Quinta do Vale Meao Meandro Douro Red 2010

2: Tinta Roriz 30%, Touriga Nacional 30%, Touriga Francesca 25%, Tinta Barroca 15%

5: rot, trocken; 14,0% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2013–2024; Verpackt in: 6er

9: voluminös & kräftig; fruchtbetont

3: Lobenberg: 93/100; Suckling: 90/100; Parker: 90/100

6: Portugal, Douro

7: Allergene: Sulfite,

Abfüller / Importeur: Quinta do Vale Meao, Cx. Postal 13, Pt-5150-501 Vila Nova de Foz Coa, PORTUGAL

Lobenberg: Nach 2009 wieder ein großes Jahr am Douro. Entsprechend eine große, warme, tanninreiche und üppige Fülle, kombiert mit feiner Frische und eleganter Finesse. Deutliche Aromen nach Johannisbeeren, Kräutern und Kakao. Warm und dicht in der Nase, überaus charmant und duftig. Wie immer bei Meao ist das Holz gut integriert und lässt dadurch auch Gewürznoten an den Rändern durchscheinen. Das Tannin ist weich und liegt verführerisch am Gaumen, die frische Rasse und die elegante Finesse lassen den Wein neben der Wucht auch fast filigran erscheinen. Perfekt! 93/100

Suckling über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Suckling: This is rich and slightly earthy, but they’re some very good fruit and lots of spicy undertones to it. Drink or hold. 90/100

Parker über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Parker: The 2010 MEANDRO DO VALE MEAO is 45% Touriga Nacional, 30% Touriga Franca, 13% Tinta Roriz, 5% each of Sousao, 4% Tinta Barroca and 3% Tinta Cao-more Touriga Nacional this year, about the same Touriga Franca and less Tinta Roriz, to distinguish from 2009. This shows off the difficult 2010 vintage, for all of its pros and cons. The second wine at this estate is awfully nice this year and not very far behind a typical performance. If sometimes the mid-palate does not seem all that concentrated and the wine not terribly rich, it is concentrated enough and the fruit is awfully tasty, becoming more and more expressive with aeration. The structure is beautiful. If someone didn't tell you that there were issues in 2010, you wouldn't find any here. It is a lovely success in the vintage for a second wine. You can approach it now, but it will be better in 2014 or so. Drink now-2022. 90/100

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