The 2001 “Vinha Grande” (Casa Ferreirinha) is not particularly intense. This presents some moderately sweet fruit, surrounded by a little structure. It needs some air time to come into balance, but after that, it seems fully ready, well balanced, and rather easygoing. I note no secondary nuances on this wine, but I still think it should be drunk young as I don’t see it having the structure to improve in the cellar. It is slightly bigger than the Esteva, but still a bit simple and foursquare. This is styled rather like the much pricier 1999 Callabriga reviewed here. It doesn’t have the depth, of course, but there is a family resemblance. Drink now-2010. Sogrape is Portugal’s 800 pound gorilla, a huge company that has holdings throughout the country, from Mateus to Barca Velha, Portugal’s equivalent of Penfold’s Grange. The crown jewel for dry wines is the Casa Ferreirinha line, acquired when Sogrape bought Ferreira, probably the Douro’s most historic estate for dry, red wine, and the creator of Barca Velha. Although Sogrape maintained Casa Ferreirinha with its own labeling, new releases (albeit in small print) include Sogrape’s name on the label, and I actually had a cork from a wine in the Ferreira lineup which just said “Sogrape.” Thus, I have chosen to list the Casa Ferreirinha line of wines here rather than separately. Additionally, note that all of the Ferreira wines were represented to me as being “in stock” items, at least at the time this was written, including the older vintages, like 1989 and 1994. There are no “archival” wines here.Importer: Evaton, Inc, Stamford, CT; tel. (203) 968-8220 for wines under Sogrape’s own label; for Casa Ferreirinha wines, indicating wines Sogrape acquired from the Ferreira house: Broadbent Selections, San Francisco, CA; tel. (415) 931-1725
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