The September 2011 Internet Auction Part 1
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Lot 2387
Estimate: $55
Excellent general condition.
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90WS
"Powerful, full of marvelous fruit flavors, yet graceful enough to let them roll across the palate gently. Has the intensity and grip to age well. Expect it to keep developing."
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"Powerful, full of marvelous fruit flavors, yet graceful enough to let them roll across the palate gently. Has the intensity and grip to age well. Expect it to keep developing."
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.
One of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions, famed for fortified Port and, increasingly, powerful dry reds. Its terraced schist vineyards and native grapes yield wines of concentration and character.
Covers powerful dry reds and fortified Port from native varieties grown on the valley's terraced schist slopes.
Portugal's finest red grape, giving deeply colored, floral and structured wines central to both Port and the Douro's dry reds.