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Saturday, February 27, 2016

In the “TOP 10 PORTUGUESE WINES» ELECTED In »WINE ESSENCE – PORT» – Faces

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The invited international jury of the 13th edition of “WINE ESSENCE – PORTO” was sovereign: red wine Julius B. Bastos Grande Reserva Alicante Bouschet 2012 (produced in Estremoz, Alentejo, the producer Julio Bastos, Quinta Dona Maria) , white Mirabilis Grand Reserve 2014 (prepared in Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Douro.) and the fortified wine Henriques & amp; Henriques Black Ink 50 years (one Madeira wine, house Henriques & amp; Henriques) are the big winners of the competition “Top 10 Portuguese Wines”.

The event took place Thursday morning in the singular Arab Hall of the Palacio da Bolsa, hours before opening to the public event “WINE ESSENCE – PORTO”. More than 30 judges from 13 nations (Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Denmark, Spain, France, Holland, Hong Kong, Poland, UK, Romania, Switzerland and of course, Portugal) – among journalists, bloggers, sommeliers and wine educators – proved a total of 53 wines, pre-selected by the specialized magazine WINE – the Essence of Wine, taking into account the best ratings given by the evidence panel of publication wines evaluated in 2015. in blind probation without prior knowledge of the wine which was to be proved, most of the international entourage of guests from the new edition of “wINE ESSENCE – PORTO” evaluated them one last time. In total, 31 red wines, 13 fortified wines (Port, Madeira and Moscatel) and 9 white wines.

The white wines and fortified wines obtained very high scores, so the “Top 10 Portuguese Wines” turned out to be composed of a total of four red wines, three white wines and three fortified wines

in addition to the big winners already mentioned, the red wines category Quinta da Touriga Chã 2013 (Jorge Rosas, Douro) was in the second position, followed by Lordelo Vineyard 2011 (Domingos Alves de Sousa, Douro) and the Malhadinha 2013 (Malhadinha Nova, Regional Alentejo). In white wines, the second position was shared by wine Soalheiro Albariño First Vineyards 2014 (Vinussoalleirus, Vinho Verde) and Quinta dos Carvalhais Special White (Sogrape, Dan). Finally, in the fortified, the second position is shared by the Port Wine Barros Harvest 1938 (Sogevinus) and wine Moscatel JMF Alambre 40 Years Moscatel (José Maria da Fonseca).

This is the “TOP 10 PORTUGUESE WINE “:

1 RED WINE:

Julius B. Bastos Grande Reserva Alicante Bouschet 2012 (Julio Bastos, Alentejo)

1 WHITE WINE:

Mirabilis Grande Reserva 2014 (. Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Douro)

1 WINE FORTIFIED

Henriques & amp; Henriques Black Ink 50 years (Henriques & amp; Henriques Madeira Wine)

Quinta da Touriga Chã 2013 (Jorge Rosas, Douro)

Came from Lordelo 2011 (Domingos Alves de Sousa, Douro)

Malhadinha 2013 (Malhadinha Nova, Regional Alentejo)

First sunny Vineyards 2014 (Vinussoalleirus, Vinho Verde)

Quinta dos Carvalhais Special White (Sogrape, Dan)

Barros Harvest 1938 (Sogevinus, Port Wine)

JMF Alambre 40 Years Moscatel (José Maria da Fonseca Moscatel)

A DREAM WEEKEND IN PURSE PALACE

Wines with more than 130 years, rare labels and unique that mark the history of the last decades of the main Portuguese demarcated regions abreast of the latest releases in the market, Australian specimens, south American and famous sparkling wines of Catalonia. The world of wine is literally in the Stock Exchange Palace until Sunday

The 13th edition of “WINE ESSENCE – PORTO.” Stems from the excellent pace and in the final two days booking great moments. A test with port wines including centenarians specimens, a tasting of chocolates made from wine, with evidence compelling labels Portugal and super premium wines with evidence of Bairrada, Douro and Dao. At the same time, more than 3,000 wines from 350 producers, domestic and foreign.

                                                  27/02/2016 – 14:33

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