Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 26yo) 1987 Size::1 Bottle all elegantly packaged on the

all elegantly packaged on the palate with subtle textural dryness from the long structured tannins providing just the right balance

the tannins are refined and effortlessly coalesce with the wine’s juicy acidity and fruit weight

The Syrah undergoes a short pre-fermentation cold soak in stainless steel with two weeks of maceration before it is pressed into barrels

The vines grow on rocky terraces planted on hillsides west of the Moselle River

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Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 26yo) 1987 Size::1 Bottle all elegantly packaged on theRich, raisined fruits are figgy with touches of maraschino and fat walnuts in a jam packed, luscious nose with toast and carob. It's grapey and succulent, but there's lift and freshness, too the smell of first rain after a long dry spell over fine old balsamic timber complexity. The twin tracked sweetness is beautifully rounded through two thirds of the palate, then planes out and becomes lighter, drier and more lingering. Nuts and dates slide along a