MOUCHÃO – HERDADE DO MOUCHÃO MUCHÃO 2011
Notes de dégustation: le vin est encore plus coloré que le Dom Rafael. C’est tannique et à la fois savoureux. Il y une matière considérable dans ce vin et le cépage alicante bouschet n’est pas sans ressembler au sagrantino de Montefalco (Ombrie en Italie) dans sa structure. Les arômes et les saveurs sont sur les fruits noirs bien épicés par un bel élevage en barriques. C’est un vin unique qui prouve que, dans les conditions idéales, on peut faire du grand vin avec l’alicante bouschet.
VIN : HERDADE DO MOUCHÃO MOUCHÃO 2011 |
The 2011 Tinto, i.e., the flagship Estate wine with just « Mouchão » on the label, is the typical blend of Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira aged for 24 months in oak. It comes in at 14% alcohol. A bit funky on opening, it has a touch of green olive followed by a lot of oak flavor. This big boy is also tightly wound, rather intense on the finish in both flavor and power, and desperately in need of more time in the bottle. It shows beautiful mid-palate finesse and laser-like precision, good acidity and plenty of grip on that lingering finish. If the Trincadeira (from which, I suspect, some of the funk comes) stays in control, this has the chance to become rather brilliant, perhaps even more so than I now think. Give it some time, though. You don’t want to drink this today. It should be a lot more harmonious and expressive around 2020. Granting that there is some projection here for its potential, I have to lean up on this just now. Parker.The Wine Advocate. 95/100