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Tinta Amarela 2012

Tinta Amarela 2012
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$52.00
/ 750ml
SKU: TAM12


Wine Specs
Vintage
2012
Varietal
Tinta Amarela
Appellation
Umpqua Valley
Harvest Date
4, 9 October 2012
Sugar
24.2
Acid
5.63
pH
3.55
Aging
Cooperage:  French (100%), 100% 2 year old
Residual Sugar
0
Alcohol %
14.4
Wine Enthusiast
90
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Tinta Amarela was planted at Abacela over 10 years ago and has stood out year after year for its ripeness and intriguing flavor profile. This motivated the planting of new vineyard blocks with an eye for producing a dry, red table wine. We were rewarded with a wine that is fine in texture and tannins that offers aromas of tangy blueberries, mulberries, mushrooms and rose petals. This leads into complex flavors of dried raspberries, citrus and tea leaf.
Ratings
90 points, Wine Enthusiast "Abacela makes a fortified wine from Portuguese grapes, but this is a dry, varietal expression of one of the most obscure. Bone-dry, it's got tongue-scraping tannins that taste of black tea. It offers dried raspberries, vanilla and cocoa elements, and the overall complexity is impressive. This seems built for a thick steak."
Vineyard Notes
Abacela’s Estate Fault Line Vineyards
Production Notes
55 cases produced
Winemaker Notes
Andrew Wenzl
Food Pairing Notes
Recommended food pairing includes herbes de Provence crusted pork tenderloin.
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