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Monday, November 18, 2024

2023 Sobreiro de Pegões


 Nice Rosé. Berries, fruits, citrus in the nose and taste. A bit of play on the tongue, as most Portuguese Rosé vines.

Was good with grilled bonito.

2022 Cabriz


 So far, the best Dão wine I tried. Multiple berries and fruits in the nose and taste. Aerator improves taste a lot.

Enjoyed it with ham and mushrooms pizza.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

2023 Alentejo DOC Premium Rosé


 Very nice Rosé. Fruits, flowers, citrus and spices, everything you want in a good Rosé.

Emjoyed it with grilled bonito.

2022 Pacheca Escolha


 Huge disappointment. Initial impression was very good. Multiple fruit notes, juicy, not much sugar. But as wine spent some time in the glass, it became more and more like cheap Portuguese wines, with a bitter note which spoiled everything.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

2023 Terraço Real Rosé


 First try of Alentejo wines. Tastes good. Spices and citrus. Bought white, looking for red to try. In my experience in Portugal, if Rosé tasted nice, red should be good.

2023 C'est Trop Rosé


 Very nice Rosé. Not Provence, but feels like it. Hints of honey, grasses. Very powerful citrus note.

Was very good with ham and cheese pizza.

Monday, October 14, 2024

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.