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All Posts Tagged ‘Portugal’

Júlio Bastos, Dona Maria Grande Reserva 2012, Alentejo, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 26, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Júlio Bastos Dona Maria Grande Reserva 2012 – A Red Blend that Percolates with Flavor

Júlio Bastos, Dona Maria Grande Reserva 2012, Alentejo, Portugal

Tasting Note: An Alicante Bouschet (50%) red blend that combines lovely floral aromatics with a smooth body, and ripe, yet elegant black fruit.[Read more]

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Herdade Dos Grous, Moon Harvested 2016, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 25, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Herdade Dos Grous Moon Harvested 2016 – An Enjoyable, Silky-Textured Alicante Bouschet

Herdade Dos Grous, Moon Harvested 2016, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal

Tasting Note: A silky-textured Alicante Bouschet harvested in moonlight that will soothe and delight your palate.[Read more]

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Herdade do Rocim, Alicante Bouschet 2016, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 24, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Herdade do Rocim Alicante Bouschet 2016 – Filled with Wonderful Early-Summer Fruit & Alluring Florality

Herdade do Rocim, Alicante Bouschet 2016, Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal

Tasting Note: An Alicante Bouschet from Alentejo that is filled with wonderful early-summer fruit and alluring florality.[Read more]

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Mouchão, Red 2013, Alentejo, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 22, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Mouchão Red 2013 – A Delicious Portuguese Red Blend with Gravitas, Weight & Concentration

Mouchão, Red 2013, Alentejo, Portugal

Tasting Note: A delicious Portuguese red blend with gravitas, weight and concentration. [Read more]

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Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Bual Madeira, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 18, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Blandy’s 5 Years Old Bual Madeira – The Next-to Sweetest of the 4 Traditional Styles of Madeira

Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Bual Madeira, Portugal

Tasting Note: This is the next-to sweetest of the four traditional styles of Madeira.[Read more]

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Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Sercial Dry Madeira, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 17, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Blandy’s 5 Years Old Sercial Dry Madeira – Pronounced-Intensity Flavors

Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Sercial Dry Madeira, Portugal

Tasting Note: Madeira comes in various levels of sweetness and Sercial is the driest of the styles made from one of the four noble grape varieties Sercial is grown on the northern side of Madeira on terraced vineyards at high altitudes.[Read more]

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Quinta Das Carvalhas, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port 2012, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 15, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Quinta Das Carvalhas Late Bottled Vintage Port 2012 – An LBV Gem

Quinta Das Carvalhas, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port 2012, Portugal

Tasting Note: If you enjoy Late Bottle Vintage Port this one is a gem.[Read more]

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Quinta Das Carvalhas, Vintage Port 2013, Douro, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 14, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Quinta Das Carvalhas Vintage Port 2013 – Proves You Don’t Have to Wait for Vintage Port to Age

Quinta Das Carvalhas, Vintage Port 2013, Douro, Portugal

Tasting Note: Most of us don’t want to wait for vintage Port to age, and this bottle proves you don’t have to wait to enjoy a vintage Port if you don’t want to.[Read more]

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Quinta Das Carvalhas, 20 Year Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 13, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Quinta Das Carvalhas 20 Year Old Tawny Port – Outstanding in Quality

Quinta Das Carvalhas, 20 Year Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal

Tasting Note: Aged tawnies present Port at its very height, and this 20-year old tawny Port shows what two decades of mellowing out can do to improve and soften out a fortified wine so you actually taste and get at its very essence.[Read more]

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Quinta das Carvalhas, 10 Year Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal, Wine Casual
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March 12, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Quinta das Carvalhas 10 Year Tawny Port – Flavor Complexity and Still-Youthful Tannin

Quinta das Carvalhas, 10 Year Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal

Tasting Note: Medium-intensity tawny in color, this wine has a medium-plus-intensity nose of prune, black plum, red cherry, fig, walnut, almond and toast.[Read more]

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