TN: 2005 Dialogo

[Frederick Blais]

Dialogo is the Portuguese version of the increasingly popular Niepoort wine that started under the Fabelhaft project. The idea behind this is to make a label associated with a culture for a specific market. The main aim with this marketing technique is to build interest for the customer over the Douro wines offering them a high quality product at a cheap price.

Back in the days, we had this short discussion that was quite funny for me to read again.
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... ?f=8&t=210

Now the wine, the first words that came to my mind when I tasted this wine again, was WOW! I've tasted this wine at least a dozen time in september 2007 and I never really liked it, the fruit was green, the alcohol too present... So I recently bought a case to get some cheap wines for party. Now one thing is sure, these wines will be kept for my personnal consumption.

I served it around 16 celcius is a burgundy glass. Dirk told me after that served blind in the same condition, some thought it was burgundy, I would not go that far but it was indeed a silky, fresh young fruit driven and expressive Dialogo like I've never tasted before. The nose exhibit loads of freshly crushed red fruit flavours with a touch of vanilla and licorice to add depth. On the palate, it has Niepoort's signature of ripe fruit balanced with acidity, again fruit driven, pure and fresh. I do believe that with this 2005, they have finally achieve a standard quality that offers great value for many and that will certainly attract the customer towards other Douro wines. 15.5-16/20+