2017 Quinta das Bageiras 'Avo Fausto' Tinto Bairrada, Portugal
$38.99 USD
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Rated 90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Quinta das Bágeiras Avô Fausto Tinto is an 80/20 blend of Baga and Touriga Nacional aged in old Portuguese 3,000-liter wood for 18 months. It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. Nervy, intense, sharp and tannic, this is an old-school wine with big acidity and dominant structure in general, the type of Baga that reminds me of old-school Nebbiolo. It desperately needs a food pairing that requires a wine that has acidity. Don't even think of drinking it on its own. There's not a lot of fleshiness or sweetness. There's precision and focus, though, and lift to the fruit. This should age well, perhaps better than anticipated.
Rated 90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Quinta das Bágeiras Avô Fausto Tinto is an 80/20 blend of Baga and Touriga Nacional aged in old Portuguese 3,000-liter wood for 18 months. It comes in at 12.5% alcohol. Nervy, intense, sharp and tannic, this is an old-school wine with big acidity and dominant structure in general, the type of Baga that reminds me of old-school Nebbiolo. It desperately needs a food pairing that requires a wine that has acidity. Don't even think of drinking it on its own. There's not a lot of fleshiness or sweetness. There's precision and focus, though, and lift to the fruit. This should age well, perhaps better than anticipated.