Herdade do Mouchao, Tinto Size:6x750ml Reduction masks the underlying fruit

Reduction masks the underlying fruit though does not extend to the palate of the much

which showed very balsamic with notes of dried herbs

with a flash of dark olive adding a nice textural note

all of which is trimmed in admirably discreet wood influence

ripe acidity

Herdade do Mouchao, Tinto Size:6x750ml Reduction masks the underlying fruitThe 2013 Tinto, the regular estate bottling, is a 76 24 blend of Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira. It was aged for 36 months in used 5,000 liter tonels of varying ages and comes in at 14% alcohol. Still elegant, this has fleshed out a bit and certainly doesn't seem thin. It does many other things brilliantly, though. Alternating silk and velvet for texture, it is simply sensual, and caressing on the palate. The nuanced finish with waves of beefy