2018 Sonhador, Magnum Size:Magnum also grilled pineapple and ripe

also grilled pineapple and ripe honeydew melon and a touch of caramelized sugar

giving the dark fruit a savoury quality

Inviting aroma that seems to show a touch of reduction at first (in a nice way)

It reminds me of a spankingly fresh Juliénas

it has long been one of the great ones

2018 Sonhador, Magnum Size:Magnum also grilled pineapple and ripeProduced in Portalegre to the north east of the Alentejo on the granite foothills of the So Mamede mountains, where cooler temperatures, along with many old vines, gives complexity and freshness. Very dark and smells of tiny, little, ripe dark berries but also some red fruit. Much purer than the earlier vintages. Dark, fresh and peppery. Lovely freshness and fine, dry tannins add to that freshness. Vibrant and aromatic. Much more finesse, too. Long,