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Quinta do Vallado 2005

I had a bottle of this wine back in September, at the time I loved the nose but thought the palate was a bit flat. This time around I had the wine in a blind line-up of 3 bottles to see if anything had changed. This is my note and score from the tasting.

Deep red with a purple tint.  Aromas of burnt rocks, coffee, violets and plums, pepper and spice. Sars and rosella fruit(hibiscus flower). Sweet, ripe fruit with plenty of pepper.  Plum and cherry, chistmas cake spices.  Light, fluffy tannins, a lick of good acid.  Quite tight and focused, a bit pez on the finish.  91 Pts.

Source: The Spanish Acquisition Price: $35 Closure: Conventional Cork

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Other Vintages: 2005