NV Porto dos Santos Ruby Reserve
- Alex Bridgeman
- Croft 1945
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- Joined: 12:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
NV Porto dos Santos Ruby Reserve
Porto dos Santos Reserve Ruby NV, open 2 hours. Sealed with a driven cork. Lavender and bramble on the sweet and dense nose. A little more refined on the palate with generous levels of young fruit wrapped in a fresh wrapper and soft tannins that only really show up on the aftertaste. A long finish of blackcurrant lozenge with a touch of menthol. Very decent Reserve Ruby which deserves to have been left in the cellar for at least 5 more years. 88/100.
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