Marques de Borba Reserve Red 1999
91 pts CellarTracker - This tasty, well-made red features a sweet, smoky oak-heavy nose and then a dense, rich palate of sweet cherries and ripe plums floating in vanilla. Smooth and stylish at all key points, it's easy to drink and easy to like. A calling card for Portugal.
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Only 19 available.
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Type
Red Wine
Region
Alentejo
Varieties
Trincadeira,Aragonêz,Alicante Bouschet,Cabernet Sauvignon
Year
1999
Bottle Size
750 ml
Volume
14%

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Winemaking:
Part of the harvest is trodden in marble vats and partially destemmed. The remainder undergoes fermentation at controlled temperatures in stainless steel vats, with long post-fermentation maceration. This is followed by malolactic fermentation in barrels. Aged for 12 months in French oak half barrels.

Grape Varieties:
Trincadeira,Aragonêz,Alicante Bouschet,Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes:
This tasty, well-made red features a sweet, smoky oak-heavy nose and then a dense, rich palate of sweet cherries and ripe plums floating in vanilla. Smooth and stylish at all key points, it's easy to drink and easy to like. A calling card for Portugal.

Store and Serve Advices:
The bottle should be kept horizontally in a dry and cool place, sheltered from light. Choose the right moment to drink it, and take time to prepare the bottle and enjoy the occasion. Ideally, the bottle should be stood upright the night before. Serve between 16ºC-18ºC.

Food Pairing:
It should be decanted before serving to separate the wine from the natural deposit. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy it, accompanied by fine red meat or game dishes, or even hard cheeses.

Allergens:
Contains sulphites.

Reviews and Awards:
. 91 points in CellarTracker;
. 90 points in Wine & Spirits Magazine;
. 89 points in Wine Spectator Magazine;
. 88 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

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Marques de Borba Reserve Red 1999

91 pts CellarTracker - This tasty, well-made red features a sweet, smoky oak-heavy nose and then a dense, rich palate of sweet cherries and ripe plums floating in vanilla. Smooth and stylish at all key points, it's easy to drink and easy to like. A calling card for Portugal.
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