Category Trincadeira

Singularis – 2008 – 9.2 James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Aragonez – 70%
  • Trincadeira – 30%
  • Alicante Bouchet – 10%

Plum-Heirloom tomato, dash of red roasted pepper, Mexican cinnamon and hint of chocolate dust.
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Heradade Grande Alentejo Rosé – 2010 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Trincadeira
  • Grossa

Sense of mineral, cassis,  boysenberry, cinnamon, and smoke.

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Herdade Grande Reserva Alentejo Red – 2008 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Trinadeira
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Syrah
  • Aragonês
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

A large number of varietals compose this blend—a blend of Bordeaux, Rhone and Portuguese varietals.  Focused, complex and imaginative.  Seared black-red fruit—hint of blueberry Confit, Cardamom and warm aromas of pine nuts roasting, smoked spices and herb garden in mid-summer afternoon.

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Adega da Covilhã Colheita do Soció Garrafeira – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Jaen
  • Trincadeira
  • Aragonês

Red plum-raspberry Coulis, smoked pine nut, chocolate and hint of baking spices.

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Adega da Covilhã Terras Belmonte Red – 2005 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Jean
  • Trincadeira
  • Rufete
  • Aragonês
  • Touriga Nacional.

A kosher Wine; composed of many varietals that are very familiar and a few that are no seen that often.  Blackberry-cherry compote; fennel, pepper and sweet chile.

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Herdade Grande Alentejo Red – 2008 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Aragonês
  • Trincadeira
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Traditional Iberian varietals along with Cabernet Sauvignon.   An integrated wine; focused on it’s blueberry-Acai signature along with toasted almond, white mushroom and mocha.

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Adega da Covilhã Beira Interior Conde Julião Red – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Varietals:

  • Jaen
  • Trincadeira
  • Aragonês

Focused and lean; black plum Confit, slight note of winesap apple, Cinnamon stick and moistened earth after rain fall.

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Monte Velho Red – 2008 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Aragonez, Trincadeira, Castelão; roasted red plum, Mexican vanilla, cinnamon sticks, chocolate dust and scent of sanded wood, fresh Mission fig, and spice rack.

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Prova Red Alentejano – 2008 – 8.9 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

45% Aragonez, 40% Alfrocheiro, 5% Trincadeira, 5% Touriga Franca and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon; spiced cherry, roasted plum, smoke, Crimini mushroom and scents of Aspen forest and Eucalyptus.

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Foral de Évora Alentejo – 2006 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, and Trincadeira; boysenberry, raspberry, Piñon, anise, and subtle black pepper.

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