The
wines of Quinta do Judeu, Douro
Quinta do Judeu,
Estrada da Firveda, Lugar do Corgo,
5050-200 Peso da Régua,
Portugal
Tel: +351 254 312 276
E-mail: andremp@quintadojudeu.com
Website: www.quintadojudeu.com
I'm
adding to my earlier review of the 2003 (below), notes on the 2004
releases from this Douro newcomer. Based in Peso da Régua in the
Baixo Corgo, they are neighbours to Vallado,
and seem to be going in a decent direction. As well as the Quinta's
vineyards, they also have 18 hectares in the Cima Corgo, near Pinhão.
The Quinta is owned by the Carvalho family, who own the holding
company responsible for the largest crane rental operation in South
America, which indicates that this producer may be adequately
capitalized.
Quinta do Judeu
2004 Douro, Portugal
Deep colour. Dusty, spicy extracted nose with sweet ripe red
fruits. Primary palate with sweet bright fruit, some richness and
fresh acidity, together with spicy dusty structure. It’s fresh and
fruit driven, but quite extracted. It’s a bit hard to know where
this quite primary wine is going. Almost Italian in style with a nice
spiciness, and a good concentration of sweet fruit. Very good+ 89/100
Quinta do Judeu
‘Manuel de Talho’ 2004 Douro, Portugal
Bright berry fruit nose with a fresh, spicy character. The palate
shows bright fruit bolstered by subtly medicinal spiciness and good
acidity. It’s fresh, but a tiny bit rustic. Perhaps there’s a bit
of Brettanomyces here? Who knows? Still, it’s enjoyable and highly
food compatible. Very good+ 86/100
wines
tasted June 2006
Earlier report:
Just one wine to review from this new Douro producer.
They seem to be sort of on the right lines: a solid first effort, but
it’s quite a hard one to call: how will this develop?
Quinta do Judeu 2003 Douro
A new Douro table wine, this is a blend of Touriga Nacional and
Touriga Franca. Vivid red colour. Good concentration. The nose is
marked by vanilla spice and a hint of roast coffee from the oak. The
palate shows vibrant red fruits with lots of freshness and good
concentration, but currently this is a little dominated by the new
French oak, which may well integrate better over time. It’s a nice,
modern-styled wine, made without any rusticity, and it will be
interesting to revisit this in five years time to see whether it has
developed well. Very good+ 88/100
see
also: wines from the Douro
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