Q Grande Reserva Red

The 2017 Q Grande Reserva is an equal blend of Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz with 28% Touriga Nacional, all aged for 12 months in one-third new French oak. It comes in at 14.6% alcohol. This winery, probably better known for Port, keeps improving for the table wines. This report shows increasing skill and maybe some coming of age. Is this the best table wine I’ve yet seen from the winery? Probably. There is plenty of stuffing, moderate tannins for support and fine fruit. The only question here is where this ultimately lands. It is a little closed, not because of tannins, but because the fruit needs to develop more. It’s not entirely clear where the ceiling is. Yet this seems to have a lot of potential. It can fool you into thinking it can be drunk now, but it really needs a couple of years in the cellar to become more expressive. It is beautifully balanced. Let’s start here. Eventually, we’ll see where this goes. June 2021.