Um vinho perfeito para o inverno / A perfect winter wine

A mais recente nota de prova sobre o Terrus 2007, desta vez no site da Maria João de Almeida.

Terrus tinto 2007 (Douro) - (Provado em Novembro de 2011)

Um excelente tinto do Douro, com a fruta de qualidade a sobressair no conjunto, bem casada com a madeira onde estagiou. Sente-se aqui o poder do Douro, mas com elegância, num corpo complexo e sofisticado.

Nota: 85 Pontos

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The most recent review of Terrus 2007, this time on the website of Maria João de Almeida.

Terrus tinto 2007 (Douro) - (Tasted in November 2011)

An excellent red from the Douro, with fruit that stands out in the ensemble, and is well combined with the wood in which it aged. In this wine one can feel the power of the Douro, but with elegance, in a complex and sophisticated body.

Grade: 85 Points

Encher os sentidos / Filling the senses

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a pública recomenda: Encher os sentidos, Manuel Carvalho, Pública 25.09.11, p.6

Terrus 2007

Pela intensidade aromática e opulência na boca, este vinho parece mais um Douro do Cima Corgo do que da freguesia que situa o limite ocidental da região. Proveniente de solos graníticos e de vinhas velhas, é um tinto com carácter, com sugestões de framboesa bem combinada com notas da barrica e da garrafa, boca marcada por uma boa estrutura de taninos já numa razoável fase de maciez e um final de prova com classe. Um vinho que enche os sentidos, bom para acompanhar pratos de sabor intenso, excelente para deixar mais alguns na cave, onde vai sem duvida aprimorar as suas qualidades.

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pública recommends: Filling the Senses, Manuel Carvalho, Pública magazine 25.09.11, p.6

Terrus 2007

For its aromatic intensity and its opulent taste, this seems more like a Douro wine from the northern bank of the river, than one from the parish that delineates the region’s western boundary. Coming from granitic soils and old vines, this is a red wine with character, with hints of raspberry that blend well with the notes of the barrel and the bottle. The taste is marked by a good tannic structure at a good stage of softness and a finish with class. This is a wine that fills the senses, good for accompanying dishes of intense flavour, and excellent to leave a few bottles in the cellar, where it will undoubtedly enhance its qualities.

good things come to those who wait

Saiu uma nova crítica do Terrus 2007, no último número da Revista de Vinhos:

Terrus Douro tinto 2007

17,0 valores

Cor profunda de grande impacto visual, aroma cheio, com muita fruta madura mas um perfil austero e químico de grande classe. Muito boa a prova de boca, com taninos de luxo e belos aromas. Muito bem. (14%)

Revista de Vinhos, Setembro 2011, João Paulo Martins

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A new review of Terrus 2007 appeared in the Portuguese wine magazine Revista de Vinhos:

Terrus Douro red 2007

17 points

Has deep colour with great visual impact, full aroma, with a lot of mature fruit but an austere and chemical profile of great class. Very good taste in the mouth, with luxurious tannins and beautiful aromas. Very good. (14%)

Revista de Vinhos, September 2011, João Paulo Martins

Nota sobre Terrus 2007 na revista Sabores do jornal Expresso, Junho 2011, por João Paulo Martins

a review of Terrus, from Sarah Ahmed, The Wine Detective

Terrus 2005 – the first vintage of this young vine but co-fermented (because the quantities are so small) blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Sousao with 5% Cabernet Sauv, 5% Syrah. Aged in 100% new oak simply because it was the first year and everything was new, it sports a cedary, spicy, slightly gamey nose. A succulent palate shows juicy blackberry and blackcurrant on the attack, joined by red fruits on the mid-palate and minerals on the finish. [...] An impressive debut. A winery to watch.

Terrus 2007 – a deeper colour with lovely freshness to the nose, again blackcurrant very much to the fore. Very juicy in the mouth with firm but fine, polished tannins. Again, very promising.

Terrus 2008 – Touriga Franca matured very late in this vintage so it didn’t make the cut in 2008. A really classic mineral-sluiced, fresh and lifted 2008. It shows floral/white pepper notes to its predominantly red fruits, shot with minerals. Very bright, fresh, mineral and pure. Very good.

Sarah Ahmed, The Wine Detective, July 2010

The rest of the article, including reviews of other Douro4U wines, can be found here.

Passar ao lado

"Terrus 05 - complexidade aromática, acidez incrível, potência de boca, final muito longo, grande harmonia. Enologia do Francisco Montenegro. Um dos grandes vinhos produzidos no Douro em 2005 e um dos meus preferidos. Tem mais 10 anos pela frente. Surpreendentemente passou ao lado da crítica. Estavam distraídos? Nota 18,5 (noutra 18,5/17,5)."

Enófilo Militante, blog, Francisco M. Barão da Cunha, Abril 2011

A poem by CZESLAW MILOSZ, translated by Robert Hass

Late Ripeness

Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year,

I felt a door opening in me and I entered

the clarity of early morning.

One after another my former lives were departing,

like ships, together with their sorrow.

And the countries, cities, gardens, the bays of seas

assigned to my brush came closer,

ready now to be described better than they were before.

I was not separated from people,

grief and pity joined us.

We forget - I kept saying – that we are all children of the King.

For where we come from there is no division

into Yes and No, into is, was, and will be.

We were miserable, we used no more than a hundredth part

of the gift we received for our long journey.

Moments from yesterday and from centuries ago –

a sword blow, the painting of eyelashes before a mirror

of polished metal, a lethal musket shot, a caravel

staving its hull against a reef – they dwell in us,

waiting for a fulfillment.

I knew, always, that I would be a worker in the vineyard,

as are all men and women living at the same time,

whether they are aware of it or not.

From New and Collected Poems 1931-2001 by Czeslaw Milosz (Penguin)