Quinta Do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines has a big and fruit-driven with ripe plums and spice.
This has a complex array of red and dark fruit flavors, led by blueberry, kirsch, dark plum and dark cherry. Very plush midpalate, with an elegant, caressing finish of spice, mocha and cream. Drink now through 2017. 750 cases imported. –KM
Technical Notes The Portuguese Red Blend is a flexible term used to describe the numerous and varied compositions of blended red wines made from indigenous Portuguese grape varieties. Portugal is famous for the fortified port wines of Douro, but also notorious for having hundreds of different grape varieties planted within its borders.