A plethora of Portuguese sweet and fortified wines
Tuesday 26 September 2017

This is the third and final part of my review of the Portuguese wines I have tasted over the last few months in London and Portugal. See also a plethora of whites and a plethora of reds.
As you'd expect, port and madeira are well represented, with stunning wines both old and young, but the sweet fortified wines from Setúbal (either DOC Setúbal or Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal) have been a revelation to me, especially when they are so moderately priced – like this quintessentially apricot-and-orange-saturated wine of the week. For recent port releases, see 2015 ports...
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