Onyros
August 26th, 2007, 12:53 PM
(The Rav Tux type thread smiley is compulsory - so is the alliteration)
The title says it all: each and every country with winemaking tradition believes their wines are the best.
I'm not that patriotic, but I'll surely say there are a few very good Portuguese wines out there. My favourite region in Portugal is the Alentejo and its red wines: ripe (red) fruit, sometimes somewhat stocky and complex wines, perhaps acidic and with a touch of adstringency (which I quite enjoy) and good length, but mostly well balanced wines when they're well done.
The region's potential is enormous, and I have this ambition of one day being able to make my own wine, in a nearby region which is similar in terms of climate and soil, as I have some land to plant my own vineyard.
A few suggestions, from various regions, red wines which are not stupidly overpriced yet are way above average: Dom Rafael, 2005 (Alentejo - Herdade do Mouchão); Duas Quintas (from the Douro region); Quinta da Leda (especially 2001, also from the Douro); Herdade do Peso - Alfrocheiro (Alentejo); Convento da Tomina (Alentejo); Quinta de Pancas (an exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon from the Estremadura region).
These are just a few suggestions off the top of my head, for very reasonably priced wines, yet brilliant wines altogether!
Now I want YOUR suggestions, from your country :D
The title says it all: each and every country with winemaking tradition believes their wines are the best.
I'm not that patriotic, but I'll surely say there are a few very good Portuguese wines out there. My favourite region in Portugal is the Alentejo and its red wines: ripe (red) fruit, sometimes somewhat stocky and complex wines, perhaps acidic and with a touch of adstringency (which I quite enjoy) and good length, but mostly well balanced wines when they're well done.
The region's potential is enormous, and I have this ambition of one day being able to make my own wine, in a nearby region which is similar in terms of climate and soil, as I have some land to plant my own vineyard.
A few suggestions, from various regions, red wines which are not stupidly overpriced yet are way above average: Dom Rafael, 2005 (Alentejo - Herdade do Mouchão); Duas Quintas (from the Douro region); Quinta da Leda (especially 2001, also from the Douro); Herdade do Peso - Alfrocheiro (Alentejo); Convento da Tomina (Alentejo); Quinta de Pancas (an exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon from the Estremadura region).
These are just a few suggestions off the top of my head, for very reasonably priced wines, yet brilliant wines altogether!
Now I want YOUR suggestions, from your country :D