Esporao Private Selection Red 2004

GRAPE VARIETIES:  Alicante Bouschet / Syrah
Colour/Condition:  Deep, concentrated red. 
Aroma:  Fine, complex bouquet with developed fruit and oak.
Palate:  Rich, flavoursome palate, with great balance and depth, showing good tannic structure and a long persistent finish. 
Temperature for serving: 18 – 20ºC.
VINIFICATION:  Destemming, crushing, fermentation temperature control with extended maceration in open fermenters with submerged cap, basket pressing, controlled malolactic fermentation.  Matured in new French oak barrels for 18 months, followed by 18 months in bottle prior to market release.

Wine Enthusiast, November 2008 Issue

Esporao Private Selection Garrafeira Red 2004:  91 points

“A powerful, rich wine, with a dense, ripe tannic mouthfeel.  The structure is all about tamed opulence – it is generous wine, with its black plum, cherry and spice flavors and acidity that gives the whole wine, despite its richness, a great lift.”

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