Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveira Tinta Negra Medium Sweet (bottled 2017, 20 yo) 1997 napa-valley courtesy of its fresh fruit

courtesy of its fresh fruit flavours and crisp acidity

With a specific blending style made of Semillon and Sauvignon blanc

Varietal aromas with many fine citrus and herbaceous

but the overall feel is good

Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveira Tinta Negra Medium Sweet (bottled 2017, 20 yo) 1997 napa-valley courtesy of its fresh fruitSpicy wood and dried fruit, greek honey, figs and baked earth on the nose. The palate has adobe, ripe straw, tobacco and earth and a fresh smooth mouthfeel of moderate glyceric power. Sweetness is sublimated (grapey and rich and just a bit sweet) and sits fair and square in the middle of the palate, with great tannin grip and draw and a lovely acid old wood spice length which releases a dried fruit perfume to finish.