Casa Santos Lima Red Blend Portugal 2023 750ml New York

Casa Santos Lima Red Blend Portugal 2023 750ml New YorkExtremely aromatic, it shows in the mouth flavors of ripe red fruit and balanced acidity, well balanced with oak notes from ageing in oak barrels. In the aftertaste the soft tannins and the flavors of pepper and liquor dominate. Professional Review 88 points Wine Enthusiast A wine that recognizes a Portuguese winemaker's skill in creating blends, this is a fruit wine. With its strawberry aroma, the wine is packed with soft bright fruits and a light

The tannins are well-structured and provide a long finish

making up 82% of the blend in the low-yielding vintage of 2019

supple mouthfeel

kept lively with bright acidity

Lots of ripe black cherries

Intense ruby-red in color with garnet highlights

Napa needs more wines like this

become so used to from this wine

The skinny: this is dynamite

grilled pork and apples

all the wines are decanted to separate the dregs

The palate offers notes of lemon zest and nuts