Herdade do Mouchao, Alentejo Tonel No 3-4 other_regions_italy earth and a smoky hint

earth and a smoky hint

yet should keep for a decade (or more)

with black tea-like notes and hints of sage accenting black cherries and plums

with tons of Cabernet savoriness running through a core of intense

Herdade do Mouchao, Alentejo Tonel No 3-4 other_regions_italy earth and a smoky hintThe 2013 Tinto Tonel No. 3 4 was aged for 40 months in large Portuguese and Brazilian tonels, then held back for 22 months in bottle. It comes in at 14. 5% alcohol. When last seen, this was brilliant. It is on track and developing well. Dark and more closed, this lacks the lively and fresher style of the regular Estate Tinto (either the 2014 or the 2015), but it has more power and plenty of depth. The flavor profile is perhaps not quite as enticing,