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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

(W) Casal Mendes: Vinho Verde, from Portugal

Smell
Early: Green and unripe (due to acid?) with grasses and a little unripe white stone fruit.
Later: Fresh grasses & riper white-fleshed fruits

Taste
The wine has a bit fizz, which puts the acidic nose in context. As with most sparkling and spritzy wines (excluding the sweets like Moscato), the mouthfeel is quite dry, however this wine is a bit bland and has no real character. By the end of the bottle the dryness has faded and is becoming somewhat sweet. Certainly worth topping up another glass from the bottle, but not worth buying a second glass.

Tale
The Vinho Verde has been produced from the Azal & Pedernã grapes of Portugal. Aliança has been producing Portuguese wines since 1927 and has always focussed on export markets, with 60 foreign nations now consuming half their annual production. The company was originally founded by 11 partners and has grown to incorporate approx. 600ha in wine regions such as Alentejo, Douro, Dão, Bairradas and Beiras.

Price: $9
Quality: ☆☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆

http://www.alianca.pt/pt1/vinhos/show/scripts/core.htm?p=vinhos&f=show&lang=pt1&idcont=158
https://www.vintagecellars.com.au/White%20Wine/casal-mendes-vino-verde-750ml_186063



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