PORTUGAL

DOURO

94 Poças 2019 Branca da Ribeira (Douro). This wood-aged wine, a blend of Arinto and Códega, comes from vineyards close to the ruined castle of Numão in the Douro Superior region. It is, of course, young, and while it is already beautifully textured, it has so much to offer for the future. The wine should certainly be aged and probably not drunk before 2023. Tri-Vin Imports. Cellar Selection. —R.V.

abv: 13% Price: $100

Arinto and Rabigato in equal proportions and nine months in wood have produced an impressively rich, creamy, spicy wine. It is dense from. —R.V.