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Monday, May 18, 2026

2024 Regengos Seleção


 Good wine. Don't feel much difference from Regengos Carmim. A bit of berries, a bit of tannins, very well balanced.

Enjoyed it at a restaurant Sem-Fim.

2024 Regengos Carmim


 Good red wine. No bells and whistles, but good taste, a bit of berries, a bit of tannins, almost no sugar.

Was good with choriso grilled on a alcohol bath, Portuguese style.

2024 Vila Real Rose


 Don't like it. At all. Too sweet, too immature. Feels like wine which should've stayed in the casket for a while before being bottled.

Will not buy again. Will not buy Vila Real Tinto either.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

2025 Chiaretto di Bardolino


 Nice, light, with lots of fruits and flowers in the taste and nose, apple being the most prominent.

Was very good with grilled cavala.

Friday, April 10, 2026

2022 Cabriz Reserva


 Everything you have in 2022 Cabriz, but better. The same crop, but spent more time in a barrel. Result: more refined taste. Some black currant, some sour cherry, everything very well balanced.

Enjoyed it with veal liver.

Sunday, April 5, 2026

2018 Château Chavelet

 


Nice, classic Bordeaux. Rich, with strong black currant note, a bit of spice, a bit of raspberry.

Was very good with grilled tuna.

Monday, February 23, 2026

2023 Bordeaux Superior by Amandine Berardengo


 Nice, classic Bordeaux courtesy of Intermarché. Obviously not château, grapes collected from different places. But good overall. Nose and taste of black currant, almost no sugar. A lot of tannines, which give it a bit harsh taste initially, but aerator removes harshness.

Was very good with salmon grilled on a cedar plank.