RKS 2024 Wine: Boas Quintas Dão’s 2020 Gandarada

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I had the pleasure of a recent visit to Boas Quintas in the Dão region of Portugal. After a hearty breakfast we headed off in a slight November fog to the winery. It was strangely North American in set up both in tasting room design and in marketing. Special Christmas combo packages were available rather surprising for the Portuguese wineries I have visited.

A blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Alfrochiero. Has spent three months in oak.

I do not recall tasting this wine but the wines I tasted at the winery were all high quality.

Aroma: Black cherry, cactus pear, raspberry and a smidge of chocolate and black licorice.

Palate: Cassis, blueberry and blackberry with moderate tannin with a thin seam of acidity and a slight peppery finish.

Personality: A perky red wine am I. Not complicated but satisfying and yes there is more to Portuguese red wine than the Douro a mere 3 hours away.

Cellarbility: Will not improve in the cellar. Drink by 2025-year end.

Food Match: Arroz de Pato (Duck with rice casserole).

Price: $14 (CDN).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 89/100. Wine Align 88.

(Gandarada 2020, Dão DOC, Boas Quintas, Mortagua, Portugal, 750 mL, 13%).

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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