Description
Smiling Donkey Douro Red, Barão de Vilar, Douro, Portugal, 2023
Grapes: An oak aged blend of 30% Touriga Franca, 25% Tinta Roriz, 20% Tinta Cao, 15% Touriga Nacional & 10% Tinta Barocca (off-dry style)
Producer Tasting Note:
Carefully selected grapes are fermented in stainless steel. A portion of the wine is allowed to mature for 9 months in French oak barrels. The wine is ruby in colour with ripe red fruit aromas and hints of spice. Elegant on the palate, with a medium body and ripe, soft tannins and a persistent finish.
Critics' Tasting Notes:
"Aromatic, with mint, vanilla and red fruit lead through to a palate of savoury black fruit and supple tannins."
93/100 points (SILVER), Decanter World Wine Awards, January 2025
"Walnuts, blackberries and charred wood on the nose of this medium-bodied and juicy red. Lightly toasty and easy-drinking with powdery tannins. Drink now."
89/100 points, James Suckling, May 2025
Food Match: This wine is perfect to pair with red meat and game dishes.
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Additional Details
- SKU:
- PO14AR23
- Size:
- 75Cl
- Closure:
- Cork
- Primary Grape/Blend:
- Port Grape Blend
- Drink:
- Drinking well now
- Influence of Oak:
- Moderate
- ABV:
- 13%
- Vintage:
- 2023
- Vegan or Vegetarian:
- Vegan
- Country:
- Portugal
- Appellation:
- Douro
