A blend of Aragonês, Alfrocheiro Preto, Syrah and Castelão, this has a lightish colour. There are bright, fresh red fruits on the nose, which follow through onto the palate, which has soft and easy red fruit. Then there are some sour cherry flavours. Some spicy tannins knit it together on the finish.
The nose has fresh honeydew melons and massive minerality. Good palate. The blend does actually work. It's a bit young and not fully resolved on the finish yet.
A fairly reserved nose with notes of nuts and citrus, and also gently floral. There's very good balance on the palate and a nice weight in the mouth. Good finish. A very food-friendly wine.
This is a blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon and alfrocheira. There are lots of restrained sweet fruit on the nose. It's very silky in the mouth: very even and unchallenging. But not without interest.
Portugal, Península de Setúbal, Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal
Cabernet-merlot-syrah-aragones. The nose has subtle, fairly sweet black fruits. There's sweet fruit on the palate. It's well made but feels a bit international.
A good nose with very complex red fruits. Sweet ripe fruit and a significant tannic structure characterise the palate. It's very young yet, of course, but it's not thrilling me.
A very deep, inky colour. The nose has bright berry fruit with a violet lift. Very young and tight on the palate. Needs time, but promises fairly well.
2007 Adega da Horta de Chaves Roma Pereira 90 Points
Portugal, Alentejano, Vinho Regional Alentejano
A blend of Aragonês, Alfrocheiro Preto, Syrah and Castelão, this has a lightish colour. There are bright, fresh red fruits on the nose, which follow through onto the palate, which has soft and easy red fruit. Then there are some sour cherry flavours. Some spicy tannins knit it together on the finish.
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2009 Quinta das Arcas Vinho Verde Arca Nova 89 Points
Portugal, Minho, Vinho Verde
11%
A lovely fresh perfumed nose with a touch of minerality. Very fragrant and more than a little grapey on the palate.
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2008 Vinhos Leite de Faria Alvarinho Vinho Regional Minho Gloria 90 Points
Portugal, Minho, Vinho Regional Minho
A very clean, crisp nose with a nice minerality. Lovely open, fresh, round palate. Very interesting. Very long after.
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2008 Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima Arinto & Chardonnay 88 Points
Portugal, Ribatejo, Tejo
The nose has fresh honeydew melons and massive minerality. Good palate. The blend does actually work. It's a bit young and not fully resolved on the finish yet.
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2008 Quinta do Cerrado Dão Cunha Martins 90 Points
Portugal, Beiras, Dão
The nose has some elegant green fruit with hints of nuts and vanilla. It has quite a round, plush feel on the palate. Quite a nice, classy feel.
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2008 Quinta do Filoco Douro Reserva Branco 90 Points
Portugal, Douro
A fairly reserved nose with notes of nuts and citrus, and also gently floral. There's very good balance on the palate and a nice weight in the mouth. Good finish. A very food-friendly wine.
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2008 Adega da Horta de Chaves Roma Pereira 88 Points
Portugal, Alentejano, Vinho Regional Alentejano
There's delicate strawberry fruit on the nose. Quite full palate. There's a good depth of flavour in the mouth and a nice clean finish.
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2007 Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima Reserva 89 Points
Portugal, Ribatejo, Tejo
This is a blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon and alfrocheira. There are lots of restrained sweet fruit on the nose. It's very silky in the mouth: very even and unchallenging. But not without interest.
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2008 Domingos Damasceno de Carvalho Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal 86 Points
Portugal, Península de Setúbal, Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal
Cabernet-merlot-syrah-aragones.
The nose has subtle, fairly sweet black fruits. There's sweet fruit on the palate. It's well made but feels a bit international.
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2008 Ervideira Lusitano 86 Points
Portugal, Alentejano, Alentejo
A good nose with very complex red fruits. Sweet ripe fruit and a significant tannic structure characterise the palate. It's very young yet, of course, but it's not thrilling me.
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2005 Companhia de Vinhos do Alandroal Alentejo Pontual Touriga e Trincadeira 91 Points
Portugal, Alentejano, Alentejo
Lovely, floral black fruit on the nose. Light and nicely fresh on the palate. There is lots of spice from tannins on the finish.
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2007 Veredas do Douro Douro Corpus 88 Points
Portugal, Douro
A very deep, inky colour. The nose has bright berry fruit with a violet lift. Very young and tight on the palate. Needs time, but promises fairly well.
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