The Edinburgh Wine Club

Wines We Drink In Portugal
20 July, 2017

	Wine	Date	Region	Grape	Supplier	Price	Comments (We said)(They said)	Ranking 1-3 BW and BV
1	Taylor's Chip Dry Port	NV 20%	Douro	Arinto, Semillon, many others	Lisbon Airport, Duty Free	€11	Nice and dry. Tastes a bit like sherry? Fresh fruit fragrances, hints of oak.	Second (15 points)
2	Quinta de Azevedo	2015 11%	Vinho Verde	Loureiro	Waitrose	£7.63	Citrus, grapefruit, not a long finish. Complex aromas of white and tropical fruit.
3	Soalheiro	2015 13%	Vinho Verde	Alvarinho	Vinha.co.uk	€19	More a food wine compared to previous. Lot more body. Elegant and intense, granite soil.	Third BW (7 points)
4	Pousio Escolha	2014 13.5%	Alentejo	Antão vaz, Arinto, Alvarinho	Vinha.co.uk	€8.50	Refreshing hint of sweetness. Tropical fruits and mineral taste.	BV (2 points)
5	Chaminé	2014 13.5%	Alentejo	Aragones, Syrah	Vinha.co.uk	€7.00	Plummy taste, creme brulee on the nose? Juicy ripe, easy drinking.	(4 points)
6	Passagem Reserva	2014 14%	Douro	Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Souzão	Costco	£14.38	Felt to be over developed. Pushed too much to give fuller flavour. Elegant, subtle notes of violet, bergamot and plums.	(2 points)
7	Herdade dos Grous	2015 14%	Alentejo	Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, Touriga Nacional, Aragones	Forum Shopping, Faro	€9.99	More sophisticated. Red brambles on the nose. Some felt that it might improve in a few years time based partly on the next wine which had broadly the same grapes. Plummy-red tones, complex aromas of matured fruits, subtle oak nuances.	(4 points)
8	Quatro Caminhos Reserva	2012 14.5%	Alentejo	Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, Touriga Nacional	Uvinum.co.uk	£14.00	Spicy. More fruit acidity. Lasts a long time in mouth. Ripe fruit, nice mineral component, great balance.	First (26 points)
9	Crasto Superior	2014 14.5%	Douro	Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Souzão	Vinha.co.uk	€18.50	Quite sweet. Taste of lavender, violets. Red forest fruits, hint of spice.	(6 points)