100% Malvasia. An interesting little wine from the Colares wine region of Portugal. Squished between the hills of Sintra and the Atlantic ocean, the region is home to vines that – like the vines used for this wine – were never grafted because they grew too close to the sea for phylloxera to take hold. Like many Portuguese whites, a flinty, mineral character with some breezy ocean notes on it. I drank this with friends who also tend toward reds and it really caught everyone’s attention. I picked up a 375ml at Astor Wine and Spirits in the East Village, NYC for around $35.
- Rating: Impressive
- Name: Collares Branco 2010
- Winery: Víuva Gomes
- Region: Colares
- Country: Portugal
- Varietals: Malvasia de Colares
- Price: $35
- Where to Buy: Astor Wine and Spirits, 399 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003
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