Portugal

 João Portugal Ramos Vinho Verde Loureiro 2014, João Portugal (£7.99 Adnams) Fresh young style, with sappy citrus flavours and alight briny bite, maybe veers just a little towards the jelly on the finish, but otherwise good. B-     Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling 2013, Margaret River, Australia (£17.50-£19.99 Domaine […]

A pair of aromatic white wines from opposite sides of ...

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Quinta Nova Vintage Port 2013, Portugal (N/A in the UK) Has the heady aromas of a port quinta at vintage time, but while the essence of blackberry essence and liquorice ooze from the glass, I miss the perfumed notes, and there’s also a slightly green edge to the tannin. Good […]

Quinta Nova Vintage Port 2013, Portugal

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Altano Quinta do Ataíde Douro Reserva 2011, Portugal (£12.50 Halifax Wine Company, Cambridge Wine Merchants, vintagemarque.com, Hoults, Bodnant Welsh Food, Wined Up Here, The Jolly Vintner, Cheese at Leadenhall) Polished, confident style, with herb-infused dark plum and blackcurrant flavours and a touch of spice, rich but never too large, powerful […]

Three Douro Reds

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Both of these had my mouth watering Anselmo Mendes ‘Muros Antigos’ Loureiro Vinho Verde 2013, Portugal (£11.50 Bottle Apostle, Theatre of Wine) Clean, fresh style, with zesty citrus and apple flavours but also a pithy bite – think grapefruit pith – that would suggest some skin contact has brought a […]

Portuguese Whites from the Alentejo & Vinho Verde

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Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port, Douro Portugal (£15.70 Planet of the Grapes, New Street Wine Shop, Cambridge Wines) Gentle, soft, juicy style, round and mellow with a wealth of plummy berry and damson flavour and warming spirit giving it some fire in its belly. Maybe a touch simple but very […]

Fortified wines – Port & Madeira

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Good pair of wines, perfect intro for those who aren’t familiar with Portuguese whites Tons de Duorum Douro White 2013, Portugal (£8.50 Tanners) Comes across like a Bordeaux Sauvignon that’s had a dollop of Gewürztraminer added, with its crisp tinned pear flavours pepped up with more exotic ginger and lychee […]

Two Portuguese whites

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