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Wines from Portugal: Best of red wine

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Portugal's wine world far away from Porto & Co. is one of the absolute newcomers in the top segment.

Dominik Vombach, Benjamin Herzog,
16.08.2024

Portugal's wine treasure is immeasurable – there are more than 500 indigenous grape varieties and a unique mix of terroirs between the Atlantic and the mountains that you won't find anywhere else. Anyone who has followed the wines over the years will now realize that the country's winemakers – many of whom work in various regions – have done their homework. Portugal's wines have never been more elegant, finer, fresher and more expressive than they are today.

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2021 Vinho Tinto
Quinta do Vale Meão
Dark ruby. Dark berries on the nose, ripe, but in no way overripe. Blackberry, cassis, some blueberry and black cherry. Dark roasted notes behind it, some mocha, subtle vanilla....
Douro, Portugal
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2021 Poeirinho Tinto
Niepoort
Initially somewhat reductive on the nose. With a little time, dark red fruit paired with herbal savouriness. Notes of cherry, nectarine, fresh plum and dried wild fennel and dost....
Bairrada, Portugal
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2021 Vale da Mata Reserva Red
Herdade do Rocim
The nose oscillates between fresh red berry fruit with wild strawberry and pronounced herbal-balsamic spice. There are also notes of fresh plum and floral nuances. The palate is...
Portugal
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2019 Herdade dos Grous Tinto Reserva
Concentrated aromas on the nose. Notes of dried dark berries such as blueberries and blackberries. Also plum and dark chocolate. Elegant and deep on the palate, with ripe acidity,...
Alentejo, Portugal
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2019 Xisto Cru Tinto
Luis Seabra Vinhos
Dark ruby. Complex nose of black cherry, berries, with engaging herbal notes and dark minerality. Harmonious and elegant on the palate with notes of fresh, dark berries, fine but...
Douro, Portugal
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