Wine Review - 2009 Meia Encosta Dão: Portuguese Table Wine That Tastes Anything But
So we really like Portuguese wines. We like the rustic nature of the reds and crisp and minerality of the whites. We like Douro Tinto, Vinho Verde, and we like Dão wines. We especially like the prices. We have been fans of Portuguese wines for a while and in many ways the price and quality hit a ceiling when you get over $30....strange as that may sound. We reviewed the Calabriga version not too long ago, check it out here . This wine clocks in at a sale price of $14 down from the regular price of $16 which gets us off on the right foot. This wine from Borges Wines is part of the Dão Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC) appellation. It is a blend of Touriga-Nacional, Jaen, Alfrocheiro and Tinta-Roriz (no percentages given). In the glass it is a very dark wine....you can't see through it. Call it Garnet or Black Cherry or any other colour that would indicate dark purple. It foretells of the dark...