Olazabal "Meandro do Vale Meao" Douro (Portugal) 2004

Deep purple.

Toast, grilled meat, deep blackberry and earth nose. Killer, savory.

Packed in the mouth, non-fat, totally loaded, without any sense of heavy-handed extraction. Holy shit, this is good. Pepper, blackberry ... backed up by serious, but well-judged, acid-driven structure.

Totally killer action. Needs a few more years in the bottle.

Tinta Roriz (tempranillo), Tourigas Nacional and Franca, and Tintas Amarela and Barroca.

$35