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Pato Frio Selecçâo 2015, Alentejo, Portugal

Posted by admin on March 9, 2017

Pato Frio Selecçâo 2015, Alentejo, Portugal

This white, with its light tropical fruits and refreshing citrus edge tasted of summers and holidays past. Apparently it is a vegan wine.

Drink on its own, creamy cheeses or with light seafood dishes.

I am a big fan of Portuguese wines. We are probably more familiar with the red wines, but the whites can be excellent too. For wine nerds, the good news is they have a dazzling array of their own indigenous grape varieties too. This wine is made from a blend of Antão Vaz (50%), Arinto (25%) and Síria (25%).

€14.95 from La Touche, Greystones; O’Briens; Fresh Outlets; Corkscrew; Fallon & Byrne; D Six, Harold’s Cross; Deveney’s, Dundrum; Sweeney’s, Glasnevin; The Wine Well, Dunboyne.

Tags: La Touche wines, O'Briens Wines, Pato Frio Seleccao, Portugal, Ribafreixo

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La Perdrix de l’Année des Bêtes Curieuses, Muscadet sur granit 2014

Posted by admin on July 8, 2016

La Perdrix de l’Année des Bêtes Curieuses, Muscadet sur granit 2014
12%
€14.50 from One Pery Square, Limerick; Jus de Vine, Portmarnock;
The Drink Store, Stoneybatter; La Touche, Greystones.

Vivid and mineral with delicious flowing green fruits and a crisp finish. Don’t worry about the vintage. Muscadet can take a few years.

Drink with shellfish and simple fish dishes.

I have been enjoying countless bottles of Muscadet this summer. It is such a joyous drink; light and fresh, but with a complexity and depth rarely found in a wine at either this price, or at 12% alcohol. Only Riesling comes to mind, but you don’t find many good dry Riesling below €15.