TN: NV João Nicolau de Almeida e Filhos Douro Branco Leve Seco

[Stewart T.]

• NV João Nicolau de Almeida e Filhos Douro Branco Leve Seco - Portugal, Douro
  This wine's score suffered from coming at the end of our tasting of ruby and tawny Ports, as well as the warmer temperature it was at by the time we tasted it at the end of the evening. Clear, light straw in color. Dried fruit, vanilla, honeysuckle, and dried Peach on the nose. It is drier in style, and while I normally get lemon, orange, and dried nuts on this wine, it was lacking both in aromatics and those complex flavors. Still great structure, just not a good showing of this bottle due to its position in the lineup. (88 pts.) (12/16/2023)

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