Name: Varas Tinto
Variety: 45% Castelão, 25% Tinta Roriz, 20% Tinta
Barroca, 10% Pinot Noir
Region: Lisboa VR
Country: Portugal
Year: 2009
Price: $21.95 (3L)
Shop Review: Vineyards are located near Lisbon,
planted in sunny gentle slopes of clay and limestone soils, providing excellent
conditions for the production of quality wines.
My Review: Do not be deterred by the fact that this
is boxed wine! Nowadays, boxed wine is
becoming good quality! It’ll also stay
fresh longer because of the airtight bag.
This wine has a beautiful ruby color.
Its bouquet is filled with aromas of dark fruits, cherry, blackberry,
raspberry and a hint of cocoa. After the
aroma, I was a bit surprised that the taste was different. There was a taste of dry peach, oakiness and
another fruit that I could not place.
I had this wine
alone without any food.
I was unable to find a picture of the wine, but
if I recall correctly, it was in a white box with black tree branches crawling
up the side.
Franzia!
ReplyDeleteBoxed wine is becoming a quite popular method of storing wine! It keeps better, and for longer, than bottles because it keeps both light and air out! :-)
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