Douro
Quinta do Noval Maria Mansa 2005
I spent saturday diving in and out of air condition spaces, hopefully we'll get some relief later this week. I dropped over to a mate's place for long overdue catchup on Saturday night. Thankfully he has air con, so it was quite comfortable to sit back with a couple of reds. I have a stack of good wines on the way (Mostly 05s: Clos Mogador, Numanthia, Flor de Pingus, with Roda 04s being released soon too), but I won't get the them until after Easter I think, its just too hot. Anyway this went down well.
A fairly straight forward, but quality Douro red, aromas of plum, mulberry and cherry with pepper and clove. Warm and inviting in the mouth, a bit rustic with big, soft tannins and a lick of acid on the finish. The palate is more toward the plum end of things, but also shows cherry and mulberry with some earth and clove. Very enjoyable, it would do well with a good lamb dish. 88 Pts.
Source: Boccaccio Cellars Price: $33 Closure: Conventional Cork
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Looking forward to your reviews of the 04 Rodas. Hopefully they’ll not increase in price by too much.
I should have a couple of bottles to look in soon I hope. I think there is a small price increase this year, but nothing to worry about.