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Miolo 2008 Sesmarias Red (Campanha)
- $100
Concentrated, bullish, healthy and ripe, but also rugged, tannic and tough in the mouth. This blend of six grapes brings big-time fruit in the blackberry and plum category along with copious spice. For Brazil it’s on the right path. But it’s still a bruising wine with a high price tag.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Vinícola Miolo 2004 Quinta do Seival Castas Portuguesas Red (Campanha)
- $20
This blend of Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro and Tinta Roriz is an authentic stab at Portuguese-style wine. It is roasted and leathery on the nose, with earthy baked fruit flavors and tons of leather. Shows immense rustic fruit the more it expands, but also some cooked qualities and heft. An interesting wine that’s worth a go. GM Miolo, USA.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Vinícola Miolo 2005 Terroir Merlot (Vale dos Vinhedos)
- $35
Not an inexpensive taste of Brazil despite the one-liter bottle, but this is about as refined and worldly as you’re going to find from the land of samba. The nose is roasted and solid, with baked berry aromas that draw you in. Coffee, raisin, pepper and plenty of fruit work the palate, and the finish is long and leathery. One of the better wines from Brazil that…
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Lidio Carraro 2006 Quorum Grande Vindima Red (Vale dos Vinhedos)
- $65
Heavy and earthy on the bouquet, with a roasted quality and aromas of prune and raisin. Comes across wide and soft, with baked, chocolaty, black fruit flavors. Turns sweet but also mildly bitter on a blackened finish. Meaty and tannic as well.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Vinícola Miolo 2005 Lote 43 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Vale dos Vinhedos)
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- $35
Taut, dense and ripe, this 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot opens with aromas of chocolate-covered cherries and cherry cordial. The palate is dry and concentrated with medium acidity and a tannin structure that calls for a knife and fork. Give it a few years.
— W.E.
(6/1/2010)
Vinícola Miolo 2004 Lote 43 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Vale dos Vinhedos)
- $27
A 50-50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that ranks high atop Miolo’s pyramid of wines. It has typical Brazilian rusticity, with a roasted, earthy bouquet. Flavors of plum and berry are a little baked and raw, but the feel is chewy and deep, with pretty good texture. GM Miolo, USA.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Pizzato 2005 Concentus Red (Vale dos Vinhedos)
- $25
Powerful and packed with heavy berry and plum aromas that are rustic and leathery. Tight in the mouth, with a strong tannic framework and roasted black fruit flavors with pepper on the backside. Dark and peppery on the finish. Merlot, Tannat and Cabernet.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
Vinícola Miolo 2005 Family Vineyards Merlot (Vale dos Vinhedos)
- Best Buy
- $10
If you’re ready to jump head-first into the emerging but sketchy realm of Brazilian table wine, then Merlot is a good place to start. This one has baked, earthy aromas of clay, spice and leather. The palate is fruity and saturated, with deep cherry, berry, coffee and prune flavors. Good in its class. Imported by GM Miolo, USA.
— M.S.
(12/15/2011)
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