Invincible Tinto 2021

The wine comes from vineyards planted with Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Rufete and Tinta Roriz. It's a so-called field blend, as the different grapes are grown together. All the vines are over 80 years old. Fermented partly in open cement tanks and partly in oak barrels. Aged in partly new French oak barrels for 18 months.

Intense, dark ruby red. Complex, rich aromas of dark fruit, spice, minerality and elegant oak. Full-bodied, intense and deep on the palate, with great structure and a long finish revealing even more ‘nuances’. An extraordinary wine experience.

Houlberg Vinblog Points: Now the intensity and complexity have risen even further, bringing a warm, umami note with hints of nuts, oak barrels, old railway sleepers, teak and mahogany, toast, coffee beans and cocoa, vanilla, dark chocolate and deep dark fruit with blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherries… even a little cherry liqueur, all wrapped in a velvety, smooth, creamy texture.

And that's exactly how the wine tastes: velvety and creamy… with well-balanced acidity, very elegant, vibrant, light and fruity, with notes of cherry, raspberry, rhubarb and blackcurrant. A certain dryness, crisp, smooth tannins, a pure, fresh character… beautifully composed. 94 points.