Quinta Maria Izabel 'Maria Izabel' Branco, Douro, Portugal 2020 Domaine La Croix-Belle A good way to get

A good way to get a feel for the quality of a producer in Burgundy is to taste their Bourgogne Rouge and one gets the feeling that Jose Maria feels the same way

one of the stars of the vintage in SaintÉmilion

A muscular Lafite

rather high tannin but fine polish and extraction

Full- to medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine

Quinta Maria Izabel 'Maria Izabel' Branco, Douro, Portugal 2020 Domaine La Croix-Belle A good way to getGreenish citrus in color, it has a fresh aroma denoting complexity. It has an intense mineral character, which gives it freshness, along with notes of orchard fruit white plum, citrus fruit lime zest, light aroma of smoke and spices. Frank in the mouth is mineral, engaging with acidity tempered by the slight unctuousness granted by the malolactic partial made in barrel.