Quinta do Carmo
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Quinta do Carmo 2004 Reserva Red (Alentejano)
- $55
The most satisfying of recent offerings from this Lafite-managed estate. It is certainly tough and young, but with its great black berry fruits and ripe plum flavors, it also shows elegant tannins and balanced acidity. Excellent aging potential.
— R.V.
(12/15/2007)
Quinta do Carmo 2001 Reserva Red (Alentejano)
- $40
Spicy, smoky aromas give a French gloss to this first vintage of a reserve wine from the Rothschild owned estate. It is by far the most satisfying wine from Quinta do Carmo, showing good balance to go with the red fruits and sweet tannins. It should age well over the next 4-5 years.
— R.V.
(12/1/2004)
Quinta do Carmo 2003 Reserva Red (Alentejano)
- $55
A wine that seems weighed down by its own structure. It is all solid tannins, darkness, the fruit not really able to express itself. Powerful and concentrated, this needs more time to develop, although the direction of the wine is still problematic.
— R.V.
(12/15/2007)
Quinta do Carmo 2000 Reserva Red (Alentejano)
A toasty, cedary wine that features lots of vanilla-tinged oak slathered over black cherries. the mouthfeel is creamy, and the rough wood tannins apparent now on the finish should smooth out in a couple of years.
— J.C.
(7/1/2003)
Quinta do Carmo 2002 Reserva Red (Alentejano)
- $40
Strongly scented of oak, with toasty, mentholated scents alongside vanilla, cinnamon and clove. The texture is creamy, with vanilla and tobacco flavors backed by soft black cherries. Should integrate better in another year or two but there’s no need to hide this away. Drink now–2010. Imported by Pasternak Wine Imports.
— J.C.
(12/31/2005)
Quinta do Carmo 2001 Red (Alentejano)
- $30
This Lafite-owned venture in the south of Portugal has turned out a round, softly fruity wine dominated by chocolate and plum aromas and flavors. A blend of Aragonês, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, Castelão, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Imported by Pasternak Wine Imports.
— J.C.
(12/31/2005)
Quinta do Carmo 2003 Red (Alentejano)
- $26
Superripe, with sweet black fruit, and ripe, soft tannins. The structure is here, but the acidity seems to have missed out with such richly ripe black fig flavors.
— R.V.
(12/15/2007)
Quinta do Carmo 2004 Red (Alentejano)
- $26
Ripe fruit, good, even high acidity, a touch of wood: everything is here, except for the nagging edge of rusticity that often pervades the Carmo estate wine. It needs more polish.
— R.V.
(12/15/2007)
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