Casal de Ventozela Loureiro 2014

Dry and very nicely done, this is tightly wound and relatively concentrated for the style and price category. Focused, clean, crisp and penetrating on the finish, it shows fine fruit and some underlying minerality. The purity of fruit here makes it a particular pleasure. It should be a very nice bargain at street pricing. As always, this is a wine meant to be drunk young and fresh, so it is best used that way, but it may hold a bit better than most. Sourced from vines averaging 12 years of age. Score – 88. (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, June 2015)