Herdade do Rocim - Tom Cannavan

Herdade do Rocim          
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Quinta do Casal Branco

Vinho branco                                                                     Vinho tinto

O verão está em pleno, as vindimas à porta e o reconhecimento da qualidade dos vinhos Casal Branco continua, destaque merecido para o Quinta do Casal Branco vinho branco  na prova da Revista Fugas. E também o destaque para o Quinta do Casal Branco vinho tinto na prova da Revista de Vinhos edição de Agosto com vinhos de todas as regiãos até aos 4,00€ PVP.

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English

Summer is in full bloom, the harvest imminent and the quality of the Casal Branco wines continue to receive accolades. The Quinta do Casal Branco white wine was highlighted in the "Fugas" magazine's wine tasting as an excellent white wine under €4,00 and the Quinta do Casal Branco red wine was highlighted in the "Revista de Vinhos" August issue as one of the recommended red wines under €4,00.

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Vinho do mês/ Wine of the month - 91 pontos/points

Meerlust Rubicon 2005. Topo de gama vinho tinto a um preço muito bom. Classificação : Wine Enthusiast 91 pontos.

Meerlust Rubicon 2005. Top of the range red wine at a very good price. Rating: Wine Enthusiast 91 points.

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Caixa do mês/Box of the month - 3 x Branco/White

Caixa do mês/Box of the month

A “caixa do mês” da Vinhoweb inclui 6 garrafas de vinho branco de três produtores de qualidade. Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Douro), Quinta Lagoalva de Cima (Tejo) e São Domingos (Bairrada).


Vinhos:
Grainha Branco 2009
Quinta Lagoalva de Cima - Arinto & Chardonnay 2009
Volúpia 2009

English
Vinhoweb's "Box of the month" contains 6 bottles of white wine from three quality producers, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Douro), Quinta Lagoalva de Cima (Tejo) e São Domingos (Bairrada).

Wines:
Grainha Branco 2009
Quinta Lagoalva de Cima - Arinto & Chardonnay 2009
Volúpia 2009

Welcome Drink

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Link: Olho de Mucho Rosé

VOLÚPIA

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Link: Volúpia

Herdade do Rocim - Derek Smedley

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Link: Herdade do Rocim

Recent Reviews for Quinta de La Rosa Port wines

Vintage 2007 Port  Link: Vintage 2007

91 points – Wine Spectator May. 20, 2010

Beautiful aromas of plum and berries follow through to a full body, with full sweetness and a very fine, silky tannin structure. Reserved on the palate now, but will deliver plenty of enjoyment with bottle age. Best after 2017. 500 cases made. —James Suckling

90 points – Wine Enthusiast – a structured wine showing elegance -Dec 09;

90 points – Parker, April 2010

Richard Mayson *** Elegant and well balanced...very good for the medium term


LBV 2005

90 points – Wine Spectator June 2010

Chenin Blanc - The perfect white wine for the summer

The aromas and flavor notes of Chenin blanc often include the descriptors of minerally, greengage, angelica and honey. Chenin wines produced from noble rot will often have notes of peaches and honey that develop into barley sugar, marzipan and quince as they age. Dry or semi-sweet Chenin blanc from the Loire will often have notes apple, greengage and chalky minerals that develop into more honey, acacia and quince aromas. New World styles of Chenin, such as those of South Africa, are more often made to be consume young and exhibit rich tropical fruit notes such as banana, guava, pear and pineapple. The alcohol level for dessert styles Chenin rarely go above 12% which keeps the wines more in balance. Drier styles of Chenin are more likely to be around 13.5%.

We recommend:

Simonsig Chenin Blanc. Starbright colour with a vibrant green tinge. Beautifully expressive sweet fruit aromas of yellow golden delicious apples, ripe pears and floral notes dominate the bouquet. A tropical fruit salad of melons, guavas and pineapples fill the plate. Sunripened Chenin has a subtle honey and raisin flavour which adds to the layered complexity and smooth silky texture on the finish.












Kanu KCB (oaked). Bright lemon green colour. Apple blossom and beeswax with a nutmeg spice on the nose. On the palate dried apricot, ripe, juicy nectarine and a good oak balance. The mouth filling texture is cut by fresh green apple acidity, underpinned with honey richness and a long finish.





                                         

Recent Reviews for Quinta de La Rosa Wines

La Rosa Reserve 2007   Link: La Rosa Reserva

94 points – Wine & Spirits, April 2010

92 points – Wine Spectator, April 2010

92 – Parker, March 2010

Best wine of the region, Revista dos Vinhos – 17.5 points, Nov 2009

First place in Spanish/Portuguese tasting with 550 points Quinta de la Rosa obtiene el primer puesto en la Cata Transfronteriza de Porto

Passagem Reserva 2007 – Joint Venture La Rosa and Jorge Moreira

95 points – Wine & Spirits, April 2010

90 points – Parker, March 2010

Wine of the day (best of the tasting) – El Mundo del Vino, Spain

Quinta de la Rosa White wine 2008  Link : Qta de la Rosa Branco

Joint top best white wine from Douro/Alentejo together with a Best Buy – Revista dos Vinhos, Sept 2009

Quinta de la Rosa Douro Red 2007

91 points – Wine & Spirits, April 2010

Quinta de la Rosa Douro Red 2008   Link :Qta de la Rosa Tinto

15.5 pts VINIUM only 3 wines above 400 tasted June/2010

Douro Valley – in Partnership with Waitrose blend

GOLD MEDAL – International Wine Challenge 2010

douROSA Red 2007   Link: douRosa tinto

90 points and Best Buy – Wine & Spirits, April 2010

JORGE MOREIRA – named Wine Maker of the Year in 2010 by Revista dos Vinhos (the Decanter of Portugal) works at La Rosa

Adega de Pegões - Prémios/Awards 2010

Grande Medalha de Ouro, no concurso “Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2010”, com o vinho “Adega de Pegões Alicant Bouschet” Tinto 2008, Regional Península de Setúbal;  Link: Alicant Bouschet

Medalha de ouro, no concurso “International Wine & Spirits Competition 2010”, com o vinho “Adega de Pegões Touriga Nacional” 2008, Regional Península de Setúbal; Link: Touriga Nacional

Troféu Excellence, no concurso “Citadelle du Vin 2010”, com o vinho “Adega de Pegões Aragonês” Tinto 2008, Regional Península de Setúbal; Link: Aragonez

Troféu Prestigie, no concurso “Citadelle du Vin 2010”, com o vinho “Adega de Pegões Cabernet” Tinto 2007, Regional Península de Setúbal. Link: Cabernet Sauvignon

Beja Wine Night

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Quinta do Carqueijal Rosé

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Link: Quinta do Carqueijal Rosé

VOLÚPIA 2009

Vinho branco que despertou os sentidos e novas emoções do júri do CNVE* 2010 conquistando a MEDALHA DE PRATA.

Magnífico vinho branco para os dias de Verão que se aproximam.

A fruta intensa de Sauvignon Blanc e a acidez refrescante do Chardonnay, combinam na perfeição com a estrutura da casta Maria Gomes.

Voluptuosidade e sedução, desejo e sabor, prazer de beber uva branca, são inúmeras as sensações que fazem despertar todos os sentidos ao provar este moderno e elegante Vinho Branco Bairrada inspirado na poesia de Florbela Espanca.

* CNVE 2010 - Concurso Nacional de Vinhos Engarrafados de Santarém - 2010



Link: VOLÚPIA

Dona Berta Reserva Tinto 2006

Link: http://bit.ly/donabertares2006

Novo produto - New product : Grainha Branco 2009

Link: http://bit.ly/grainhaBr

Herdade do Rocim - Review by Jamie Goode (www.wineanorak.com)

Located between Vidigueira and Cuba in the Lower Alentejo, Herdade do Rocim has  60 hectares of vines. It was bought by Terralis Lda in 2000, and for the last few years there has been intense restructuring, with the redevelopment of the vineyards and construction of an architecturally striking new winery. Top wine is Grande Rocim, an Alicante Bouschet-based wine of real intensity and power. Next tier down is the Olho
de Mocho red (quite serious with lovely floral perfume and well defined fresh berry fruits), white (citrussy and mineral with some grapefuit pith notes) and rosé, followed by the more affordable Rocim, which shows sweet ripe berryish fruit. There is also a nice wine tourism project here.

Grande Rocim 2007  Link: http://bit.ly/GrRocim

A varietal Alicante Bouschet, this is densely coloured with lovely open, sweet, rich,  ripe dark fruits on the nose, as well as herbal complexity. The palate is concentrated and dense with lovely spicy, tannic fruit. Mouthfilling and huge, but in balance, just. I really like it. 94/100

Ohlo de Mocho Reserva 2007 Link: http://bit.ly/olhotinto

A blend of Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet. Amazingly aromatic, with perfumed dark cherry, plum, violet and vanilla notes. The palate is ripe and sweetly fruited with spicy oak providing a foil for the sweet but well defined fresh berry fruits. Vibrant, modern and expressive. Joyful, even. 92/100.

Rocim Rocim 2006  Link: http://bit.ly/rocimtinto

A blend of Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet. Sweet, ripe cherry and berry fruit with some raspberry intensity on the palate. There’s a nice spicy twist to the pure fruit with a bit of tannic grip keeping it from being too sweet. Classic Alentejo style: berryish and sweet. 89/100

Ocho de Mocho Reserva Branco 2008  Link: http://bit.ly/olhobranco

A varietal Antão Vaz, this is citrussy and mineral with some grapefruit pith notes. Quite savoury with nice acidity and some softness of texture. Restrained with gentle nuttiness on the finish. Interesting. 88/100

Vale da Mata Reserva 2007 Lisboa (cask sample)  Link:  http://bit.ly/valemata

Muted nose. The palate is savoury and taut with minerally cherry and plum fruit. Fresh, elegant and quite serious with lovely acidity. An interesting wine aiming at elegance rather than power. 92/100

Caixa do mês / Box of the month

Inspirado pela "World Cup", vinhoweb.pt apresenta a nova "Caixa do mês" cheia de vinhos Sul-Africanos.

A “World Cup Box” inclui 6 garrafas: duas Merlot blends, duas Pinotage mono casta, uma garrafa de Chenin Blanc e uma de Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé.

Uma selecção de alguns dos muitos vinhos interessantes que a África do Sul tem para oferecer.

Link: http://bit.ly/WCBVW

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English

Inspired by the "World Cup", vinhoweb.pt present the new "Box of the month" filled with South African wines.

The "World Cup Box" contains 6 bottles: two Merlot blends, two Pinotage singel grape, one bottle of Chenin Blanc and a Cabernet Sauvignon based Rosé.

A selection of some of the many interesting wines that South Africa has to offer.

Link: http://bit.ly/WCBVW

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Wine Enthusiast - Best Buy

A revista Wine Enthusiast, uma das mais conceituadas revistas de vinhos presente no mercado de vinhos da América do Norte, atribui todos os anos vários prémios dos quais o prémio “Best Buy”ou «melhor compra», é dado aos vinhos que se destacaram por a sua relação qualidade-preço, ser muito favorável.

Provados os vinhos, e a sua classificação devidamente atribuída, então se vai ver qual é o preço desse vinho e relacioná-lo com a classificação obtida. 

Link: Vinhoweb.pt - Monte Alentejano Tinto 2008

English
Every year the magazine Wine Enthusiast, one of the most well apraised  wine magazines in the North American market, gives certain wines different awards of which "Best Buy" is given to the wines which stood out in their price-quality relationships. 

Link: Vinhoweb.pt - Monte Alentejano Tinto 2008

BEST BUY    86 - Monte Alentejano Tinto 2008


MONTE ALENTEJANO Tinto
Aragonez & Trincadeira 2008

                                  

                                            



                     












"Wine Enthusiast" comment
Spicy wine from the wood and from the ripe berry fruits. The acidity is light, a sideshow to the juicy fruit flavours of nutmeg and red cherries and a fine kick of tannin. Best buy. - R.V.

Novo produto/New product: Vale da Mata Reserva 2007 - Herdade do Rocim

                                                         

Link: http://bit.ly/valedamata

VOLÚPIA

Link: Vinhoweb.pt - Volúpia

English

The first aromas are very intense and expressive with hints of peach and plum. The wine is very balanced and when drinking you taste the fruit mixed with an elegant and refreshening acidity.

Voluptousness and seduction, desire and taste, pleasure of drinking white grape. Drinking this modern and elegant "Vinho Branco Bairrada", inspired by the poetry of Florbela Espanca, arises inumerous feelings that wake all senses.

Link: Vinhoweb.pt - Volupia

Herdade do Rocim - Prémios Internacionais / International awards

 

English

Silver Medal in "Challenge International Du Vin"

Grande Rocim DOC Reserva Tinto 2007

Produzed with the best Alicante Bouschet grapes of the 2007 harvest

Silver Medal in"Femmes Et Vins Du Monde"

Olho de Mocho Reserva Tinto 2007 

Produzed with the best Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet grapes of the 2007 harvest 

Silver Medal in "Femmes Et Vins Du Monde"

Rocim Tinto 2006

Produzed with Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet grapes

Vinhoweb.pt em 14 países / Vinhoweb.pt in 14 countries

O Vinhoweb S.A continua a crescer e a nossa loja de vinhos online Vinhoweb.pt agora vende regularmente para clientes em 14 países Europeus. Estes países são os seguintes:
                      • Portugal
                      • Espanha
                      • França
                      • Alemanha
                      • Bélgica
                      • Inglaterra
                      • Itália
                      • Áustria
                      • Holanda – custos de transporte reduzidos
                      • Polónia – custos de transporte reduzidos
                      • Irlanda – custos de transporte reduzidos
                      • Luxemburgo – custos de transporte reduzidos
                      • Dinamarca – custos de transporte reduzidos
                      • Republica Checa – custos de transporte reduzidos
Devido ao aumento no volume de negócios tivemos, recentemente, a possibilidade de baixar os custos de transporte para os países indicados.

Entregas em outras países é disponível a pedido. Por favor contacte Vinhoweb.pt em cliente@vinhoweb.pt para mais informação.

English
Vinhoweb S.A. continue to grow its business and our on-line web shop Vinhoweb.pt now regularly service customers in 14 European countries. The countries are the following:
                      • Portugal
                      • Spain
                      • France
                      • Germany
                      • Belgium
                      • England
                      • Italy
                      • Austria
                      • Holland – now lower shipping costs
                      • Poland – now lower shipping costs
                      • Ireland – now lower shipping costs
                      • Luxembourg – now lower shipping costs
                      • Denmark – now lower shipping costs
                      • Czech Republic – now lower shipping costs

Due to the increase in business volume we have recently been able to reduce shipping costs for some countries, as indicated above.

Deliveries to other countries are available on request. Please contact Vinhoweb.pt at cliente@vinhoweb.pt for a quotation.

Novos produtos - Vinho do Porto / New products - Port wine

Durante as últimas semanas, Vinhoweb.pt introduziu novos Vinhos do Porto dos seguintes Produtores :
- Graham's
- Dow's
- Warre's

Incluindo o excelente vintage 2007.

Link: Vinhoweb.pt Porto Novo
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English
During the last few weeks Vinhoweb.pt have added new Port wine products from the following producers:
- Graham's
- Dow's
- Warre's

Including the excellent vintage 2007.

Link: Vinhoweb.pt New Port
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Créditos no Vinhoweb.pt / Credits at Vinhoweb.pt

Qualquer membro/cliente da Vinhoweb (membros que fizeram pelo menos uma compra no Vinhoweb) pode recomendar este serviço  até 25 amigos e receber créditos quando fizerem a sua  primeira compra na Vinhoweb utilizando para o efeito  o endereço de e-mail que está incluído na recomendação a uma amigo.


Faça clique no seguinte link para ler mais: http://bit.ly/creditosvw (conta na Vinhoweb.pt é necessario para ver esta página)


English
Any Vinhoweb member (customers that have made at least one purchase from Vinhoweb) can recommend this service to up to 25 friends and receive credits when the recommended friend  make their first purchase from Vinhoweb using the e-mail address that was included in the recommendation.


See the following link for more information: http://bit.ly/creditsvw  (Vinhoweb.pt account needed to see this page)

II Grande mostra de Vinhos de Portugal

Novo produto/ New product - Duorum Reserva Vinhas Velhas 2007

Classificação revista Wine / Classification in the magazine "Wine" : 17,5

Link: http://bit.ly/duorumres

Caixa do mês / Box of the month

A nova “caixa do mês” inclui 6 garrafas de vinho tinto Douro de três produtores de qualidade, Quinta de La Rosa, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo & Quinta do Portal.

Vinhos:

Quinta de La Rosa Tinto 2008
Grainha Tinto 2007
Quinta do Portal Colheita Tinto 2007

Link: http://bit.ly/cxmesblog

English


The new "Box of the month" contains 6 bottles of Douro red wine by three quality producers, Quinta de La Rosa, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo & Quinta do Portal.

Wines:
Quinta de La Rosa Tinto 2008
Grainha Tinto 2007
Quinta do Portal Colheita Tinto 2007

Link: http://bit.ly/cxmesblog

Vinhoweb.pt - novos produtos / new products

Durante as últimas semanas, Vinhoweb.pt introduziu produtos dos seguintes produtores :
- Paulo Laureano
- Odisseia
- Symington Family Estates
- Rui Reguinga
- Herdade do Portocarro
- Anselmo Mendes
- Kompassus
e outros.

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Melhores cumprimentos,

Vinhoweb S.A.

English

During the last few weeks Vinhoweb.pt have added products from the following producers:
- Paulo Laureano
- Odisseia
- Symington Family Estates
- Rui Reguinga
- Herdade do Portocarro
- Anselmo Mendes
- Kompassus
and others.

Link to vinhoweb.pt : http://bit.ly/vinhowebpt2

Best regards

Vinhoweb S.A.

Herdade do Rocim

Link: http://bit.ly/herdaderocim

Douro & Birds

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Grande Rocim Prémio Exceléncia 2009

Link: http://bit.ly/granderocim

Recommended by Robert Parker

Falcoaria Branco DOC Ribatejo

"I wonder how many people drinking one blind would think this charming, dirt-cheap wine was the equivalent of a $25 California Chardonnay."

Robert Parker




 Link:  http://bit.ly/casalbranco
 
 
 

Touriga Nacional é uma casta de uva que faz parte da espécie Vitis Vinífera e é considerado por muitos a melhor casta de uva Portuguesa. Como resultado de isto, o uso da Touriga Nacional continua a aumentar com os produtores Europeus, Australianos e Americanos. Enquanto é plantado em varias regiões dentro de Portugal, as uvas Touriga Nacional normalmente mostram melhor qualidade quando crescidos nos platôs do Dão.

Nos anos 90 existiam 2760 hectares de Touriga Nacional em Portugal. Mas, como a quantidade de uvas produzido é pequeno este numero representava só uma parte pequena na produção de vinho em Portugal. Isso ao lado, Touriga Nacional tem uma grande parte em produzindo os melhores vinhos do porto.

O uso da Touriga Nacional normalmente da os vinhos uma boa quantidade de álcool, aromas complexos e intensos e adiciona um sabor de frutos maduros muito concentrado enquanto faz o vinho bastante encorpado, dando o vinho uma boa estrutura.

English

Touriga Nacional is a variety of red wine grape, part of the species Vitis Vinífera, which is considered by many the best Portuguese grape type. As a result of this, the use of Touriga Nacional continues to grow in European, Australian and American wine production. While planted in various regions in Portugal, the grape tends to show its best qualities when grown on the plateaus of the river Dão.

In the 1990's, there existed 2760 hectares of Touriga Nacional in Portugal. However, since this grape has quite small yields, it still only represents a small part of the wine production in Portugal. Nevertheless, this grape still plays a major role in producing the finest port wines.

The use of Touriga Nacional usually gives a wine a good quantity of alcohol, intense and complex aromas and it tends to add concentrated flavours of black fruit to the wine while creating high tannins and providing good body and structure.

ProWein 2010

Link: http://bit.ly/arrepiado


O Arrepiado Tinto 2007 foi premiado com uma medalha de ouro no Premium Select Wine Challenge - ProWein 2010 em Alemanha.

The Arrepiado red wine 2007 was awarded a Gold medal in the Premium Select Wine Challenge at ProWein 2010 in Germany.

Port Wine Vintage Years

Vintage years so far into the 21st Century

As of today, the world of port has seen three years in the 21st century being declared as vintage. The first year, 2000, was a very unstable year in terms of weather, Febraury and March were warm, April and May were rainy, in July and August there was some rain and in September the temperature stabilized around 40°C. As a result, harvesting was delayed a couple of weeks but all this gave the grapes such a quality to cause various wineries to declare the year 2000 a vintage year.

The second year which was declared as a vintage was 2003. This year, the winter was rainy, spring was dry and temperatures were normal except for in July and August when temperatures were around 45°C during the day and 30°C during night. The port wines produced had a lot of body which may turn out to be a good base for aging.

2007 has been declared by most of the well known producers to be a vintage year. It was a very cold year in comparison to previous years and so 2007 ports seem to follow the general trend of being acid, concentrated and with little body, which results in a very balanced and structured wine. While this year has produced a lot of good wines, certain people seem to think that the 2007 ports will not age as well as the 2003 wines. Wine tasting expert Roy Hersh (who was knighted into the Port and Douro Wine Institute (IVDP)) has the opinion that ports from this year will age well over the next couple of decades but doubts that further aeging will improve the wines.

For your reference we have listed all the vintage years from the 20^th century below

20^th Century Vintage Years

1900 1958

1904 1960

1908 1963

1911 1966

1912 1967

1917 1970

1920 1975

1922 1977

1924 1978

1927 1980

1931 1982

1934 1983

1935 1985

1942 1987

1945 1989

1947 1991

1948 1992

1950 1994

1955 1997

Azeite/ Olive oil "Dona Berta"

O azeite "Dona Berta" acaba de ser considerado dos melhores azeites extra virgens do Mundo. Assim o classifica o prestigiado FLOS OLEI 2010 - guia dos melhores azeites extra virgem do mundo - publicado por MARCO OREGGIA.

MARCO OREGGIA provou e seleccionou milhares de amostras de azeites provenientes de 40 países incluindo, para além dos tradicionais produtores mediterranicos, os países do novo mundo e até a China, Japão e Brasil.

English

The olive oil "Dona Berta" was recently selected as one of the best olive oils in the world. It received this classification by the prestigious FLOS OLEI 2010 - Guide to the worlds best extra virgin olive oils - published by MARCO OREGGIA.

MARCO OREGGIA selected and tested thousands of olive oils from 40 different countries including the traditional olive oil producing mediterranean countries and countries such as China, Japan and Brazil.