2017 Vallado Branco Reserva Quinta do Vallado age-worthy wine

age-worthy wine

reductive style and lacks the opulence and sexiness this cuvée normally shows

Parker-Larner 98 points: This bottle opens a new chapter for one of Italy's most celebrated and collected wines

This is an intense

Both regal and rambunctious

2017 Vallado Branco Reserva Quinta do Vallado age-worthy wineGrape varieties: 45% Gouveio, 30% Rabigato and 25% Arinto. Parker Squires 93 points: The 2017 Branco Reserva, bottled about a month before tasting, is a blend of Gouveio (45%), Rabigato (30%) and Arinto (25%), aged for eight months in 25% new French oak. It comes in at 13% alcohol. This handles its wood brilliantly, even at a young age. It's sharp, for the style, and surprisingly fresh in this big year. Winemaker Xito Olazabal said they picked in