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Varietal:
| Other Red Wines
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| 75 | | | 90 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | A few decades ago, Portuguese white wines were a mess. A national program swung into action to correct conditions that produced gallons and gallons of wines that were tired, flat and dull tasting upon release. Now, they're alive with fresh, bright fruit. This is just such a wine. Medium-bodied with a medium yellow color, this dry white wine exhibits exotic aromas of pineapple and mango with an alluring nuttiness from oak just as a grace note. On the palate, sweet fruit characters vie for attention with just a hint of oak, all nicely balanced and elegant. Nice yellow stone fruit character semerge in the finish as the wine develops in the glass. Potential for near term cellaring. Traditional grape types: Verdelho, Siria, Rabigato and other Portuguese varieties from vineyards older than 60 years. Serve moderately chilled, 50-55ºF/10-13ºC). CARM = Casa Agrícola Roboredo Madeira. Foods: Seafood, such as shrimp/lobster terrine; shrimp paste; butternut squash- or pumpkin-stuffed ravioli with toasted pine nuts or crushed hazelnuts and fresh parsley; roasted turkey breast; curried turkey salad or curried turkey over rice.
Georgia Distributor:
Ultimate Distributors | 10/01/2008 |
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