Quinta de Ventozelo 2005 Touriga Nacional (Douro)

Wine Enthusiast Rating: 90

You want concentration? Then come to this wine. The tannins are immensely strong, dark, bone dry, supporting structured ripe fruit, black figs and plums, with an emphasis on fruit skins. Only slowly, as the wine opens up, does the fruit really explode in the mouth, along with spice and sweet acidity. R.V. (11/1/2009) — 90

Red Blend, Livermore Valley

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