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The Alvarinho Vinho Verde is raised on stainless steel with its own lees. The wine is very dry, expressive and fresh in a beautiful way. Try it for yourself but the wine has several personalities. It is fresh and dry at the start but after a while the wine becomes powerful and concentrated. This is unique for a wine in this price range. The specialists at Parker are also not sure and really don't know which drinking window to keep (until 2030+), but we keep it in the middle. This Portuguese wine has a wonderful fresh scent of minerals, citrus fruits and something of tropical fruit. Intense and aromatic taste, excellent balance, fatty structure, ripe fruit tones, minerals, fine acids, lots of length and beautifully pure. A great price and quality go hand-in-hand.

The Casal das Freiras Arinto is a beautiful fresh fruity white wine and is made for 100% from the autochthonous grape Arinto. This native grape thrives in the warm climate and complex soil of the Tejo region, while retaining a high natural acidity that makes this white wine very balanced and fresh. This 100% Arinto, one of the oldest native Portuguese grape varieties, is light straw yellow in the glass. In the nose we smell freshness, freshness and aromas of green apple and lime with a nice acidity in the mouth, refreshing, structured and with a velvety aftertaste. Don't be fooled by the price because this is a wine that gives a lot of wine for the money. The Arinto has a modest alcohol percentage of 12.5%, a nice acidity and little to no residual sugar and this makes it pleasant as an aperitif on the terrace or to enjoy with fish, chicken, salads or tapas.

A tribute by winemaker Luis to the well-known TV series, the Allo is a lively and precise white wine, based on alvarinho and loureiro. The first grape brings structure, the second provides aromatic notes. In the nose fine aromas of tropical fruit and citrus. The alvarinho offers aromatic fruit intensity and structure, the loureiro just elegance and minerality. The wine is beautifully balanced. Thanks to a slightly lower alcohol percentage (11.5%) this Allo is 'easily digestible'! Delicious with tapas with fish and shellfish.

The Herade do Sobroso Sobro Tinto is a blend of Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. It is an intense red wine, wonderfully concentrated with fine aromas of chocolate and ripe fruit. Sultry, round and well balanced and with an excellent price/quality ratio. Beautiful as a stand-alone glass and recommended with juicy meat and game dishes.

The herdade do sobroso Sobro Branco is a blend of the typical Portuguese grapes Antão Vaz, Arinto, Verdelho and the Palomino grape. The grapes were picked by hand. The fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats with a controlled temperature for 30 days, after which it is allowed to continue raising on its own lees. The Blanco Sobro (or Branco in Portuguese) has a straw yellow color and is very clear. This Portuguese white wine has a wonderfully fresh taste, fresh aromas of citrus and passion fruit. The wine is very elegant and has a good balance between the fruit and the acidity. A delicious glass for casual use and highly recommended with crustaceans and shellfish and with white fish with a bit of spiciness.

The marriage between Touriga National and Cabernet Sauvignon results in a full-bodied wine, with intense colours, lively acidity and tannins, enlivening the dark fruit profiles common to both grapes, such as blackcurrant, blueberry and cherry, with mint notes and refined with the presence of Touriga's typical floral aromas of violets. This is a great glass with a unique price/quality ratio as we (still) see it in Portugal. The wine has a nice alcohol percentage of 13.5% and good acidity and all this makes this an excellent wine with a lamb stew with pruneaux, some Moroccan tagine dishes, hearty dishes with a clear Portuguese signature. Also the famous Estrella cheese from Portugal.