You have to try the TN from Quinta do Carneiro, also great stuff. Very good price/relationship during the whole range

QOTD : Had one from DAO region. very poor – flabby, almost oxidised tasting – like some bad argentinian malbec I’ve had before. Another I tried had brg=ight fruit but little else to say really. Hard to find values in the UK, I’ve got some Quinta De La Rosa, Duoro Riserva, which I am hoping will bring some thunder, I just feel I need to leave it a while, but I did spy the winery’s second wine available at my local supermarket, so that might be a good intro – I’m determined to find some quality.

QOTD: The best Touriga Nacional I have found so far is a 2003 Quinta do Vale Meao “Meandro”. Actually, like a lot of Portuguese wines it a blend with Tinto Roriz, Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca. (The Portuguese have a load of their own grape varietals, which is fun if you like to explore 🙂 This was my tasting note from around a year ago.

Deep inky red purple. Well ripened warm spicy dark cherries. There’s a bit of cut grass that was mown a few days ago. (This is maybe the aroma of fresh oak barrels). Even a touch of citrus, like orange. On the palate you get smooth rich fruits with spiky acid and rough strong tannins. Very long finish. This wine needs more time. It’s great now but could last much longer. This is a nice complex wine. 90pts

Oh, I forgot to say. The wine comes from the Porto e Douro and cost 15.00 EUROs.

hello,

im a portuguese enophile… or a wine lover. its good to know that the good portuguese wine are breaking the barriers of the wine circuits.

Gary, i saw the video, and i just whant to teel, there are more great portugueses to taste, not so touriga nacional, but also touriga Franca, Baga, malvasia, arinto and many more portuguese grapes, with somo divine flavours.
just look for one of this brands, duas quintas, quinta da loba, esteva, casa de santar, cabriz, periquita, or a Barca Velha 2000. the best recent vintages wore the 2000, 2001 and 2003 years. just give a try.

i recomend also the green wines “vinho Verde” of the loureiro and alvarinho grapes, the some kind of sparkling white wine, and very very fresh, just try it. just look for one of this brands alvarinho, muralhas, ponte de lima coop, quinta da aveleda…

any more info or help about portuguese wines just mail.

see you

QOTD: Never had one, will look to see if there’s one on the wine list at dinner tonight (I’m thinking unlikely).

Hello Mott!

An excellent EP Gary and THANK YOU for the shout out! QOTD: Have not tried one but I am pumped about your description for both. Perhaps I’ll see you in the store today.

QOTD: no I haven’t but I’m gonna look for this one!!

QOTD – Have had several Touriga’s while on vacation in Portugal. I enjoyed them very much. Not sure I can find them around here though.

Hi Gary,

Loved the “So”. Has it at a Portugal wine tasting last year. Highly recommended it. Was listed at $25, so your sale price is a steal. Here is my review of it.

http://www.kenswineguide.com/wine.php?wine=3031

Cheers,
Ken

I have been a big fan of Portugese wines for sev years now and have probably 20 bottles of them in my cellar

Have only had a few TNs but what I have had were really solid. Keep pumpin’ out the content, G…it’s good stuff.

QOTD: I’ve had several Torigua Nacional based wines…I love them…but they tend to need a little time in the bottle to smooth out a little. Probably one of the best ones that I’ve ever had was the 2001 Quinta do Crasto Reserva old vines…lovely stuff.

QOTD: never had a touriga nacional, but it sounds like my kind of wine.

Another good show…hope you’ll be getting the So Touriga wine back in stock. Went to order some this morning…sold out 🙁

QOTD: Never heard of Touriga Nacional before watching the show last night (on my Apple TV)…

QOTD: Yes I have had Touriga Nacional because I am a BIG lover of Porto wines.

QOTD: No Portuguese wines yet, but we shall try some now.

Gary, thank you so much for the shoutout regarding my birthday. We are huge Vayniacs and that was a great surprise from my husband to me. Incidentally… I travel to Morris Plains for work occasionally (we live in MI, which is a huge bummer since you can’t ship here currently) and I am hoping at some point you will actually be in the store during the week while I’m there so I can say hello.

Thanks for another great episode!

I have had both of those wines and agree they are both very good- And Rhodes is OK

You can run for president Obama wasn’t born here either! Go for it-

QOTD: I haven’t yet tried this varietal, ports aside, but I’m headed down to my wine store to remedy that situation.

Sorry Kahuna, but Hawaii is in fact part of the U.S.

Actually “Só” means Only in Portuguese. Also Só “Touriga Nacional” is from “Terras do Sado” Region (south of Lisbon) not from Douro. It’s a lovely wine but you should try the Touriga Nacional from the Dão Region. Like for example “Quinta da Pellada”, and “Casa de Santar”, “Quinta dos Roques”

From the region “Terras do Sado” you can find one of the best sweet wines in Portugal – Moscatel de Setúbal. Made manly from ?Moscatel de Alexandria? and also from a very rare grape varietie ?Moscatel Roxo?.
Give it a try.

My son sent me a bottle of “porto from Porto”. It was fabulous. Haven’t tried the Touriga yet…but I’m on it. Can’t wait to order the secret pack and cheer for Obama on election day!

Gary…listened to you tout these Portugese wines( especially the 2003 So touriga) yet bummed that they were already sold out. Anymore on the way??

Gary Great episode….i need to go seek out some Portuguese wines 🙂

QOTD:
-Not yet

QOTD – I don’t think so, maybe? Sounds good to me, though!

Hi there Mott!

Go Steelers.