Verite Le Desir - 2016 (750ml) Size:750ml and blackcurrant-scented nose

and blackcurrant-scented nose

this wine offers up a somewhat internationally styled nose of new oak and ripe black currant fruit

though not a typically voluptuous Fonseca because of the keen thread of acidity and the structure that lends this mighty Port wonderful backbone

Along with Taylor and Fonseca

I re-tasted this wine after it had been opened for 24 hours and double decanted

Verite Le Desir - 2016 (750ml) Size:750ml and blackcurrant-scented noseComposed of 82% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot and 6% Malbec, the very deep purple black colored 2016 Le Dsir is a little closed to begin, opening out to reveal absolutely stunning scents of potpourri, roses and orange peel over a core of crushed blackcurrants, black cherries and dark chocolate with touches of cinnamon stick and cloves plus a waft of forest floor. Medium to full bodied, the palate is exquisitely delicate and refined, with super ripe, fine