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    Ahmed’s pick: 20 top Douro reds

    Sep 04, 2019 3 minutes

    Niepoort, Turris 2016 97

    £149 (2013) Fareham Wine Cellar, Hedonism, Handford

    Aged in old foudre, unfiltered and unfined, this diaphanous red exquisitely articulates a south-facing centenarian vineyard at 450m in Covas do Douro. Strikingly fresh, with a weightlessness to its stone-washed red berry and currant fruit, moss and pink peppercorn notes and a gentle rub of tannins. Drink 2019-2031 Alcohol 11.6%

    Poeira, Tinto 2016 97

    £40 Fields Morris & Verdin

    Impeccable balance, freshness and precision showcase Poeira’s north-facing, elevated, Provesende location. Spliced with mineral acidity and chalky tannins, ultra-persistent, firm black berry and currant fruit reveals rose, violets, black tea, bitter chocolate and crushed coriander seed notes on a

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