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- Spanish fruit in a good year holds enough character to be worth preserving without "oak". An old neutral barrel for storage is a different and practical matter, but "oak" is too...
- Great read Gabriella. Was hoping to go to the bloggers conference, but clashes with another trip. Regards, Lindsay
- Nice post. Very evocative imagery. Cheers!
- Hey Bill, happy belated birthday from both of us! We're so sorry we couldn't have celebrated with you, but we'll make us for lost time at Christmas ;-)
- Agree with your thoughts on bottle aged wine. Just finished up my birthday dinner. One of the bottles was a '95 Ch. Lascombes. It's been in my cellar (wine closet) for 10 years or so. Funny...
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Spanish Wine, Portuguese Wine, their foods, and cultures
I recently stumbled across an issue I havenât had to deal with before: what do say to the winery rep who at a tasting decided to bring only one of the wines they make, intent on hearing your opinion all the while being humble and proud of their creation, only to find out that [..
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<ul type='square'><li>2003 Quinta do Encontro Bairrada Preto Branco - Portugal, Beiras, Bairrada (9/12/2007)
I always complained about people judging a wine by it's color. I used to say things like, "You can't taste red", therefore I now feel silly wishing to describe the nose of this wine as blue. That's right blue. Don't know why, but that's what pops in my mind, the aromas and ideas that follow that are diverse and intriguing. Blueberries, cassia, violets(pure and almost volitile), dusty cinnamon topped with shavings of allspice, then mix this all with the gravel from middle of a country road. WOW. I really want to keep my nose it in and everytime I go back I get reminded of something, this time a whiff of my mothers homemade chokecherry syrup. In the mouth this is a lush and sensual wine. Great acidty that sparkles almost combined with fine silky tannins, that leave your mouth receptive to myriad flavors. Blueberries, chokecherries, bitter chocolate and steely gravel. Just opened, I'm excited to see it evolve. Full of flavors that have yet to show themselves, this is a wine I would gladly buy and even cellar for 4-8 more years, if not longer. 4.5/5</li></ul>
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<ul type="square"><li>2003 Quinta do Encontro Bairrada Preto Branco - Portugal, Beiras, Bairrada (9/12/2007)
I always complained about people judging a wine by it's color. I used to say things like, "You can't taste red", therefore I now feel silly wishing to describe the nose of this wine as blue. That's right blue. Don't know why, but that's what pops in my mind, the aromas and ideas that follow that are diverse and intriguing. Blueberries, cassia, violets(pure and almost volitile), dusty cinnamon topped with shavings of allspice, then mix this all with the gravel from middle of a country road. WOW. I really want to keep my nose it in and everytime I go back I get reminded of something, this time a whiff of my mothers homemade chokecherry syrup. In the mouth this is a lush and sensual wine. Great acidty that sparkles almost combined with fine silky tannins, that leave your mouth receptive to myriad flavors. Blueberries, chokecherries, bitter chocolate and steely gravel. Just opened, I'm excited to see it evolve. Full of flavors that have yet to show themselves, this is a wine I would gladly buy and even cellar for 4-8 more years, if not longer. 4.5/5</li></ul>
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Baga is a wonderfull grape that needs to be understand. It so hard to work with Baga but there are a few winemakers that know all the secrets ans make really great wines. Baga gives wines so amazing and so bordeaux like. You just need to wait for the apropriate moment ( sometimes 10 years or more). Ex:
Luis Pato Vinha Barrosa
Luis Pato Vinha Pan
Luis Pato Quinta do Ribeirinho Pé Franco
Casa de Saima Garrafeira
Quinta das Bageiras Garrafeira
Sodónio Sousa Garrafeira
Just no name a few that have great wines.
Best regards
1 year ago
Baga is a wonderfull grape that needs to be understand. It so hard to work with Baga but there are a few winemakers that know all the secrets ans make really great wines. Baga gives wines so amazing and so bordeaux like. You just need to wait for the apropriate moment ( sometimes 10 years or more). Ex:
Luis Pato Vinha Barrosa
Luis Pato Vinha Pan
Luis Pato Quinta do Ribeirinho Pé Franco
Casa de Saima Garrafeira
Quinta das Bageiras Garrafeira
Sodónio Sousa Garrafeira
Just no name a few that have great wines.
Best regards