Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 12yo) 2001 sunbury minerals and white flowers

minerals and white flowers

Powerful and warm attack

The sparkling wines of Valley Loire are known for their vitality

earthy and clear

until they find the right balance

Colheitas Pereira D’Oliveiras Boal Medium Sweet (bottled 2013, 12yo) 2001 sunbury minerals and white flowersA delightful nose combines dark honey with herbal vegetal, red date, hazelnut, smoke and wood aged aromas. There's a range of forest smells (wood, damp foliage, sweet, fresh clean air ), faded plum and a maritime pungency (very much a Boal character) of iodine engendering an umami rich savouriness. The palate is incredibly subtle and unforced, a wine of natural delicacy where great aged character gives a medium sweet mid palate with considerable