Well in rapid succession the Penniless Pensioner has snagged a $12.95 wine from Portugal’s Dão’s region. His last wine we snuffled about was also from the Dão so he concludes this region cherishes penniless pensioners. The wine has seen no oak and is a blend of Touriga Nacional, Jaen, Tinta Roriz and Alfrochiero.
One reader remarked in an earlier article I had mentioned he was living in a swank condo in the uppity Forest Hill Neighbourhood of Toronto. That is correct and having been there on “official business” and for a cocktail party or two his dwelling is very posh! A couple of Warhols here and there doesn’t make a pensioner wealthy, does it?
Perhaps further clarification is required here. I have mentioned previously his gal pal is Svetlana ex-Russia. Had a beef with that bald hunk of a leader who rides topless on horses and was advised a vacation might be in order far away from the Kremlin. She sure as hell did not want to be locked up in a convent. She encountered Penniless Pensioner while changing planes in Schiphol and it was mad passion over a wheel of Gouda. Cheesy but true. So here they are in Toronto and Svetlana has all the dough…I think.
I will note, and this is strictly between you and me, after 6 Harvey Wallbangers at one of his riotous parties he told me he had an occasional suitcase of cash head his way from a “travel agency” in Kusadesi, Turkey that specialized in “excursions” to a couple of Greek islands in the Eastern Aegean. It was a one-way cash only business. I mean it was bad enough Interpol was snooping about Svetlana and now for an honest guy like the Penniless Pensioner!
Aroma: Black cherry, blueberry, black plum and blackberry.
Palate: A bit rustic and rough and spicy with blackberry and blueberry duking it out none winning instead creating somewhat of a sharp harmony. Short and spicy finish.
Personality: I have a backbone and won’t deny it.
Food match: Last time I was in Viseu, relatively close to this co-operative winery there were a few Tomahawk steaks appearing in our restaurant and Portuguese beef can be subliminal. A great match or with cozida à portuguesa.
Cellarbility: Drink now.
Price: $12.95 CDN.
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 88/100.
(Morgado de Silgueiros Vinho Tinto 2021, DOC Dão, Adega Cooperativa de Silgueiros, Viseu, Portugal, 750 mL,13%).
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