Touriga Franca
25% Alicante Bouschet / Garnacha Tintorera