Wine & Soul Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas 2016
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Verkostungsnotiz von Mark Squires vom 31. August 2018:The 2016 Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas was aged for 20 months in 70% used French oak and comes in at 14% alcohol. Perfumed from oak, this is otherwise an elegant wine from centenarian vines. This is always subtler than the Pintas, more understated and restrained. It has that Old World finesse, if you'll excuse the stereotype. Textured, silky and wonderfully graceful, this has ripe tannins for support and a fresh feel. Not quite bottled when seen, this still needs to have some evolution in the bottle, but it is surprisingly approachable just now. Still, put it away for a while to allow it to become more expressive and complex. Otherwise, you'll be wasting it. There were 4,000 bottles produced.