2010 Dow Senhora da Ribeira
Posted: 22:48 Thu 06 Mar 2014
Decanted for 30 minutes. Drunk at Vinum, on the 1st of March 2014. Intense floral nose - roses (not as in rosewater or rose essence, but roses) with violet and a green minty note, and spice. Mouth brings blocky red and black fruits, pepper in the middle and juicy tea tannins at the finish.
After another hour this is greener and more bitter.
After a further half an hour, there's much less fruit and much more greenness, with a slightly shorter finish perhaps.
Finally, this became caramellish, or chocolatey, not in a very big way but more like kirsch cherries.
Wonderful, and good value at €66 for the bottle in a fairly pricey restaurant.
After another hour this is greener and more bitter.
After a further half an hour, there's much less fruit and much more greenness, with a slightly shorter finish perhaps.
Finally, this became caramellish, or chocolatey, not in a very big way but more like kirsch cherries.
Wonderful, and good value at €66 for the bottle in a fairly pricey restaurant.