2021 Cancellus Red Vila Real

 Disappointment. This is a premium wine, DOC Douro. And it's much worse than non-vintage Cancellus from Durense, which is not DOC Douro, just IGP. Well, we continue learning about Portuguese wines.

The problem of many table wines nowadays: too much sugar. Result is obvious: cheap taste.

Was barely passable with ham and mushroom pizza.

2022 Expert Club Bordeaux Rosé

 Very good. Citrus and spices in the taste and nose. Will definitely buy again.

2019 Expert Club Côtes du Rhône

 Disappointment. Drinkable, especially after aerator. But too much sugar. Cheap taste.

2023 Roubertas

 Long time since I had Rosé de Provence. This one is very good. All bells and whistles: honey, summer grasses, spices, citrus. All in perfect balance, with great aftertaste.

Enjoyed it with grilled bonito.

Cancellus Red Duriense

 Very good. I already tried a lot of Portuguese reds, most of them are not good. Or, as local specialists say, "challenging". Which means that it's hard to find matching food for those. I don't want to look for matching food, I want to find wine matching the food I like!

Anyway, this one is really good. I liked Cancellus Rosé, I like red (tinto) as well. It's full-bodied, more like Rhone wines, has complex taste and nose, with multiple fruits, spices, tannins. Should be a very good match for most meast.

Enjoyed it with ham and mushroom pizza.

2022 Expert Club Bordeaux

 Wonderful! Obviously grapes have been collected at different places, it's Appellation d'Origine, not Contrôlée, cheap wine by all definitions. But it tastes great, and that's all that counts. Plus, it's really cheap (€4.19 at Intermarché) and available here, in Portugal. It has taste and nose of the classic Bordeaux: strong note of black currant, some tannins, just a hint of old leather. Almost no sugar.

Enjoyed it with pan seared tuna.

2020 Marqués de Cáceres

 

 I love this Rioja. And 2020 is not an exception. Powerful, with multiple fruits in the nose and taste, no trace of sugar.

Enjoyed it with grilled lamb.