Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 12yo) 2001 white-frontignac its beautiful golden color

its beautiful golden color

From Garagiste’s Merricks Grove vineyard

with a rainy climate in spring

supported by silky tannins

not least for the fact that it's such a great pound-for-pound value

Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 12yo) 2001 white-frontignac its beautiful golden colorA delightful nose combines dark honey with herbal vegetal, red date, hazelnut, smoke and wood aged aromas. There's a range of forest smells (wood, damp foliage, sweet, fresh clean air ), faded plum and a maritime pungency (very much a Boal character) of iodine engendering an umami rich savouriness. The palate is incredibly subtle and unforced, a wine of natural delicacy where great aged character gives a medium sweet mid palate with considerable