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2009 Crasto Douro Red
£8.49 each for two, 13.5%, Majestic
Make sure you buy the 2009 vintage of this brilliant Douro red, rather than the 2008, because it's a step up in terms of perfume and elegance. This is a harmonious blend of Touriga Nacional. Tinta Francesa and Tinta Roriz (aka Tempranillo), showing exotic blackberry and bluberry fruit, a touch of sweet oak, plush tannins and real vibrancy. Significantly, it's got none of that Douro bake character, just masses of gluggable fruit.
Available from (as of date of review): Majestic
Reviewed by on 17th May 2011
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