Neagră Împărăteasă - 2021
Minis Terrios
- Region
- Moldova » Valul lui Traian
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Minis Terrios
- Vintage
- 2021
- Grapes
- Fetească neagră
- Alcohol
- 14
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- 1 bottles
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Ratings
Opening this bottle after a lineup of complex and saline sparkling wines might not have been the ideal sequence, but it still offers a delightful experience. This wine is ripe and powerful, with a touch more oak than I might prefer. However, beneath its opulent layer lies good fruit and a decent juiciness. It features a mix of black and red fruits, oak, spices, and jam. Clearly, it's too young at the moment, but fortunately, I have more bottles to track its evolution over time.
This wine, more delicate and subtle than the Et Cetera, yet still robust and powerful. Fetească? Împărăteasă! It showcases red fruits, blackberries, oak, and hints of red flowers. The palate is powerful with a good structure, a long aftertaste, and juiciness brought on by its acidity, adding a touch of delicacy. Clearly too young at present, it promises further complexity with proper ageing. I plan to secure another bottle for aging.