Quinta do Vallado Douro Wines.
Quinta Do Vallado made an appearance in Wine Spectator in the February 2010 issue. Dennis came in almost the same week with a trio of these inky still wines from Douro region in Portugal. We are now selling their 2007 Douro Red for around 11.00/glass a deal for a wine that received 93pts. Trying single varietals has lately been my prerogative since the Court of Masters test is coming up, so I've been very curious about Portuguese varietals like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca. Quinta Do Vallado has a single varietal Touriga Nacional which is the middle wine in the image above.
Smokey cocoa and black currant dominated the nose on the Touriga with the classic tongue-on-roof-of-mouth grit that I associate with Port wine. I've been really hoping to find good still wines from Douro because these grapes make amazing Port and most of the time, such cheap blow-your-palette-up red still wines. Thank sid, Quinto Do Vallado delivers, and I would encourage sommeliers to try the Touriga Nacional, I liked it better than their reserva... but perhaps a little unfairly because so much of that region is renown for their dedication to blending, and the Reserva delivered more point-scoring fruit.
Dennis is the perfect example of people of love their job!
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