ANETO GRANDE RESERVE 2009 |
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| | | Item: | 405639    | | Size: | 750 mL (25.4 oz) | | Type: | 2009 VINTAGES | | Release Date: | 2015-03-05 | | Producer: | Vinoce Vineyards Llc | | Location: | Portugal - Douro | | Price: | $47.00
Price History | | Style: | Red Wine
| | Alcohol: | 14.5% | | Varietal: | Touriga Nacional/Tinta Roriz | | Sugar Code: | XD (8.0 g/L) | | Rating: | 92 | | Cellar: | 2024 |
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| There is currently no description for this product - it was added on 2015-05-28. |
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The 2009 GRANDE RESERVE is a 50/50 blend of Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional, aged in new oak (80% French, 20% American) for 18 months. Much deeper and more likely to absorb its oak well in the long run, this big '09 is a notable step up on the 2008 -- which is quite nice in its own right -- and likely to hold well in the cellar. Concentrated in the mid-palate and rather delicious, it sports a serious backbone and some steel underneath, yet it promises harmony as well. It is a very nice performance from Aneto, coupling elegance and intensity, depth and balance. If I had a quibble -- it does well on the sex appeal front, but it lacks a little in complexity. I'll be interested to see if this develops more character and complexity with some age. When the oak starts to integrate a bit better this will show more expressively, so I've leaned up a bit for its potential. All that said, if it never quite achieves that potential -- and I think it will -- it is still completely delicious and |
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