Yellow blossom by yellow blossom the spring begins! 🌻
The party is starting and it’s time for planning! I’m in my the garden with a nice glass of QUINTA FONTE SOUTO 2018 DOC Alentejo – Portalegre Portugal 14% vol. A wine with a sense of place and style. A unique full bodied GOURMAND Branco (White) wine crafted by Pedro Correira and Charles Symington from the warm and poor shist and granite soil 43 hectares dirt since 2017. The beautiful vineyard is located on Sao Manede range between 490-550 This is bringing a natural vibrant acitity. https://www.symington.com/vineyard/quinta-da-fonte-souto
I would suggest to enjoy it in a large round glass and make it breath and open…Served not too cold, around 11 degree Celsius.
Coming back what I see in the glass…What a lovely intense lemon colour. The nose is very expressive and complex: white blossom, pears drops, citrus, grapefruit, quince, tropical, pineapple, stone fruits, yellow plum, spicy herbal, secondary aroma of oak vanilla spice, evergreen resins, almond, lees. On the palate has got a vibrant sharp acidity, it is full body, creamy texture, mouth coating, with a generous warm alcohol element. The flavour is deep and intense with a long stony bitter almond finish.
Trust me, It is lovely with fish and white meat. A good match for Asian cuisine: Thai green chicken curry or honey soy (umani) glazed pork chops. The wine remind me, to give you a general idea of style, a rich, aromatic (Marsanne) round oily coating mouth south of Rhone wine.
It is made from indigenous varietals growing well in hot climates 75% #Arinto (citrus notes, body structure) and 25% Verdelho (Acidity and salinity) 60% fermented in 500 lt French and Hungarian barrels following all the classic Burgundian wine making procedures add further creamy oily textures and oaky flavours £15-20rrp (good value) drink now or will develop nicely in the bottle in the next 3-5years.
A SOLID BRONZE 88/100 the #winexponent
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Simon Cassina 