Portuguese Green Wine

Really good for the rate. 99 Tesco) 11/99 Quinta da Giesta 2000 Branco, Beiras, Portugal, A fascinating blend of the Malvasia Fina and Bical grapes, this Portuguese white has a fragile, fresh lemony/floral nose.

99 Majestic) 10/01 A new project initiated as just recently as 1991, with 10 Ha of vines planted in three plots. 50% Touriga Nacional in the mix, and 50% is grown in New Allier oak. Concentrated purple/black colour, this has a great strength on the taste buds, with firm tannins and some new oak character.

Portuguese Green Wine

Lacks the sexy nose and rich texture of the previous vintage. It is not a bad red wine, it is just extremely regular and rather unattractive. 99 Tesco) 02/00 Touriga Nacional/ Jaen.

Unique nose of smoky, herby cherries. On the taste buds this is soft and rounded, with an appealing herbiness, more cherries and a touch of blackcurrant and chocolate. There should be some oak in there too. Very good white wine: modern-day, however still genuine, and quite like a brand-new wave Southern French red in character.

Portuguese Wine

99 Tesco, Thresher) 10/99 Light ruby in colour, this has a muted nose of herbs and wet stones. There is soft, ripe cherry fruit, moderate acidity, no oak and a medium concentration. A little plonkish, however for the rate this is well made.

Leafy, herby nose is acted on the taste buds by soft red fruit (cherries) and moderate tannic structure, some of which is no doubt contributed by a touch of new oak. Tips of spice, olives and coffee contribute to what is a relatively complex, burgundy-style wine that is well put together.

Portuguese Green Wine

Extremely great+ (9. 99 Majestic) Passadouro 1995, Douro, Portugal, Quinta do Passadouro is an estate run by Dirk Niepoort (although he does not own it), and this is a wine Id had actually cellared for a few years.

Concentrated but very savoury and dry. Great 04/01 (Purchased a couple of years ago for 7. 99 at Fullers; current release is 9. 99 at Odbbins) 04/01 Sandemans Vau Vintage Port 1997Sandemans has had a mixed reputation in current years, but indications are that they are getting back to top type.

Portuguese Green Wine

This is a thick purple/black colour. Remarkably thick on the palate with masses of sweet, liqouricey plum, cherry and damson fruit and notes of tar and spice. https://www.kendricks.com.au/blogs/news/best-portuguese-red-wines , spicy tannins supply a lot of structure, and although this isn't as unapproachable as conventional classic styles would be at this stage, it's a big white wine that will age well for a years approximately.

On the palate the oak is hard to pick out amongst the extreme flavours of bitter cherries and herbs. It is a tight, still-youthful structured white wine with the prospective to age well however already revealing some herby, earthy interest. 99 Fuller's; 1997 is 9.