Frasqueiras Reservas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 91yo) 1968 Size::6 Bottle Case grassy asparagus characters

grassy asparagus characters

sweet extract in the finish

and warm summer days

‘The terroir is on a rather unique soil of limestone and marl

but has the structure to age gracefully over 20 years in the best vintages

Frasqueiras Reservas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 91yo) 1968 Size::6 Bottle Case grassy asparagus charactersMusky, concentrated old jar preserves lead the nose of sweet plums layered with earth and bourbon wood, and freshened with olive brine and smoked tea. Balsam and old cupboard timbers give depth and relieve the sweetness. The palate has great complexity, mixing old hay, silk, tobacco, tea leaf, resin and fine choc nut. Full but nutty sweetness and concentration hit a peak just past mid palate and then slowly grade out and back. Has a leathery, haggard