2000 Quevedo Garrafeira (bottled 2021)
Posted: 23:51 Sun 23 Jan 2022
From 90ml. Bottled 2021.
Dramatically different looking from the colheita tasted alongside. Still 90% opaque with a red rim. Glossy. glass-staining.
Smells very youthful and red-fruited. I might have guessed at 2011 from the nose.
That red fruit carries through to the palate but the red fruit has none of the attack I'd expect from a 2011; more refined and smooth, but still youthful somehow.
I really like the way the fairly aged tannins fade on the finish at the same rate as the quite youthful fruit.
I'm quite keen on this.
Dramatically different looking from the colheita tasted alongside. Still 90% opaque with a red rim. Glossy. glass-staining.
Smells very youthful and red-fruited. I might have guessed at 2011 from the nose.
That red fruit carries through to the palate but the red fruit has none of the attack I'd expect from a 2011; more refined and smooth, but still youthful somehow.
I really like the way the fairly aged tannins fade on the finish at the same rate as the quite youthful fruit.
I'm quite keen on this.