Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas Branco 2010, VR Beiras (£10.95 The Wine Society) Lovely mix of richness and restraint, with quite weight honeyed pear and apple flavours sharing the stage with more precise minerally freshness and acidity, and with some exotic musky ginger characters too. S(-) Boas Vinhas Dão Branco 2010 […]
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Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde 2011, Portugal (£6.75-£7.50 Waitrose, Oddbins, Majestic, Booths, The Wine Society) Bracing mineral-laden youngster, with sprightly citrus and apple fruit, a yeasty bite and a tingling spine of briny minerality. Perfect summer seafood wine. B+ Terras Gauda Abadia de San Campio Rías Baixas Albariño 2011, Spain […]
Wine Tasting Video: White wines from Vinho Verde & Rías ...
Ramos Reserva 2010, VR Alentejano (£8.49 Majestic) Still on the young side, but shows plenty of warm, juicy red berry and blackberry fruit backed up by spicy vanilla notes, a touch of boot polish just lets it down. B+ Quinta de Foz de Arouce 2008, Beiras (~£13 contact Oakley Wine […]
Wine Tasting Video: Portuguese Reds from the Douro, Beiras, Alentejo ...
Château de Sours Bordeaux Rosé 2011, France (~£11 Private Cellar, Goedhuis, Bon Coeur Fine Wines) Really not sure about this wine. There’s a fleshy side to it, with quite full raspberry and plum fruit, and a citrus tang to keep it fresh, but the bottle I tried was very gawky […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from Bordeaux & Portugal
Tomorrow, June 10th, is Portugal’s national day (and my dad’s birthday…). How about celebrating it with some va va Vinho Verde? Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde 2011, Portugal (£6.75-£7.50 Waitrose, Oddbins, Majestic, Booths, The Wine Society) Bracing mineral-laden youngster, with sprightly citrus and apple fruit, a yeasty bite and a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Vinho Verde for Portugal’s National Day
Ribeiro Santo Dão 2009 (£10.60 Bottle Apostle) Juicy young wine, fresh but firm, full flavoured but never too big, with plummy berry and tomato flavours, smoky bacon oak and an earthy, savoury finish – gets more serious with time. S(-) Sogrape Callabriga Dão 2008 (£12.95 Berry Brothers & Rudd) Sprightly […]