This is the 2nd time we’ve had Nick Corfe – he’s the only company in the UK that specialises in Brazil wines. They aren’t the cheapest for various reasons, but they are very definitely getting the quality. A good evening.
https://www.gobrazilwines.com/
Whites
- Don Guerino sinais, serra gaucha, Rio grande do sul - italico riesling 2021. 12.5%, £13
8/10. Full bodied yet refreshing. To be drunk young. The grape is the Welsch Riesling, not the true Riesling.
- Don Guerino sinais, serra gaucha, Rio grande do sul - moscatto giallo 2021. 12.5%, £13
9/10. Moscatto Giallo is the so called Yellow Muscat and fairly rare. Tastes of grapes!, and honeysuckle etc.
- Campos de cima tres bocas blanco, campanha gaucha, rio grande do sul. - arinto/alvarinho/voignier 2021 12.5%, £16
7/10. This is sort of a vinho verde with a splash of viognier. Personally I didn’t think this works particularly well. You may like it.
- Guaspari vale de pedra blanco. serra de mantiquiera, sao paulo - sauv blanc/chard/voignier 2017. 13%, £23
7/10. This is a high altitude wine – all the vinyards are >1000m altitude. Again, for me, suffers from the same problem as the previous – Viognier can be very powerful, and can overwhelm the other grapes.
Reds
- Pizzato fausto, serra gaucha, rio grande do sul - merlot 2016, 13%, £14
8/10. Smooth, Full bodied, Well balanced – note 2016, so 6 yrs old.
- Don Guerino 'vintage', serra gaucha, rio grande do sul, - malbec 2019, 13.5%, £16
6/10 (personal view). Some of us encountered an odd background taste of burnt rubber (?), but plenty did like it, tasting caramel instead. Quite light for a malbec.
- Don Guerino el gaucho, serra gaucha, rio grande do sul - tannat 2020, 14%, £16
9.5/10. A Very dark, solid, full bodied wine. Still young for a tannat, so should improve for 10 years yet.
- Campos de cima assinatura, campanha gaucha, rio grande do sul - shiraz/tempranillo/tannat 2018. 14%, £24
9/10. Only 2000 bottles of this in existence. Another good solid, hefty wine. Nicely mature, and deceptively light given the grapes.
