(Port) Wine of the month August 2020: Barca Velha 2008

There is little in the (Douro-) wine-world more exciting than tasting, no enjoying the recent Barca Velha in the presence of the enologist Luis Sottomayor at Ferreira’s flagship Quinta do Porto. As comparison the 2000 BV was there to taste as well…

Young, beautiful dark-red color with intense violet reflections. The bouquet reveals a fantastic complexity with white pepper, raspberry, cherry and a mixed red-berry-fruit basket, chocolate and floral hints. Fine tannic structure and perfectly supporting acidity on the palate. Pepper, elegant raspberry and chocolate and the characteristic dry finish. Incredibly long, dry and spicy in the aftertaste. 19/20

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