XXVI Talhas 

XXVI Talhas Do Tareco Tinto 2020

13%. Full of fresh red fruit aromas and flavors, primarily red cherries with strawberries/raspberries behind. Juicy through to the finish, it feels like a young Beaujolais, still fresh and bouncy a year on. Structured more by fresh acidity than tannic bite. After airing, wine develops wild brambly fruits, quite sweetly-ripe ones. Here’s the surprise. Initially this wine was too fruity and fresh for my tastes, but after it was open for 24 hours I really enjoyed it with dinner. The up front fruits had dialled back the fresh, brambliness into a more restrained savory cherry character, and I noticed it was a lot longer finishing wine. And had the most interesting tart aged-cherry flavors welling up on finish. 90