2016 Conceito White Estate Branco Conceito dark and thickly concentrated

dark and thickly concentrated

such as the fine semi-bitter "Ehrenfelder Tröpfchen"

muscular tannins

dried thyme

Pristinely balanced

2016 Conceito White Estate Branco Conceito dark and thickly concentratedParker Squires 95: 2018 2030, The 2016 Estate Branco, a field blend from old vines, was seen before, but only as a barrel sample. This is the first look in bottle. It was aged in used French oak (second, third and fourth use) for ten months. For the most part in Portugal, I tend to prefer the 2015 whites, but this seems to be one example of the 2016 doing better. Some years in the cellar will give us the final answer, of course. The oak, although