Country: Portugal Region: Alentejo
Varietal: Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet
Vintage: 2018 Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Herdade Dos Grous
Description:The best selection of barrels from the award-winning Grous Tinto comes the sensational Grous Reserva. Aged for a minimum of 12 months in French oak barriques, it is a structured and powerful red that has a wonderful sense of balance, perfume and complexity. Very smooth and though it's serious, it's extremely approachable.
Tasting Note: This premium Herdade dos Grous offering is a deep, concentrated plummy wine with multi layered aromas. Wonderfully mature and well integrated fruit then hints of toast, spice and tobacco aromas comes from 16 months in French barrels. Full-flavoured, good concentration with a firm yet developed tannin structure which permits further aging and improvement in the bottle.
Food Pairing: Perfect match with Alentejo rich cuisine. Black pig, cured meats, roast pork and lamb. Tomato based rich stews.
Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: Tempranillo, Graciano
Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Bodegas Roda
Description:Mario Rotllant and Carmen Daurella have prioritized quality above all else since founding Roda in the late 1980s. Their goal: to be recognised as producers of one of the world’s iconic wines.
Tasting Notes:RODA I is blended with parcels that that year have ripened in a black fruit profile. The deep black fruit, is almost always dominated by the plumb and supported by mineral notes, chocolate and balsamic sensations, that form an ensemble that slowly flows from the furthest side of the glass until it becomes huge in the entrance of the nose. In the mouth, the volume becomes evident, the fruit complexity nicely surrounds the mouth cavity showing the numerous and polished tannins. The wine gets longer making stronger the retro nasal sensation every time we breathe. A fruity and fresh sensation will last, inviting us to continue drinking.
Food Matches: Casseroles, lamb, smoked fish, soft cheese