Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Monday, April 22, 2024 - A blend of Baga and Touriga Nacional. Fermented spontaneously, aged in stainless steel tanks. 13% alcohol. Bottle #73of total 3294 bottles.

Pale rosy color. The nose feels a bit reticent with light aromas of strawberries, some fresh yellow fruits, a little bit of savory spice and a hint of sponti funk. The wine feels dry, crunchy and even somewhat angular on the palate, yet at the same time having a slightly oily texture. The wine is medium in body with flavors of sour cherries, some lemony citrus fruits, a little bit of waxy funk, light wild strawberry tones, a tart hint of lingonberry and a touch of stony minerality. The moderately high acidity gives the wine nice sense of balance, but there's a tiniest suggestion of tannins that lend some additional firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is dry and crunchy with a moderately long aftertaste of wild strawberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of stony minerality, light tart notes of lingonberries and a hint of waxy funk.

A nice and balanced albeit a bit simple rosado. Nothing too ambitious, but nothing to complain, either. I guess it's once again the Baga component that lends the wine its somewhat rustic charm - the wine isn't a soft and gentle summer sipper, but there's some roughness around the edges as the wine sports a little bit of sour cherry bitterness and the fruit department is more tart and savory rather than soft and fruity. This is definitely not a crowdpleaser, but instead a refreshing, somewhat gastronomic rosé right up my alley! I only wish the wine showed a bit more depth and complexity as it feels maybe a tad linear and mundane now. Maybe time will help? Good value at 9,50€.

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