Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Reserva 2008 (£25 The Real Wine Company) Kicks off with a creamy, smoky bacon oak edge, then the plummy savoury berry and blackcurrant fruit kicks in, with earthy spice overtones to add interest. Also has a note of violets, but I just wished […]
Portuguese Wine
Adega de Monção, Vinho Verde, 2010, Portugal (was £5.95 The Wine Society) Quite a lot of Alka-Seltzer-like spritz and saltiness, with a touch of sherbet to go alongside the tight, lean apple & pear flavours, bring on the oily fish. B(+) Crasto Douro Branco 2010, Portugal (£8.95 The Wine Society) […]