Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Sercial Dry (bottled 2014, 25yo) 1989 providence-vineyards A wine of incredible line

A wine of incredible line

Through decades of study and exploration within Mendoza’s high altitude mountain terroirs

lead to flavours of plums and cherries

mostly on windswept crests at about 280 metres on sand /silt soils

97 POINTS - Jane Faulkner

Frasqueiras Pereira D’Oliveiras Sercial Dry (bottled 2014, 25yo) 1989 providence-vineyards A wine of incredible lineMore time in wood equals more complex wood and balsam volatile secondary beauty. The fruit characters are raisined, dried, preserved and citric all at once, wandering through a sky wide nose of fine aromatic timber, grilled bread and nuts. Dry Sercial's vegetality is largely subsumed by fine old wood perfume. It's complex as all get out, but with great harmony and composure. Dry and saline in the mouth, it's almost austere but with a nice textural