The 2015 Tinto (Quinta Vale D. Maria) is a field blend from old vines (some 41 different grapes on vines averaging some 60 years in age) aged for 21 months in 65% new French oak. It comes in at 15% alcohol. When first seen, this was in bottle but not for long. Let's check in. Dense and very ripe, this intense estate tinto is a blockbuster. It's a little warm and very powerful. Not showing a whole lot of development, this really needs to be tossed into the cellar for a few more years. I would like to see more evidence that it can hold its balance well as it ages. There's a lot going on here. It's a big, big wine—hopefully not too big. It still looks like a winner, but it may be in a funny place. Right now, the 2016 and the 2017 show far better. This 2015 should be a lot more appealing around 2025.
93 Wine Enthusiast
The estate wine from this property sums up the structure and density that it can produce. This full-bodied, super-ripe wine is also packed with tannins giving the fruit structure and reining in the richness. The result is a powerful wine that has style and even elegance. Drink from 2020.
Product Description:
"The variety of grape varieties makes this wine deep and intense, with aromas of cherry, plum and wild blackberry, typical of the field blend in its origins."- Winery
