The 2010 Crianza has a showy, roasted nose with aromas of smoked bacon, cereals and cured meat. It has a medium-bodied palate with balsamic flavors and a nice, fine texture, ending quite oaky, in a nice commercial profile. Drink now-2016.
Protos is a cooperative in Penafiel which has 273 members and was created in 1927.
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