RKS 2023 Wine: A Douro White: Três Bagos

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We see very little white wine from Portugal’s Douro region here in Toronto. Red is king there but it is not a quality issue. Could it be “the curse of the high reputational wine”. As far as table wines go the Douro produces the highest quality reds so has that frightened off wine drinkers from savoring Douro whites?

This Três Bagos has the usual suspects for Douro whites namely Viosinho, Gouveio and Rabigato. It is a product of stainless-steel vats and new French oak barrels.

Aroma: Apricots, pear, muskmelon, mango, pistachio halva and guava.

Palate: Mango and peach in a gentle, soft and luscious format. A neat little Algarvian orange hook in the medium length finish. Versatile for both sipping and food accompaniment.

Personality: I have some nice fruit and because the descriptor above indicates mango and peach I am certainly no Gewurztraminer but I am not one of those perhaps overly acidic Vinho Verde whites.

Food Pairing: Salt baked wild sea bass.

Cellarbility: Drink before 2025.

Price: $22.95 (Ontario).

RKS 2023 Wine Rating: 90/100. Jamessuckling.com 92.

(Três Bagos Reserva Douro Branco 2021, DOC Douro, Lavradores de Fietoria, Sabrosa, Portugal, 750 mL, 12.5%, Liquor Control Board of Ontario # 31185).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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