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Nestled between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal has carved a niche for itself in the wine world by championing its indigenous grape varieties rather than following fashion and planting international ones. Touriga Nacional, principally grown in the Douro for both Port and table wines is perhaps the countries most important red grape. The deeply coloured reds from Alicante Bouschet, the lighter, perfumed Jaen (known as Mencia in Spain), Baga in Bairrada and Tinto Roriz grow in vineyards up and down the country from Dao to the Alentejo, are all making distinctive wines which are gaining in popularity with each vintage. Portugal is also home to some intriguing white wines too. From the damp and cool vineyards of Minho which is Vinho Verde country to the warmer climates further south, one can find complex, exciting white wines made from Sercial, Viosinho, Fernao Pires and Gouveio. Undoubtedly, the fortified wines of Oporto, or Port as we brits know it, are Portugal’s most famous vinuous export and the long standing trading history between Britain and Portugal led to the establishment of many British owned Port houses which are still major players today. The likes of Taylors, Grahams and Smith & Woodhouse are still vital to the Port trade but we must also condsider the smaller, less well known houses who produce amazing wines which can sometimes come under the radar. Quinta Gaivosa, Niepoort and Quinta Eirados to name a few, all produce wonderfully crafted fortified and table wines that provide wonderful drinking. All in all, Portuguese wines, whether fortified or not, provide the adventurous drinker with plenty to get excited about.
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1999 Sercial, D’Oliveiras, Madeira
Sercial
The aged Madeiras from this fine property are an utter delight and always offer a degree of complexity and elegance that puts them firmly in fine wine territory. Bottled after 19 years in cask, this is complex and nutty with a fresh, zingy vein of acidity running through it, sharpening the richness of the fruit on the amazingly long finish.
£140.00
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2008 Colheita Tawny, Niepoort, Douro Valley
Douro Blend
A brick-red appearance with some light orange tinges leads into a fine slightly smokey aroma with hints of dried fruits. The palate is refreshing, with wonderful acidity and hints of dried apricots and crystallised fruit, leading to a lengthy mellow spirit driven finish.
£45.00
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2013 Mouchao Tinto Alentejo
Alicante Bouschet
In a country steeped in winemaking history, the name Mouchão is synonymous with wines of distinction. The family owned estate has been producing wine for over a hundred years and maintains the traditions established in 1901 when the winery was built.
£45.00
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2015 Late Bottled Vintage Eirados, Quinta Santa Eufemia
Douro Blend
Eirados make a very approachable, traditional style of LBV (Late Bottled Vintage), with the hand picked grapes fermented in granite lagares before resting in stainless steel for 6 months prior to ageing in Portuguese oak casks for 3 years.
£22.00
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2015 Sobremesa Tonel, Mouchao Licoroso, Alentejo
Alicante Bouschet
The Tonel Mouchao has aromas of deep black fruits, dark sweetness, dry fruits, combined with the freshness of mint and eucalyptus. On the palate it is complex, being full and rich with intense, spicy notes to the warm cocoa, tobacco and black fruits. Decadent, different and one to enjoy post dinner in good company.
£47.00
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2016 Dow’s Vintage Port, Douro
Douro Blend
Dow’s Vintage Ports are only produced in years of exceptional quality and represent only a very small part of the total company’s production in that year. On average only two or three times every ten years are the weather conditions sufficiently good to allow for the making of Dow’s Vintage Port.
£85.00
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2017 Late Bottled Vintage Port, Quinta Gaivosa
Douro Blend
The Alves de Sousa family has been producing wines for several generations, initially suppling fruit and wine to other port companies. When Domingos Alves de Sousa inherited his family’s quintas in 1987, he began producing wine under the family name. After studying viticulture in Bordeaux and his native Portugal, acquiring additional properties and constructing a modern cellar at Quinta da Gaivosa, he released his first vintage in 1991. Since then, Domingos and his wines have gained critical acclaim. Notably, he was named “Producer of the Year” by Revista de Vinhos in 1999 and 2007, and is the only person to have won this prestigious award twice.
£32.00
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2017 Vintage Port, Eirados, Douro
Douro Blend
The 2017 Vintage Port, Eirados has plenty of rich and jammy fruit added to this wine making it enjoyable in it's youth but there are also some good, firm tannins suggesting that there is plenty of development to come. This is great value from a smaller Port House in an amazing vintage that has produced sublimely balanced, long loving wines.
£55.00
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2018 Beyra Reserva Quartz, Rui Madeira, Beira Interior
White Blend
The Beyra Reserva Quartz has intense citrus aromas, notes of dried fruits alongside lemongrass and lime scents and an intense minerality. It presents smoky notes, citric acidity, and a very structured body.
£16.95
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2018 Beyra Reserva, DOC Beira Interior
Tempranillo
The Beyra Reserva is a hugely enjoyable Tempranillo-based blend made in a fruit forward, easy going style. Fruity berries and spice, subtle notes of vanilla and toast from a small proportion of barrel ageing, with very elegant and discreet minerality.
£15.99
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2018 Moscatel De Setubal, Sivipa DOC
Muscat
For sheer value for money, this Moscatel is one of our favourite Dessert wines, despite it being the 'entry-level' offering from Sivipa.
£14.99
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2018 Quinta Boa Esperanca Tinto, Vinho Regional Lisboa
Touriga Nacional
The Quinta Boa Esperanca Tinto wine has an intense garnet colour, with a dominant aroma of red fruits, well balanced, with notes of black berries and spices. Good structure and intensity, with a pleasant long lasting finish.
£14.95
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2019 Autocarro 27, Regional Peninsula De Setubal
Touriga Nacional
Autocarro 27 has an intense and refreshing nose with notes of plum and red fruits. Vibrant and lively acidity with tannins present, but not aggressive, giving a youthful and pleasant youth.
£11.95
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2019 Vicentino Sunset White, Alentejano
White Blend
The Sunset White from Vicentino is a delicious crisp, fresh and zesty white from Atlantic coast vineyards in the south of Portugal. The combination of warm summer sun during ripening and the fresh atlantic breezes help produce grapes with a lovely vitality to them. Clean, crisp and ultra-refreshing, this is a lovely white blend of Alvarinho, Arinto, Fernao Pires, Semillon and Viosinho that is light enough to be enjoyed as an aperitif yet has enough body to go with lighter dishes, especially seafood.
£16.95
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2019 Vinhas Velhas, Luis Pato,Dao & Bairrada
Bical
The Vinhas Velhas, Luis Pato goes through stainless steel fermentation which produces a refreshing white with Pear, Apple and white flower aromatics which carry through to the palate and are underpinned by a nutty, almond complexity. Mix in a saline edge to the crisp, balanced acidity and you are left with a wonderful white which is evocative of the region.
£16.99
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2020 Quinta do Vesuvio, DOC Douro
Red Blend
The Vesuvio Douro is a blend of 50% Touriga Nacional, 45% Touriga Franca and 5% Tinta Amarela. The wine is beautifully perfumed with great purity of fruit. Powerful on the palate with spicy tannins, yet impeccably balanced, this wine displays the typical tension of Vesuvio's wines. One to keep.
£60.00
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2020 Vicentino Sunset Red, Alentejano
Red Blend
The Vicentino Sunset Red is a delightful, light to medium bodied red wine made from Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Syrah grapes partially aged in french oak. The vineyards benefit from the warmth of the summer sun as well as the cooling influence of the atlantic sea breezes, giving wines with a lovely depth of fruit that posess freshness and balance too.
£16.95
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2021 Cota 700 Dao, Carlos Lucas Vinhos, DOC Dao
Red Blend
The delightful Cota 700 is a lovely red, almost violet colour, with a perfumed nose of black mulberry and blackberries and a light nuance of pine needles. The wine is very fresh and youthful with a sweet but elegant palate.
£13.45
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2021 Niepoort Vertente, Douro
This week’s wine of the week is the mega-classy, super-smooth, crisply refreshing Vertente. At £25, this might be Portugal’s finest value and most expressive red wine. It is medium-bodied, summer pudding imbued and astonishingly delicious, and it deserves to be unleashed with alacrity.
£24.95
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2022 Defesa Tinto Touriga Nacional/Syrah, Esporao, Alentejano
Touriga Nacional
The Defesa Tinto is an inviting blend of Touriga Nacional and Syrah coming from young'ish vines planted on Granite and Schist soils. The wine is open and immediately enjoyable with a mass of spice-tinged, black fruit aromas which follow on to a rounded, fruit filled palate that is rich and creamy. The well balanced finish is softly textured, supple and long.
£13.95
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2022 Esporao Colheita Branco, Vinho Regional Alentejano
White Blend
The Esporao Colheita Branco is an organic blend of Antao Vaz, Viosinho and Alvarinho grown in schist and loamy-clay vineyards. This fabulous wine is wonderfully refreshing and bursting with notes of fresh grapefruit with tropical fruit notes and a zesty, herbaceous edge. The palate continues to be fresh and complex with a slight creamy texture to the finsh.
£16.95
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2022 Pombal de Vesuvio, Qta do Vesuvio, DOC Douro
Red Blend
Quinta do Vesuvio is part of the mighty Symington Family Estate. The Pombal de Vesuvio has pretty floral aromatics on the nose that mingle with milk chocolate notes and dark fruits. The palate is opulent and open with more dark fruits and black cherry characters, clove spice and peppery tannins balanced with fine tannins. Delicious now but with the abaility to age further in bottle.
£24.95
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2022 Quinta do Espinho Reserva Branco, DOC Douro
White Blend
The Reserva Branco from Quinta do Espinho is a delightful blend of Viosinho, Rabigato, Gouveio and Codegas da Larinho. The winemaking is polished and modern, creating a delicious, food-friendly white wine with a fresh citrus and grapefruit nose leading to a lovely textured, concentrated palate that is underpinned by distinct minerality. The finish is long and fresh with a beautiful stream of balanced acidity.
£21.00
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