3 Wines from Portugal make the Top 10-Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys 2014

No less than 3 Wines from Portugal are in the top 10 of the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2014, with a Vinho Verde claiming the top spot.  There are 9 wines in total from Portugal-edging them into third place ahead of Spain and Italy and just behind the US and France in terms of total representation on the list.

And what's more-most of these vintages represent current market offerings.  Why are you sitting here?  Go by some of these wines!


http://www.winemag.com/November-2014/Top-100-Best-Buys-2014/

Here are two that we have the great pleasure of representing in the Washington DC area.  I almost always agree with Roger Voss, one of our top American voices and authorities on Portuguese wines.  I am thrilled that such a long aging potential is being attached to these "value wines" but I think they are approachable now if you'll just give them a little air and a lovely filet!  I guarantee if you act now you can still find them!

#4

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Quinta dos Murcas Assobio (Douro) 2011

"Assobio is from a single vineyard in the Quinta dos Murcas estate.  A powerful, structured expression of Douro Wine, it has black fruits, dark tannins, some subtle layers of wood aging and great concentration.   Dark and richly fruity it needs to mature before drinking.  Wait until 2017." R.V.

#8

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DFJ Vinhos Portada Winemaker's Selection 2011, Lisboa

 

"A dark colored, dense wine that is rich and firmly structured.  Aged in wood, it holds notes of plum and berry fruits balanced with a fresh acidity.   This is a wine for aging.  It's structure a powerful statement.  Drink from 2014" R.V.