Pereira D’Oliveiras 5 Year Old Reserva Tinta Negra Sweet NV castello-della-sala-estate Fruit sourced from the Hyde

Fruit sourced from the Hyde Vineyard in Carneros

The 4th vintage of applying the submerged cap technique

palate-caressing wine that never tires the palate

Château Lascombes

followed by 18 months bottle aging before release

Pereira D’Oliveiras 5 Year Old Reserva Tinta Negra Sweet NV castello-della-sala-estate Fruit sourced from the HydeVery fine indeed on the nose, which has a lovely brandy lift over tin smoked billy tea, toffeed banana, sticky red dates and a molasses touch. The nose is fresh and direct, wildly interesting but well mannered and composed, with beautifully controlled traces of complexing volatile compounds. Smoked tree boughs and truffly earth keep all the dense pruney, plumskin and juicy sweetness very tidy, and a spitfire acid freshness counters every gram of gooey