Conceito, Branco, Douro

Rich on the nose with honey, roasted almonds, some cream and floral hints. More caramel on the palate, but also honey, honeysuckle, bruised apples, med+ body, med soft acidity. Med+ to long finish. Enjoyable through lunch. Conceito White is made every year, since 2006. Fermented in used French oak barrels, is made from the best grapes from very old vineyards. It’s a rich and concentrated wine, but with incredible seduction and subtlety. It ages in bottle for at least 10 …

Very nice well balanced wine - medium acidity - but very well integrated - lots of citrus and lemon and some green apple - sorry I only had this bottle very solid 90 - we had the wine with fish - a very good match

Cool Wine Tasting Group - Portugal (Elgin South Africa) : (Tasted Blind) Mid+ straw lemon in colour, the wine is oak-forward, presenting aromas of salted cashews, pistachios, and oak spices, with some stone fruit subtly hidden underneath. A dry Rioja-like style on entry with notable oak presence, rich in texture and full body. Peach, orange and some lightly toasted herbs peek out from the oak spice and cedar elements of this modern styling. The wine feels somewhat overblown and interferes …