Quinta do Vale Meao Meandro Douro Red 2018

Name: Meandro Douro Red
Brand: Quinta do Vale Meao
SKU: 37987H
Price: 13.5 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

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93–94

100

2: Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesca, Touriga Nacional

5: rot, trocken; 14,0% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2021–2031; Verpackt in: 6er

9: voluminös & kräftig; fruchtbetont

3: Lobenberg: 93–94/100; Wine Enthusiast: 93/100; Wine Spectator: 92/100; Suckling: 91/100; Parker: 90/100

6: Portugal, Douro

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

Lobenberg: Gesamtmenge 200 Tsd. Flaschen. Natürlicher Ertrag ohne jegliche grüne Lese unter 25 hl/ha. Biologische Weinbergsarbeit, keinerlei Kunstdünger, kein Umpflügen. Eine große, warme, tanninreiche und üppige Fülle, kombiniert 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. Perfekte Mineralität, sehr würzig, im langen Finale feines Salz, rote Kirsche, grandiose Finesse von Grapefruit und Zitronenschale, der Wein macht so viel Spaß. Ein lebhafter, tänzelnd fruchtiger Finessewein mit Fruchtdruck und Spiel. Gut eingebundene frische rote Frucht von süßer Schwarzkirsche, Brombeere und Schoko, ergänzt um ganz leiche Exotik von Orangenschale und Passionsfrucht. Zusammen mit dem Po de Poeira und dem Manoella der König der gehobenen Einstiegsweine. 93-94/100

Wine Enthusiast über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Wine Enthusiast: This wine is named after the majestic oxbow bend taken by the Douro river around the Meão estate. It is richly structured and with no concessions to immediate softness. It needs to age to bring its black fruits into full harmony with the structure. 93/100

Wine Spectator über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Wine Spectator: Nicely textured, with smooth tannins, this elegant, full-bodied red is packed with dark cherry, violet, red plum and anise notes that are harmonious and well-integrated. Details of mocha, wild herb and spice cascade onto the finish. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Alicante Bouschet. Drink now through 2028. 92/100

Suckling über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Suckling: This has a floral nose with aromas of violets, ripe blue fruit, spices and wild herbs. It’s full-bodied with creamy and chewy tannins. Plush and juicy with a fruity core and a tannic finish. A blend of 45% touriga nacional, 30% touriga franca, 20% tinta roriz, 3% tinta barroca and 2% alicante bouschet. Drink from 2023. 91/100

Parker über: Meandro Douro Red

-- Parker: The 2018 Meandro do Vale Meão is a blend of 45% Touriga Nacional, 30% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz and dollops of Tinta Barroca and Alicante Bouschet for the rest, all aged for 14 months in used French oak. It comes in at 14.1% alcohol. This is often a can't-miss bargain in Douro, and that seems true again this year. Textured with velvet, concentrated and able to coat the palate, it does everything well. It is not a star in terms of structure—the tannins are ripe and you can drink it now—but everything else works great. It should still hold well for the rest of the decade, more or less. It did thin a bit with extended aeration, but nothing went seriously awry. As approachable as this is, allowing this to have at least six more months in the bottle would allow it to develop more. At the price point, there can't be much to complain about. 90/100

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