rich, round, plummy, some spice and tobacco, nice freshness, and a touch of volatile acidity, some nice length, earth, wood, cedar, leaves, rotten raspberry. Really interesting, and a really lovely wine, but somehow it just doesn't excite... Nice but, I wouldn't buy a case, despite it having a very different style and character to Portuguese examples of the same grapes. 53/100
Jono Beagle's hundred point scoring system.
<30/100 not worth bothering with
<50/100 good wine but I wouldn't buy a case
<60/100 very good showing grape and terroir character
<70/100 excellent example of a wine from this country/region/grape
<85/100 one of the very best wines that the region has to offer.
>85/100 one of the very best wines you are ever likely to drink