Quinta do Vale Meão
Tinto Douro Touriga Nacional Blend
Douro, Portugal
Nose is lush and tart leading a velvety smooth and rich palate with just enough acidity to be divine. Each time I ask why I didn’t buy more of these…
Nose is lush and tart leading a velvety smooth and rich palate with just enough acidity to be divine. Each time I ask why I didn’t buy more of these…
Feb 18th, 2023
One of the darkest wines I have ever seen. Cherry and spice...everything is nice.
One of the darkest wines I have ever seen. Cherry and spice...everything is nice.
Oct 23rd, 2017
Outstanding. Great fruit and overall balance. Awesome finish.
Outstanding. Great fruit and overall balance. Awesome finish.
1 person found it helpfulNov 12th, 2018
Settling into maturity nicely, though there is plenty of vigour and energy. Black currants, graphite, and violet notes are most prevalent. The texture is viscous and round, thus the ripe tannins are still shrouded in some baby fat. The tannins themselves are well hidden but ripe so they pass easily on the palate.
Settling into maturity nicely, though there is plenty of vigour and energy. Black currants, graphite, and violet notes are most prevalent. The texture is viscous and round, thus the ripe tannins are still shrouded in some baby fat. The tannins themselves are well hidden but ripe so they pass easily on the palate.
1 person found it helpfulDec 17th, 2014Gorgeously developed yet bursting with life. Love this estate and just wish more wine geeks will understand the greatness that Douro possesses.
Gorgeously developed yet bursting with life. Love this estate and just wish more wine geeks will understand the greatness that Douro possesses.
Aug 1st, 2016
Gracious nose of tea, dark cherries, violets, plums, ample in the mouth with fine tannins and good length
Gracious nose of tea, dark cherries, violets, plums, ample in the mouth with fine tannins and good length
Jul 7th, 2016Awesome stuff! This aged beauty is still vibrant and mineral-laced. 2005 vintage; amazing minerality!
Awesome stuff! This aged beauty is still vibrant and mineral-laced. 2005 vintage; amazing minerality!
Jul 2nd, 2016
If you want to try a Meao that is starting to show what age in bottle will do this is the wine to try. 2005 and 2006 are drinking much younger, but 2007 is showing brick red tones at the edges, while the nose and palate have given way to time due talk the more difficult growing season. Aromas and flavors of forest floor, especially fall leaves, red savory fruits, roasted plum and subtle licorice spice and lavender. The structure is fine and silky as the tannin have mellowed, while the fruit has evolved completely into the tertiary phase. Drink now or hold for 2-3 years.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, bottle open 24 hours.
#meao #dourovalley
If you want to try a Meao that is starting to show what age in bottle will do this is the wine to try. 2005 and 2006 are drinking much younger, but 2007 is showing brick red tones at the edges, while the nose and palate have given way to time due talk the more difficult growing season. Aromas and flavors of forest floor, especially fall leaves, red savory fruits, roasted plum and subtle licorice spice and lavender. The structure is fine and silky as the tannin have mellowed, while the fruit has evolved completely into the tertiary phase. Drink now or hold for 2-3 years.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, bottle open 24 hours.
#meao #dourovalley
Youthful, with power and concentration in the nose and palate. A very traditional styled Meao showing the typical style of this wine. The nose shows a mix of red and blue berry fruits, subtle spices, and barely a trace of oak. These wines are always masterfully aged in oak to impart just the right amount of oxygen and wood character. The palate is well balanced, youthful and medium+ in intensity and a fresh, persistent finish. This is just as good or better, depending on your tastes of course, of the recent string of many excellent Meao and reminded me of the 2009.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, tasted at opening and 1.5 hours later. #meao #dourovalley
Youthful, with power and concentration in the nose and palate. A very traditional styled Meao showing the typical style of this wine. The nose shows a mix of red and blue berry fruits, subtle spices, and barely a trace of oak. These wines are always masterfully aged in oak to impart just the right amount of oxygen and wood character. The palate is well balanced, youthful and medium+ in intensity and a fresh, persistent finish. This is just as good or better, depending on your tastes of course, of the recent string of many excellent Meao and reminded me of the 2009.
Tasted at Quinta do Vale Meao 10/16/2015, tasted at opening and 1.5 hours later. #meao #dourovalley