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The 2023 Claudia’s Branco Reserve is a blend of Gouveio (52%), Viosinho (25%), Códega (18%) and Folgasão for the rest, all aged for eight months in one-third new French and Hungarian oak. It comes in at 12.9% alcohol. This handles its oak flawlessly, which means that the fruit shines through and the freshness takes control. There’s a juicy and tasty finish with just a little acidic bite. I’m not sure this will evolve much if you age it, but it might hold on and become more interesting over the next couple of years. There’s not a lot of concentration, but the rest is very fine. Drink this on its own or with lighter foods. Drink now to 2030Mark Squires WIne Advocate July 2022

Winemakers NotesMost of the wines from the Douro are named after the vineyards where the grapes that make the wine come from. Claudia’s wine is an expression of what Claudia, the winemaker together with Teresa, love most on each harvest. Claudia’s wine is a blend of grapes from different plots. They don’t follow the some recipe every harvest as the vines don’t produce the same grapes every year. One thing we can assure, all our grapes are hand picked and treated as small treasures.

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