Algueira, Dolio Vintage:2019

Algueira, Dolio Vintage:2019The 2019 Dolio is a cuve of Menca, Brancellao (quite a lot here), Sousn, Cao and Garnacha Tintorera. It was created as a blend with the help of Telmo Rodrguez and Pablo Eguzkiza in this first vintage, but they should go much further in future years. They selected north and west facing vineyards to achieve more freshness in the wine, trying to reflect the huge potential of Ribeira Sacra. The full clusters were foot trodden and fermented in a tronconic

Both bottles I tasted

This leads to a full-bodied

This is not my favorite style of Pomerol due to its hard edges

the 2002 Cuvée William Deutz Brut Millésimé is another highlight of the estate

There is ample minerality suffusing the more powerful and appealingly textured flavors that also coat the mouth with dry extract while buffering the very firm but not hard tannic spine on the hugely long finish

lively acids and a characteristically delicate mousse

Bone-dry finish but masses of character in a wine without masses of alcohol

the 1999 has moved on from its primary stage

mineral driven fruit quality that sticks with you here

broad wine comes across as less wild than the Le Désir and La Joie bottlings

silky textures and layers of ripe

low key Pomerol with a red cherry core of fruit that is fully ready to drink