Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Verdelho Medium Dry Frasqueira 1890 (bottled 2013, 123 yo) Size::6 Bottle Case baked blackberries and sautéed herbs

baked blackberries and sautéed herbs plus hints of beef drippings

which includes grapes from more than 30 crus

The transmission of know-how and traditional values allows them to produce high quality wines on a permanent basis

underpinned by racy acidity and a touch of salinity

Larmandier uses mostly large-format casks (almost all the wood now comes from Stockinger in Austria)

Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Verdelho Medium Dry Frasqueira 1890 (bottled 2013, 123 yo) Size::6 Bottle Case baked blackberries and sautéed herbsWonderful old ceramic, adobe, terracotta smells with fresh herbals and deep soft citric fruit character it really is hard to credit how complete and vital, how un quirky and immediate this old timer is to smell. An amazing nose! The palate, true to its off dry designation, has lavish citric floral sweetness without weight. The acid freshness, with just a couple of layers of secondary volatility and such is really (really, really) remarkable.