The 2019 Tinto Quinta de Ervamoira is a field blend aged for 18 months in one-third new French oak (about one-third overall in large vats). It comes in at 15.6% alcohol. A harder wine than the Duas Quintas Reserva, this doesn't seem to handle its power quite as well, but it doesn't go fully off the rails either. On the good news side of the ledger, it projects lots of flavor and has precision on the long finish. If I wasn't quite sure the Duas Quintas Reserva was going to work in the long haul, I am probably even less sure here. Yet at the same time, it often seems spectacular and delicious. I predict this will work out, but give it a couple of years in the cellar. It certainly needs to answer some questions in the cellar. I would rather be especially cautious just now.
BOW (8.50)
Winespectator (92)
Silky in texture, with a firm core of chalky tannins seamlessly knit to a range of ripe black and red currant, bay leaf, loamy earth and black licorice notes. Well-cut and harmonious, with spice and mineral notes playing on the finish. Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca.
Wine Enthusiast (94)
Located in the World Heritage Site of Foz Côa, this vineyard makes impressively structured wines and Ports. This new release is still intensely young, full of black fruits with richness from foot treading during fermentation.
