2016 Howard's Folly Reserva
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The 2016 Reserva Howard's Folly is a 65/35 blend of Syrah and Alicante Bouschet, aged for 12 months in an equal mixture of new and used oak (mostly French). It comes in at 15.2% alcohol. This is a high-personality red that expresses its grapes beautifully. It surrounds the beautiful fruit with freshness and elegance. This is tamed by the advanced age, but it is actually in a perfect place right now. Let's lean up for the moment. This does need to show it can keep holding on throughout the decade. It should have no problem.
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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.