Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Sercial Dry (bottled 2014, 25yo) 1989 dao bean dishes with smoked ham

bean dishes with smoked ham or chorizo

yeah and some really yummy fruit

Super lifted and complex on the nose

There is a brightness in the finish

A very pretty

Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Sercial Dry (bottled 2014, 25yo) 1989 dao bean dishes with smoked hamMore time in wood equals more complex wood and balsam volatile secondary beauty. The fruit characters are raisined, dried, preserved and citric all at once, wandering through a sky wide nose of fine aromatic timber, grilled bread and nuts. Dry Sercial's vegetality is largely subsumed by fine old wood perfume. It's complex as all get out, but with great harmony and composure. Dry and saline in the mouth, it's almost austere but with a nice textural