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Douro

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This wine serves as a dynamic repository of the best vintages and plots of the 2010s. It blends, in a solera system, stand out parcels from vintages deemed of enough quality – in this decade 2011, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19. According to winemaker Tiago Alves de Sousa, it translates the best of the Tawny tradition into an unfortified Douro – and what a wine this is. At once complex and drinkable it has all its elements in perfect yet dynamic balance. The tannins are muscular but seductively velvety and there’s a deft layering of ripe back fruit, dried red berries, tobacco, Assam and juicy prunes. A filigree veil of star anise, cardamom, cinnamon and salty liquorice adds tingling vividness. Drinking superbly, especially if allowed to unfurl in the glass, but with a long and great life ahead.

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Alves de Sousa, Memórias, Douro, Douro Valley, Portugal

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This wine serves as a dynamic repository of the best vintages and plots of the 2010s. It blends, in a solera system, stand out p

Alves de Sousa, Memórias, Douro, Portugal MV

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