Quinta Nova Pomares Moscatel 2011
Muscat
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Robert
Parker
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2011
Size
750ML
ABV
12%
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Winemaker Notes
With a citrine color, this attractive and young wine presents a strong muscat aroma, with hints of citrines, tropical fruits and fresh herbs. It is creamy on the palate with a well integrated acidity, strong flavor and very long finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2011 Branco Pomares Orange Label is all Moscatel Galego (meaning the familiar Muscat a Petits Grains). Since I’d never seen this bottling previously, it’s worth revisiting it with an extra six months or so of time in the bottle to settle down. It probably didn’t need a lot of time, if any, but it is certainly showing its classiness now. It is, perhaps, a touch more open and juicier. Mostly, though, it retains perfectly its original, elegant, well-balanced demeanor, still fresh, crisp and aromatic. It is solid enough to hold up to food, but easy to drink. It held well for about three days in the fridge, although it became more herbaceous towards the end. It remained completely delicious and charming. It should continue to hold for a couple of years at or near peak, but as noted previously, there is no particular need to hold it..It lingers beautifully on the finish.
This sizeable Quinta is beautifully situated, a short way upstream of Quinta do Crasto in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro. It’s owned by Amorim (the well known cork company), who acquired it when they bought Port house Burmester (which they have since sold on). The first table wines from the estate vineyards were released in 2005.
The Quinta gets its name from the patron saint of the 17th century riverside chapel on the property, where the crews of the Rabelo boats would pray for protection on this, which before the Douro was dammed would have been quite a dangerous stretch of the river. The chapel contains within it a statue of Nosso Senhora, which apparently is so heavy (despite its small size) that it takes a few strong men to lift it.
HNYQNAMOS11C_2011 Item# 142569