A bright, purple-colored wine, packed with vivid red fruits. The tannins give a toasty, spicy character as well as picking up on tight fruits. There is a fine, ripe feel to this wine, which finishes fresh, fruity and concentrated. ——R.V.(11/1/2009)—— 87

Under the watchful eye of leading Portuguese oenologist Joao Portugal Ramos, this blended wine adds Cabernet Sauvignon to a blend of Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz. The Cabernet changes the nature of the dry Portuguese tannins, giving a very firm, dark wine that has brooding intensity under a polished surface.——R.V.(3/1/2007)—— 87