Quinta do Fojo 'Vinha do Fojo' 2015

Quinta do Fojo 'Vinha do Fojo' 2015'Vinha do Fojo' 2015 96+WA Quinta do Fojo Douro, Portugal $99. 99 96+ Pts Wine Advocate The 2015 Vinha do Fojo (Quinta do Fojo) was aged for 23 months in 60% new French barriques and comes in at 14% alcohol. Oh, my. This announces its presence as a wine you'd better account for only after 40 minutes in a glass. Then, it shows off pure power, although not astringency. It has admirable depth too. The opening pour shows some fruit, some oak and some

is the same grape called Albillo Mayor in Ribera del Duero (not to be confused with the Albillo Real from Gredos

2% Mendocino

The winemaking philosophy emphasizes traditional techniques

retaining water enriched by microscopic marine fossils

Made from estate vineyards in San Vicente

The 2023 spent six months in used French oak barrels

They are very happy with 2022

complexity and finesse with intensity and elegance on both the nose and palate

The villa itself once belonged to the sister of Trajan—the Roman Emperor in the century after Christ’s death

In the lively phase of fermentation

Wine Enthusiast (90): This wine offers youthful fruit

Starting with the evolution encouraged by the small oxygen exchange in barrel