As the quality revolution gathers pace, Portuguese winemakers are producing a varied range of reds from indigenous varieties, with top examples highlighting a revival of lighter styles. Sarah Ahmed reports
How thrilling to see the Arenae Ramisco 2007 from Adega Regional de Colares top this two-day tasting of 137 UK-imported Portuguese reds in such an important price bracket.
This near-extinct, ungrafted grape (Ramisco) from a near-extinct region (Colares, by the Atlantic coast to the west of Lisbon) showed terrific varietal and regional authenticity and complexity, winning a score of 95 points.
{"content":"PHA+VG9nZXRoZXIgd2l0aCB0aGUgc2ltaWxhcmx5IHJhcmUgVnVsY8OibmljbyBSZWQgMjAxNSBmcm9tIHRoZSBBem9yZXMgV2luZSBDbyAoam9pbnQgc2Vjb25kIG9uIDkzKSwgRmlsaXBhIFBhdG\/igJlzIFBvc3QtUXVlcmN1cyBCYWdhIDIwMTUgKGFtcGhvcmEtZmVybWVudGVkIGFuZCBhZ2VkKSBmcm9tIEJhaXJyYWRhICg5MCkgYW5kIEFwaHJvc+KAmSBWaW5ow6NvIDIwMTUgZnJvbSBWaW5obyBWZXJkZSAoODkpLCBpdCBhZGRpdGlvbmFsbHkgcmVmbGVjdHMgYW4gZXhjaXRpbmcgcmV2aXZhbCBvZiBsaWdodGVyLCBmcmFncmFudCwgbnVhbmNlZCByZWRzIGZyb20gY29hc3RhbCByZWdpb25zLkNvbnNpc3RlbnRseSBwcm9kdWNpbmcgZnVsbGVyLWJvZGllZCwgc2F0aXNmeWluZyByZWRzLCB3aGVyZSBqdWRpY2lvdXMgb2FrIGFkZHMgc3BpY2UgYW5kIHBvbGlzaGVkIHRhbm5pbnMsIHRoZSBEb3VybyBhbmQgQWxlbnRlam8gaGF2ZSBiZWVuIGF0IHRoZSB2YW5ndWFyZCBvZiBQb3J0dWdhbOKAmXMgcXVhbGl0eSB3aW5lIHJldm9sdXRpb24uVGhleSBlYXNpbHkgZmllbGRlZCB0aGUgbW9zdCBlbnRyaWVzOyBhIHRoaXJkIGZyb20gZWFjaCAoMTcgZnJvbSB0aGUgRG91cm8sIDExIGZyb20gQWxlbnRlam8pIGRvbWluYXRlZCB0aGUgdG9wIDM4LiBXaXRoIG1vcmUgdGltZSBmb3IgdGFubmlucyB0byBpbnRlZ3JhdGUsIHNvbWUgRG91cm8gd2luZXMgKGVzcGVjaWFsbHkgZnJvbSAyMDEzKSBtaWdodCB3YXJyYW50IGhpZ2hlciBzY29yZXMuVG9wIHdpbmVzIGRpZCBub3QgZm9yc2FrZSBmcmVzaG5lc3MuIEluIEFsZW50ZWpvLCBBbGljYW50ZSBCb3VzY2hldCBhbmTCoFRyaW5jYWRlaXJhIGJyb3VnaHQgc2F2b3VyeSBjb21wbGV4aXR5IHRvIHRlbXBlciBmcnVpdCBleHByZXNzaW9uLjwvcD4KPHA+UmV0dXJuaW5nIHRvIHRoZSBsZXNzIGV4dHJhY3RpdmUgdGhlbWUsIHdlIGhhZCBhIGhpZ2ggc2NvcmUgZnJvbSBhbiB1bm9ha2VkLCBhbXBob3JhLWZlcm1lbnRlZC9hZ2VkIHJlZCBmcm9tIEhlcmRhZGUgU8OjbyBNaWd1ZWwgKHdobywgc3RyaWtpbmdseSwgcHJvZHVjZWQgZm91ciBvZiBBbGVudGVqb+KAmXMgZml2ZSB0b3AgcmVkcykuIFNjb3JpbmcgaXQgOTUgcG9pbnRzLCB0d28gdGFzdGVycyBzaWdoZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVjYW50ZXIuY29tLm1hc3Rlci5wdWJsaWMua2V5c3RvbmUtcHJvZC1la3MtZXV3MS5mdXR1cmVwbGMuZW5naW5lZXJpbmcubWFzdGVyLnB1YmxpYy5rZXlzdG9uZS1wcm9kLWVrcy1ldXcxLmZ1dHVyZXBsYy5lbmdpbmVlcmluZy93aW5lL3dpbmUtcmVnaW9ucy9iYXJvbG8vIiB0YXJnZXQ9Il9ibGFuayIgcmVsPSJub29wZW5lciI+QmFyb2xvPC9hPi1saWtlIHNhdm91cnkgY29tcGxleGl0eSBhbmQgc3RydWN0dXJlIG9mIFZhZGlv4oCZcyBCYWdhIDIwMTMgKMKjMTEuNTApLCByZWluZm9yY2luZyB0aGUgZmFjdCB0aGF0IHRoaXMgQmFpcnJhZGEgZ3JhcGUgY2FuIGJlIGEgZ3JlYXQgYnV5LjwvcD4KPHA+TmVpZ2hib3VyaW5nIETDo28sIGFub3RoZXIgY2xhc3NpYyByZWdpb24sIGRpc2FwcG9pbnRlZC4gT25seSB0aHJlZSBvZiAyMCBlbnRyaWVzIGRlbW9uc3RyYXRlZCB0aGUgZWxlZ2FuY2UgYW5kIHN0cnVjdHVyZSB3ZSBleHBlY3RlZCB0byBmaW5kLiBBcyBmb3IgdGhvc2UgcmVnaW9ucyB0aGF0IGhhdmUgdHJhZGl0aW9uYWxseSBmb2N1c2VkIG9uIGJ1bGsgYW5kIHZhbHVlLWRyaXZlbiB3aW5lcywgdGhleSB3ZXJlIGVmZm9ydGxlc3NseSBvdXRjbGFzc2VkLiBObyB3aW5lcyBmcm9tIFRlam8sIExpc2JvYSBvciBQZW7DrW5zdWxhIGRlIFNldMO6YmFsIG1hZGUgdGhlIGN1dC48L3A+CjxwPjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9ImFkLWNvbnRhaW5lciBhZC1jb250YWluZXItLW1vYmlsZSI+PGRpdiBpZD0icG9zdC1pbmxpbmUtMiIgY2xhc3M9ImlwYy1hZHZlcnQiPjwvZGl2PjwvZGl2PjwvcD4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iaW5qZWN0aW9uIj48L2Rpdj4KPHA+V2l0aCBpdHMgZGl2ZXJzZSB0ZXJyb2lyLCBodWdlIHZhcmlldGFsIHJhbmdlLCB0cmFkaXRpb24gb2YgYmxlbmRpbmcgYW5kIHRoZSBvZGQsIGVzb3RlcmljIHNpbmdsZSB2YXJpZXRhbCAoUmFtaXNjbywgQmFnYSksIFBvcnR1Z2FsIGlzIG5ldmVyIGJvcmluZy4gUXVhbGl0eSwgaG93ZXZlciwgY2FuIGJlIGluY29uc2lzdGVudCwgc28gaXQgcGF5cyB0byBkbyB5b3VyIGhvbWV3b3JrIG9uIHByb2R1Y2VycyBhbmQgdmludGFnZXMuIERvdXJvIGFuZCBBbGVudGVqbyBsb29rIGxpa2Ugc2FmZSBiZXRzIGJ1dCwgYXMgQ29sYXJlcywgQXpvcmVzIGFuZCBvdGhlciByZWdpb25zIGRlbW9uc3RyYXRlLCBkbyBub3QgYmUgYWZyYWlkIHRvIHZlbnR1cmUgZnVydGhlciBhZmllbGQuIFBvcnR1Z2FsIGlzIGR1c3RpbmcgZG93biBpdHMgdmlub3VzIGdlbXMgdG8gZ3JlYXQgZWZmZWN0LjwvcD4KPGgyPlRoZSBUYXN0ZXJzPC9oMj4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iYnJlYWtvdXQgcGFsZXR0ZS1hIHBhbmVsIHBhbmVsLWRlZmF1bHQiPjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9InBhbmVsLWJvZHkiPjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J2JyZWFrb3V0LWNvbnRlbnQnPjxwPjxzdHJvbmc+U2FyYWggQWhtZWQ8L3N0cm9uZz4gaXMgYSB3aW5lIHdyaXRlciwgZWR1Y2F0b3IgYW5kIERXV0EgUmVnaW9uYWwgQ2hhaXIgZm9yIFBvcnR1Z2FsLsKgU2hlIHB1Ymxpc2hlcyB0aGUgd2luZWRldGVjdGl2ZS5jby51azwvcD4KPHA+PHN0cm9uZz5JZXZhIE1hcmthaXR5dGU8L3N0cm9uZz7CoGlzIGhlYWQgc29tbWVsaWVyIGF0IHRvcCBQb3J0dWd1ZXNlIHJlc3RhdXJhbnQsIFRhYmVybmEgZG8gTWVyY2FkbywgaW4gTG9uZG9uPC9wPgo8ZGl2IGNsYXNzPSJhZC1jb250YWluZXIgYWQtY29udGFpbmVyLS1tb2JpbGUiPgo8ZGl2IGlkPSJwb3N0LWlubGluZS0zIiBjbGFzcz0iaXBjLWFkdmVydCI+PC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2Pgo8cD48c3Ryb25nPkRpcmNldSBWaWFubmEgSnVuaW9yIE1XPC9zdHJvbmc+wqBpcyB0aGUgZmlyc3QgQnJhemlsaWFuIE1hc3RlciBvZiBXaW5lLiBIZSBpcyBhIGNvbnN1bHRhbnQsIHdpbmXCoGVkdWNhdG9yLCBqdWRnZSBhbmQgYXV0aG9yPC9wPgo8cD4KPC9kaXY+PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nYnJlYWtvdXQtYnV0dG9ucyc+PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncm93Jz48L2Rpdj48L2Rpdj48L2Rpdj48L2Rpdj4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iYWQtY29udGFpbmVyIGFkLWNvbnRhaW5lci0tbW9iaWxlIj48ZGl2IGlkPSJwb3N0LWlubGluZS00IiBjbGFzcz0iaXBjLWFkdmVydCI+PC9kaXY+PC9kaXY+CjxwPgo="}
Portugal’s native reds: best buys
{}
{"wineId":"14411","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14412","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14413","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14414","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"13331","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14415","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14416","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14417","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14418","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14419","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14420","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14421","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14422","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14423","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14424","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14425","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14426","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14427","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14428","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14429","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14430","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14431","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14432","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14433","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14434","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14435","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14436","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14437","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14438","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14439","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14440","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14441","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14442","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14443","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14444","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14446","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14445","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"14447","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
