Review for Alves de Sousa Reserva Pessoal Branco 2002

• 

  3 (in 5) by gabriellaopaz  Wine Blogger

  Made from Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho and several other noble white grapes from the Douro, the wine was macerated for 24 hours; decanted; fermented in new oak barrels with “batonnage”, and finally, aged for 6 months in new French oak and another six months in bottle. I honestly haven't had many Douro whites, making it a fun experiment to taste a five year old white wine blended with grapes that are honestly, a little foreign to me. A dark golden color that almost reminded me of the flesh of a ripe white peach with slightly restrained aromas of honey, pear and minerals. Although fun on the nose, reminding me of Monastrell, I found the palate lacking in both acidity and flavor. It was honestly quite difficult for me to pick up anything other than a hint of nuttiness right at the end of the finish.   August 22, 2007 | Link to this note
  

  Useful ()

Comments