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 | 2007 JM Fonseca Twin Vines Vinho Verde
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| Other White Wines
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| | | Score | User | City | State | Country | Tasting Notes | Time |
| 75 | | | 88 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | Fresh, zingy, slightly spritzy and showing lively fruit, this classic Portuguese white wine takes its name from the country’s largest winegrowing region. Lying just south of the Minho River, the region shares with its neighbor to the north, Galicia, the cultivation of the white grape albariño/alvarinho, one of the components of the white wines of Vinho Verde. The specific composition of this example is 35% Loureiro, 23% Trajadura, 22% Pedernã, 20% Alvarinho, all traditional Portuguese grape types. Light-bodied and showing a pale greenish straw color, this example reveals aromas of fresh summer fruits, including white melon, citrus and crisp apple. On the palate these fruit flavors and a definite spritziness that is characteristic of the genre make for the ideal aperitif and summer wine. Gentle alcohol: 10%. The 2008 vintage should be on the shelf soon, but the 2007 is still drinking nicely. These are not keepers, so do no cellar. The 2008 vintage should be shipped shortly, but the 2007 is still drinking well. Foods: seafood mousse; non-oily sashimi (i.e., NOT mackerel, salmon, etc.); goat cheese; bacalão (salted cod) fritters; stuffed cocktail-sized potatoes; shellfish; delicate fin fish (sole, flounder, perch).
National Distributing Co.
| 06/01/2009 |
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