Jaen isn’t a spot however the identify of an indigenous Portuguese grape, also referred to as Mencía in Spain. Nearly unparalleled within the U.S., it’s the idea for a single-varietal providing from Taboadella, the place Luisa Amorim crafts wines within the Dão area of the nation.
This 2020 classic is a vigorous and refreshing wine, mercifully mild at its 13% abv, bursts with notes of contemporary strawberry and blueberry earlier than sliding into a light-weight florality, leaning closely into hibiscus. Fragrant however grounded, it finds its method into a definite minerality, graphite notes finally evoking touches of milk chocolate and vanilla, ending with a lick of lilac and balancing rhubarb. Elegant and versatile, that is a kind of wines that remarkably can work nicely with all the things from a bowl of curry to contemporary seafood to well-sauced steak. I’m a fan.
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2020 Taboadella Jaen Reserva Dao
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