Fernando Algueira

Dolio, Ribeira Sacra, 2019

Name: Dolio, Ribeira Sacra
Brand: Fernando Algueira
Price: 383.53 GBP

95/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93/100

The Wine Independent

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2019
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£383.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

The profile is beguiling, with an almost Burgundian sense of delicacy and refinement: crisp and succulent redcurrant, crushed raspberry, blueberry, plum and orange peel. Sous bois, brambles and wild herbs add a lovely rustic charm. Just a hint of vanilla and crushed rock minerality freshens the palate with an attractive floral lift on the exquisite finish. This is quite possibly the best wine you have never heard of. That is about to change. With distribution through La Place de Bordeaux, we expect Dolio to finally receive the recognition it deserves.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Luis Gutierrez,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Dolio is a cuvee of Mencia, Brancellao (quite a lot here), Souson, Caino and Garnacha Tintorera. It was created as a blend with the help of Telmo Rodriguez and Pablo Eguzkiza in this first vintage, but they should go much further in future years. They selected north- and west-facing vineyards to achieve more freshness in the wine, trying to reflect the huge potential of Ribeira Sacra. The full clusters were foot trodden and fermented in a tronconic oak vat with indigenous yeasts and matured in 225-liter barrels and 2,000-liter foudres for 24 months. But the wine has no influence from the wood and is floral and perfumed. It has good grip, fine tannins, moderate ripeness and 14% alcohol, and it's very clean and balanced, with elegance and precision. It's the best wine from Algueira in recent times. 6,665 bottles were filled in May 2023.

drinking window 2024 - 20230

date of review 11/2023

93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2019 Dolio is the first ever vintage of this blend of 66% Mencia, 20% Brancellao, 6% Souson, 4% Caino, and 4% Garnacha Tintorera. Medium garnet-purple in color, it needs some coaxing to bring out savory/earthy notes of tobacco, black olives, tree bark, and truffles, leading to a core of baked plums and fruitcake. The medium-bodied palate is savory and bright with a lively line and soft tannins, finishing on a mineral note.

drinking window 2023 - 2034

date of review 08/2023

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.