Fenestra Livermore Valley Port 2004 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

• Touriga – 34%
• Tempranillo – 26%
• Tinto Cão – 20%
•  Souzão. – 20%

Confit of blueberry-blackberry, vanilla, dried Turkish fig and hibiscus.

Poças 20 YO Douro – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinta Cao. dried Turkish fig, almond-Brazil nut, and Cardamom.

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Coroa D’ouro Red – 2007 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao; blackberry-boysenberry, Eucalyptus, dried Smyrna fig, cacao powder, mushroom and scents of wildflowers, summer rain and fresh cooking herbs.

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Poças Reserva Red – 2007 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine is Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinta Cao; Muscular; luxuriant tannins; notes of blueberry confit, cardamom, Eucalyptus and black Trumpet mushrooms.

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Fenestra Lodi Tourvanillo Red Blend – 2006 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

53% Touriga, 25% Alvarelhão, 8% Tempranillo, 8% Malbec, 2% Tinto Cão, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon; a very interesting blend; acid forward wine cascading notes of dried bramble berry, fleshy plum, cinnamon-cardamom, and scent of cedar.

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Forlorn Hope Mil Amores Amador County Red Blend – 2009 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine is composed of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, and Tintz Roriz; complex with considerable finesse.  Roasted plum-blueberry, Cardamom, chocolate and Chanterelle.

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Quinta Cruz San Antonio Valley Concertina Red Blend – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine contains the following varietals: Touriga Nacional, Tinta  Roriz, Tinta Cao, & Touriga Francesa—this is a polished Iberian varietal blend—elegant and bold; this wine has the following characteristics: rose petal, ground cinnamon, black pepper, and raspberry.  At the winery’s website this bottle is just $20—a very good value.

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Pierce San Antonio Valley Coseheiro Red Blend – 2006 – 9.0 – 2009 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine contains the following varietals: 48% Tempranillo, 42% Touriga Nacional, 10% Tinta Cao—a formidable wine that is another great example of Iberian red blend—this wine has the following notes: scents from an Autumnal Plum orchard; blueberry, toasted Piñon, and cardamom.

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Bray Vineyeard Shenandoah Valley Vinho Tinto – 2006 – 8.7 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine contains the following varietals Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Souzao, Tinta Roriz,  and Alvarelhao.  This wine has a nice tannic and acid structure perfect for beef and tomato based sauces.  Presented with notes of ground red pepper, raspberry, crimini mushroom and leaves on the ground in an early autumn forest.

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