Adega Regional de Colares Colares Arenæ

Double blind tasting Medium garnet with mild bricking Medium plus aromas - fresh and dried red cherry and cranberry with dried floral/ herbal notes and hints of furniture polish - touch of oak notes Medium plus bodied with palate of tart/dried cherry and florals - sweet/sour interplay which was very enjoyable Medium plus acidity and medium plus tannins which were very well integrated - medium alcohol Great length I went with Rioja here but was hesitant to relative lack of …

Medium garnet with rim clearing Aromatics medium +. Some early VA, then red cherry and plums that are both dried and pruned. Dry herbs. Furniture polish. No new oak Palate has a medium body. Acid medium + with a crescendo effect. Tannins medium +, medium grained on the teeth and gums, but well integrated. Alcohol medium. Red cherries that are tart, ripe and sour all playing off each other. Late ash. Finish has a medium + length. Balanced Dry glass …

This doesn't seem to have moved on at all since my 2020 note. Still the same characteristics suggestive of an oxidative wine-making style that seems to have preserved this wine even if it will never be the most complex.

Single blind tasting Garnet with subtle bricking Aromatics medium +. Earth, leather, roses, cedar, ripe plums and cherry. Mild oak Palate medium. Acid high. Tannin medium +, coarse on gums/teeth. Red and black fruit. Finish has a medium length. Balance is dominated by the acid Overall quite nice, especially the aromatics which were beautiful. Can drink now, or hold to see if secondary notes occur on the palate.

Medium ruby color with moderate clearing at the rim and a touch of bricking Medium plus aromas of red and black fruit with secondary aromas of cedar/ leather and violet with mild oak influence - a bit Bordeaux-like actually Medium plus intensity palate of red fruit and leather High acidity which is somehow not unbalanced due to the medium plus grainy tannins and extraction of fruit in this wine Long 15-30 second finish Really a nice wine with a fantastic …

Deep, browning colour. Initially very balsamic on the nose (maybe too much for some tastes), rich and tertiary. Remarkable weight and power on the palate. I had expected a light-mid-weight wine but this is anything but. Very old school in its profile but to me at least, highly enjoyable.

Made from Rasmisco. Still very dark coloured but with brownish and purple shades. High acid - almost harsh - med+ body. The finish is like salt water and quite meaty. No pleaser. My notes: Almonds, leather, acidic New Nordic coffee, boysenberries, sloes and sour cherries.