A very pleasant, ready-to-drink, supple Douro, that nicely kicked-off final dinner on the last night of our short trip to Madeira. We’d already tried some of the island’s table wines, which show Madeira-esque firm acidity and ‘volcanic’ smokiness, such as Rua do Avo Riserva. But we felt the need for a mainland red. This had some classic Douro features – fairly deep colour holding its purple, a scented floral note and some minerality. However, despite a fair layer of cinnamon spice from a proportion of new barriques, it also had some good balance and elegance, alongside comparatively supple tannic structure. Nice.
933. Quinta do Poeira, Poeira Douro, 2009
933. Quinta do Poeira, Poeira Douro, 2009
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