{"id":7973,"date":"2013-08-24T09:55:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T09:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2013-08-24T09:55:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T09:55:03","slug":"some-more-great-value-portuguese-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/portugal\/some-more-great-value-portuguese-wines","title":{"rendered":"Some more great value Portuguese wines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our holiday in the sunny Algarve draws to a close today. Just a few hours of pool action, then a drive back up to Lisbon. One of the highlights for me has been the wine:\u00a0 every supermarket we have been to has had a great selection of Portuguese wines with plenty of fun to be had for 10 Euros or under per bottle. Normal people shopping in supermarkets in Portugal have access to geek wines. In the UK, the supermarket shelves are pretty bare of interesting wine. They have good quality, drinkable wines, but they are a desert for wine geeks. So here are some more of my notes on wines purchased and drunk.<\/p>\n

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Luis Pato Baga Touriga Nacional 2010 VR Beiras, Portugal<\/strong>
\nWarm, spicy, meaty and a bit animal. A warm, rather feral wine. It has some spicy appeal if you don’t mind this sort of thing. Strongly savoury. 87\/100<\/p>\n

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Quinta Nova Pomares 2010 Douro, Portugal<\/strong>
\nThis is the entry wine for Quinta Nova, and it’s around 7 Euros on the shelf. Very fresh cherry fruit nose with some floral notes. Supple, bright palate with nice spiciness. Midweight with a bit of grip. Drinkable. 88\/100<\/p>\n

Crasto\u00a02011 Douro,\u00a0Portugal<\/strong>
\nThe entry wine from Quinta do Crasto is invariably a good drop, and the 2011 delivers sweet black cherry and plum fruit with a bit of structure and a hint of tar. Benchmark Douro red. 89\/100<\/p>\n

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Vallado 2010 Douro, Portugal<\/strong>
\nRipe black fruits backed up by some savoury, spice structure. There are hints of tar and violets and it finishes grippy. Bright fruit is the key theme here. Good value at 7.5 Euros. 88\/100<\/p>\n

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Quinta do Cotto 2010 Douro, Portugal<\/strong>
\nScrewcapped, this takes some time to open out and begin performing. Dense and quite grippy with nice tannins and ripe blackberry and blackcurrant fruit. Good acidity. Quite tight and savoury, but opens up with a few hours air. 89\/100<\/p>\n

Saes 2011 Dao, Portugal<\/strong>
\nThis was just 3 Euros. Supple with some meatiness and a green herbal edge to the sweet cherry fruit. Simple but satisfying, although not terribly refined. 86\/100<\/p>\n

Marques de Borba Branco 2012 Alentejo, Portugal<\/strong>
\nA blend of Arinto, Antao Vaz, Verdelho and Viognier. Fruity, bright and quite floral with lemon and citrus pith notes. Lively dry white. 87\/100<\/p>\n

Altano 2010 Douro, Portugal<\/strong>
\nJust 5 Euros. Sweet cherry and plum fruit with subtle tarry, resinous oak notes\u00a0adding a savoury side to the sweet fruit. Very satisfying with some generosity. 88\/100<\/p>\n

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Marques de Borba Tinto 2011 Alentejo, Portugal<\/strong>
\n5 Euros. Ripe, sweet and berryish with nice weight and lovely cherry and berry fruits.\u00a0 Rips but\u00a0balanced with some spicy complexity. 89\/100<\/p>\n

Monte Velho Branco 2012 Alentejo. Portugal<\/strong>
\n4 Euros. Antao Vaz, Roupeiro and Perrum (= Palomino). Lots of personality here: ripe pear and peach fruit with some melon richness. Sweetly fruited and rounded, with hints of tangerine. Very satisfying, a rich white but a fresh one too. 88\/100<\/p>\n

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