Price: £6 - £7.50
Store: Majestic Wines
Country:Portugal
Region: Peninsula De Setabal
ABV: 13.5%
The shortening days, turning leaves and drop in temperature has finally taken effect and I am thinking more and more about red wines. What is it about the change in seasons that brings this shift in desires? There must be something in the make up of red wine that predisposes us to think how nice it would be to drink it during colder months. Maybe it is the warming effect it can often provide, whereas crispness and acidity of white wine stirs the need to be refreshed in warm summer months.
This week's wine has quickly found it's way onto my frequent buyers list. The price of the bottle is very reasonable and the quality of the wine inside certainly stands up to it. Coming from Portugal, this wine is made from a blend of indigenous and international grapes, all grown in a well established co-operative community.
This wine feels slightly perfumed on the nose before faint woodsmoke comes through and sits nicely alongside warm black cherries. Very easy drinking with obvious dark stone fruit including black cherry and damsons. The strong tannins are tempered by the fruit to give a grippy mouth feel which adds a warm, full-bodied depth. The aftertaste is dominated by tannins which relinquish hints of spice such as cloves in the dying moments. This is easy to drink straight out of the bottle and with a slight chill gives good fruit, however, this wine performs so much more if allowed to breathe and brought up to room temperature. The flavours open and provides a nice intensity which makes it easy to match with food, however, the wine stays light enough to be fine without.
This wine is a great winter warmer and eases you in nicely to the approaching colder months.
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Majestic
have numerous stores throughout the UK
and have extended their reach into France.
Offering
a home delivery service also, Majestic can be found at www.majestic.co.uk
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