TN: Quinta do Crasto Reserva Old Vines 2004

[Frederick Blais]

Tasted over the week end to follow its evolution.

On the first day, it was opening really nice with loads of fresh young fruit, plums, cherries, licorice, some sweet wood flavours remaining. The palate was similar, great balance, tannins are almost all melted but the fruit remains very young, great texture, lovely finish on licorice and chocolate.

The following day, it remained very young, though the whole was more sweeter and driven by dry Port like flavors.

16.5/20+

This has a lot still to show, my last bottle will be in 5 years.