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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 right from the glass, with notes of citrus, flint, and smoke. The full-bodied and elegant palate maintains its freshness, leading to 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 Production

Low-Temperature Fermentation

Livestock Farming

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

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Pale yellow-green dress

Nose

Delicate and complex, with mineral, smoky, and tangy notes

Palate

A beautiful, fresh, and mineral-driven structure with a rounded finish

Serve

At 10-12°C

Drink before

2023

Food and Wine Pairings

Perfect with gravlax, veal medallions with morel mushrooms, a pan-seared medley of crisp vegetables, or desserts such as île flottante or a pink praline tart...

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the 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-fill oak barrels. Fairly robust on the mid-palate, its greatest strength lies in its subtle combination of depth, finesse, and freshness. It integrates the oak beautifully. Smooth and round, it’s easy to drink—good on its own, but even better with a meal. It finishes with a hint of iron. The concentration is subtle—it doesn’t seem overpowering—but it’s quite present. This Douro Branco is understated, but it hits all the right notes. It hadn’t been bottled yet at the time of the tasting, but this was the final blend.

Customer Rating

3.5/5

based on 8 reviews

Review and comment by Mr. MAXIME C. Posted on April 12, 2020

A big disappointment—not completely bad, but for that price, it really lacks aromatic depth... The only positive for me is its nice finish.