segunda-feira, 27 de julho de 2020

Dona Berta Reserva 2013

Flowers in the front, some chemical notes, vanilla, wood, is vigorous and fragrant.

Soft, silky, velvety, maybe a little too much vanilla (I preferred the granular sensation and chemicals of the past), some resinous hints combined with spices and balsamic release.


Ratting: ☆☆

Some older vintage reviews can be found for 2012 and 2010.

Duorum Reserva 2017 Vinhas Velhas

Some flowers, no great aromatic expression, some red fruit and tobacco box.

Silky, made with care, reddish in flavor (berries, some cherries), not much contact with wood, releases pepper some flowers and balsamic at the end. It is not opulent and heavy, it is balanced and classy.

It have potential of evolving into something better, I just could not wait for it taking into consideration how hard it is to access to Portuguese Wine in Southeast Asia. I just took my chance. I needed something better and different.

Ratting: ★★★

The 2007 vintage review can be found here , how different it was.

Radford Dale Chenin Blanc 2017

If there is something that fascinated me while in South Africa, was the out of ordinary Chenin Blanc I stumbled on and will be my primary choice on South Africa whites. Interesting enough,  the producer highlights clearly such outcomes: " the country’s winemakers put great effort into producing and manipulating less well-adapted (to our geology and climate) but more fashionable varieties – such as Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon – into “premium wines”, while mistreating the Cape’s most widely-planted and (according to us) best-adapted varietal [..] given the amazing diversity of terroirs in the Cape winelands, the versatility of the Chenin Blanc grape presents a fascinating realm to explore [...] . many of the oldest vineyards are planted to Chenin Blanc, which have naturally found their own balance and produce wines with increased character, depth and intrigue [...] "

Aromas composed of minerals, fluorescent sensations and gooseberries.

Light, greased, salted, honey, it has a punch of peach in the bottom, that fades and the gooseberries kick back in combined with flowers flowers. it ends long ad persistent.

Ratting: ★★★

quinta-feira, 16 de julho de 2020

Vina Alberdi Reserva 2014

Cherries and raspberries and toasted wood.

Light, really alive, full of berries in block that fills your mouth, like that sensation when you are eating bread with jam, which the first bite you miss the topping but later you are hit by an impactful sensation of something good, sweet and tasty.

Ratting: ★★★


domingo, 5 de julho de 2020

Houdamond Pinotage 2015

This wine is produced by Bellevue winery in South Africa and commercialized with this label by Marks & Spencer.

Soil , red fruits, summer flowers in the aromas.

Compact, the plum and coffee stands out followed by raisins that float like bubble tea, chocolate, black pepper. It's too much for a wine? Is it tutti frutti? It's colored, it's punchy, it pushes everything in controlled turmoil.

Ratting: ★★★