Over the course of 2024 a question has arisen and that is where Portuguese wines have migrated to as very few are heading into Ontario. Vintages releases of Portuguese wines at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) have disappeared while Spanish wines “flourish” as such a term must be interpreted in the LCBO craze for profits from Housewives of New Jersey California wines. The LCBO sells its soul on the altar of California wines leaving homegrown Ontario wines languishing despite the plethora of LCBO doublespeak touting “local”. You’ll most likely see more wines from Georgia at the LCBO than you’ll see from Lake Erie North Shore!
So in this bombast against a powerful liquor monopoly was a rare drop of a Portuguese wine landing in my backyard courtesy of a rogue unit of the Portuguese Airforce based in Viseu. I am a Cavaliero in the Confraria do Vinho do Porto and have the utmost highest connections in the Portuguese Airforce.
It is from Casa de Cambres in Lamego, Portugal.
Aroma: Blackberry, cassis, black cherry, blueberry and milk chocolate.
Palate: Smoothness here of all variety of black fruit. Low tannins with a moderately long finish complimented by a bit of chalky schist.
Personality: OK Ontario readers let me be blunt. At this price range I will whup your butt as to quality and richness. Considering I am a blend of Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca I am pure Douro perhaps visually the most spectacular wine producing area in the world.
Cellarbility: In its prime now. Consume by 2025-year end.
Food Match: Spicy Mushroom and Tofu Mazemen https://sneakyguacamole.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/spicy-mushroom-and-tofu-mazemen/
Price: $14 CDN (Ontario). A Penniless Pensioner Biden Triple Gold Medal Winner at the Liverpool, New Jersey 2024 Old Geezer Wine Festival.
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 91/100.
(Casa de Cambres Colheita 2019, Douro DOC, Solar de Cambres, Lamego, Portugal, 750 mL, 13.5%).
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