2023 Sonhador Rose
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The salmon-colored 2023 Sonhador Rosé was produced with a 50/50 blend of Aragonez and Castelão and is a bit reductive and austere, with good ripeness, 13.5% alcohol and a dry and clean finish.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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75% Aragonez, 25% Castelão from Portalegre. Pale orangey pink. Very pretty red fruits, with a gentle and inviting creamy overlay. More powerful on the palate than the aroma suggested. Deep, scented and lightly chewy but not tannic. Rounded in the mouth and relatively full-bodied. Dry and likely to be food friendly though it could also be drunk on its own. Good length. A wine that builds in the mouth with real presence on the finish. (JH)
About the producer
A joint project from British entrepreneur Howard Bilton and Australian winemaker David Baverstock, Howard’s Folly is a boutique wine producer in the Alentejo. Working with old vines and indigenous grapes largely in the cooler Portalegre, they craft fresh and modern expressions of the region.