91/100 Punkte Robert Parker December 2017

Including the 2015 Los Acilates, I had two vintages to taste of the single-vineyard red that comes from a plot that is different than therest of the estate. It's a north-facing, steep slope rich in limestoneand was planted with well-adapted Portuguese grapes—Touriga Nacional andTrincadeira Preta—in 2003. Not as hot as 2014 but still a warm and dryvintage, 2015 saw an early harvest with very healthy grapes. The grapesfermented in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts, followed bymalolactic in barrique. The wine matured in well-seasoned small500-liter French oak foudres for 12 months (they have shortened the oakaging of this wine). This is the finest vintage of this bottling I'vetried so far; it has very good balance and a mixture of red and blackberry fruit and floral undertones. The palate is medium-bodied withfine-grained tannins. Amazing for the zone and for a vintage like 2015.I really believe in these grapes here. 7'000 bottles produced.