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Quevedo - Claudia's blanc 2015

Name: Quevedo - Claudia's white 2015
Brand: Quevedo
Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)

Douro|White wine

3.5/5 (8 customers)

89/100

Robert Parker

A blend of local grape varieties, the Claudia's white wine displays beautiful aromatic complexity in the glass, with notes of citrus, flint, and smoke. The full-bodied and elegant palate continues with freshness and a surprisingly smooth and rounded finish. A real treat!

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Estate

Quevedo

Vintage

Claudia's

Vintage

2015

Designation

Douro

Region

Portugal

Grape varieties

30 % Viosinho, 20 % Rabiagto, 20 % Gouveio, 15 % Ferñao Pires, 15 % Arinto

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Low-temperature fermentation

Livestock farming

6 months in French oak barrels, stirring, no malolactic fermentation

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Pale yellow-green color

Nose

Delicate and complex with mineral, empyreumatic, and tart notes

Mouth

Beautiful fresh, mineral structure with a rounded finish

Serve

At 10-12°C

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairings

Ideal with salmon gravlax, veal with morel mushrooms, pan-fried crunchy vegetables, or desserts such as floating island or pink praline tart.

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2016 guide) 89/100 (Very good wine)

Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About wine:

Claudia's Branco Reserve 2015 is a blend of 40% Viosinho, 30% Gouveio, 15% Fernão Pires, and 15% Arinto, aged for six months in second-use oak barrels. Quite solid on the mid-palate, the most important aspect here is its fine combination of depth, finesse, and freshness. It integrates the oak beautifully. Smooth and round, it drinks well on its own, but is even better with food. It finishes with a hint of iron. The concentration is subtle—it doesn't seem imposing—but it is quite present. This Douro Branco is understated, but hits all the right notes. It was not yet bottled at the time of tasting, but this was the final blend.

Customer rating

3.5/5

based on 8 reviews

Review and opinion by Mr. MAXIME C. Published on 04/12/2020

A big disappointment. It's not completely bad, but at this price, it lacks so much aromatic richness... The only positive point for me is its lovely length.