Friday, June 18, 2010

Casal Garcia Vihno Verde Branco- $7



Vihno Verde is a Portuguese wine. Casal Garcia is made from four grapes: Trajadura, Loureiro, Arinto and Azal.

David: Color is dirty diamond, slight tint of green. Tiny bubbles that could almost pass for sediment swirl around. The nose reminds me right away of Muscadet. The same minerally smell with notes of green apple and lime acidity. The same flavors on the palate too. The wine has some slight effervescence of which I am neutral. I find it a little distracting. But it lessens as the bottle is opened a while or perhaps when it warms in the glass. Nice acidity and tart fruit. Note quite as expressive as the nice Muscadets we had a few months ago but still very nice and this is half the price. Would be great with seafood.
Score 3.9/5

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