2009 Vinhos Oscar Quevedo Porto Tinta Cão Vintage

[Stewart T.]

• 2009 Vinhos Oscar Quevedo Porto Tinta Cão Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  Single varietal Port cask sample. Tasted as part of a virtual tasting with Oscar Quevedo. 187ml bottle. Tinta Cão is a low-yield grape with low alcohol and less structure. It brings fragrance and fruit to the wine. This one has a beautiful nose of violets and light strawberry on the nose. The entry has pleasant fruit and firm tannins on the mid-palate. Decent acidity but a little bitterness on the finish. As a single varietal, it is ok, but I see why this makes a better blending grape for Ports. (85 pts.)

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