Pintas Douro White Guru 2017

Lobenberg: Extrem kleiner Ertrag von nur 20 Hektoliter pro Hektar. Die Ernte findet immer in der ersten Septemberhälfte statt. Einige Stunden Schalenkontakt, dann Fermentation und Ausbau in neuen und gebrauchten Barriques. Grüne Reflexe im Glas. Die Nase geprägt von steiniger Mineralität und grüner Frucht, Limette, Kiwi, Grapefruit, Orangen- und Zitronenschale, auch Salz. Leiche Phenolik und etwas bitter im Mund, das gibt Stütze und Frische. Fast schicker, sogar leckerer Ansturm von Säure. Sehr lebendig und doch weich, seidig und schmeichelnd, voller Schmelz. Der Wein erinnert zugleich an einen zarten Meursault, an einen Pouilly Fume von der Loire und an einen weißen Bordeaux. Mandarine, Minze, Gesteinsmehl und Zitrus bilden das lange Finale. Ein toller Wein mit Biss und ganz klar einer der besten Weißweine Portugals. 94-95/100

-- Parker: --Parker: The 2017 Guru is a field blend from old vines, mostly Viosinho, Rabigato, Códega do Larinho and Gouveio, aged for seven months in 90% used French oak. It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. Bottled just about ten days before tasting, this does have a touch of the wood and flint that is sometimes too obvious when this is young, but it also has the gorgeous structure that this bottling has consistently showed of late, far more than in the old days. Tight, focused, concentrated and capable of being much better next year, I'm still giving this a range for a score because it is so recently in bottle and a little disjointed. It looks like a big winner, though. It looks like it will age very well too, as the newer bottlings in particular seem likely to do. It's time to expand the drinking windows on these. 92-94/100

-- Winespectator: Very elegant and Burgundian in profile, featuring supple notes of glazed peach, lemon curd and pineapple, accented by white blossom, honey cream and spice undertones through the mineral-tinged finish. Harmonious and complex. Drink now through 2025. 93/100