Tinta Negra Medium-Dry 5 year old Tinta Barroca and both 2014 and 2015

and both 2014 and 2015 have been held back

ie is a pointing term

granite and quartz in the typical Corullon mountain light brown and pale grey slate mineral soils

earthily-ripe acidity

Aged 19 months in 4000 litre oak vats

Tinta Negra Medium-Dry 5 year old Tinta Barroca and both 2014 and 2015Mixed dried fruits and nuts in a soft nose, all gooey and golden. There are dates and jar plums with fine old treacle from a tin can, a flourish of billy tea, and touches of aromatic timber and baking spice. Has a nicely defined palate with fruit extract and developing abstract secondaries providing a drying rail and grooving the palate. Succulence is nicely controlled the sweetness only makes it halfway through the palate before the acid train takes