Parker über:
Palpite Tinto Reserva
-- Parker: The 2015 Reserva Palpite is a blend of 55% Aragonez, 30% Alicante Bouschet and 15% Touriga Nacional, aged for 18 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at a hefty 15.5% alcohol this year. Yet it seems like a Burgundy in Alentejo this year too. In some ways, it is the winery's middle-of-the-road red, an easy-to-understand style in an accessible yet distinctive package. Suave and rather silky in this fresh vintage, it is filled with flavor but always remains fresh. Precise and focused, it ends with surprisingly lifted fruit on the finish. It is nicely structured too. You can approach this now, but it might be better to give it a year or two if you can, just to allow it to become more expressive. This might be my favorite in the brand so far, but I'd still like to see some evidence that it holds its balance with that alcohol hit as it ages. I saw no evidence of a problem so far, quite to the contrary. Time will tell, but it certainly looks promising. There were 20,000 bottles produced. 93/100